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Chief Investigative Journalist. Ron builds every story on the paper trail: records requests, contracts, minutes and court filings across Oklahoma.
A camera misread a plate number and a mother and her children were held at gunpoint on hot asphalt. The system that did it now operates in 6,000 cities, scans 250 million plates a month, and has never been independently audited.
Meeker's town administrator moved from mayor to executive in a closed-door vote. His wife's firm landed the grant contracts. When the town tried to fire the police chief, it all unraveled.
Two data center developers want to rezone 2,400 acres of Piedmont farmland and drain 1.7 GW from the grid. One held an open house. The other banned the press. The city council votes Monday.
A town administrator faces allegations of financial misconduct and nepotism as a packed room of citizens demands answers. When the confrontation intensifies, sheriff's deputies arrive. What happened next was captured on camera.
Part 2 of my conversation with an Arkoma Trustee following the controversial Board meeting.
A small Oklahoma town board voted to give its mayor sole authority to hire and fire police, minutes after being warned it violates state law. The police chief was placed on leave. A judge called it "what kings are made of."
After the Arkoma meeting, I confronted one of the Trustees about the Board's decision to transfer authority to the Mayor—a decision we believe was unlawful.
I asked the Arkoma Mayor one simple question:
A Rogers County citizen filed a sweeping grand jury petition naming the mayors of Claremore and Inola, nine councilors, and the county commissioners over secret NDA deals, walking-quorum emails, and a $65,000 records fee demand.
Freedom requires participation. Transparency requires accountability. Corruption thrives in silence. Shine a light on closed meetings and demand your right to know. #OpenGovernment #Transparency #Freedom #Accountability #KnowYourRights
As America turns 250, remember liberty is defended in public meetings. Corrupt officials fear transparency. This fight for government accountability is for the people, not the politicians. Freedom requires participation, transparency demands accountability, and good people must not stay silent. #...
When government business happens behind closed doors, freedom is threatened. See what happens when I demanded transparency and was met with resistance. Government belongs to the people. #Transparency #OpenGovernment #Freedom #Accountability #KnowYourRights
As America celebrates 250 years, remember liberty is protected by transparency. Corrupt officials fear open meetings and public participation. Government belongs to the people. #OpenMeetings #Transparency #Freedom #GovernmentAccountability #FirstAmendment
When citizens challenged a suspiciously vague executive session item about "economic development," officials refused to say what they were discussing behind closed doors. The confrontation over Oklahoma's Open Meetings Act escalated fast.
The Pentagon sent a general. The DOE sent an assistant secretary. Trump sent a letter. The residents of Inola sent them all home and voted unanimously at midnight to freeze the smelter.
