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Secret NDAs, private briefings and a lawsuit over the Claremore data center deal.
Latest in this investigation · Jul 8, 2026
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.
Read the latestSecret NDAs, a data center deal and a lawsuit over press exclusion.
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Rogers County sent an assistant DA and seven armed deputies to stop one man collecting recall signatures at the courthouse. He demanded a law. They never found one. The footage shows why.
Residents in Claremore are being promised economic growth through a proposed AI data center project, but questions remain about tax incentives, infrastructure strain, electricity demand, water usage, and who ultimately benefits.
A Rogers County judge admitted she hadn't read the filings, then ruled anyway. Now the plaintiff is releasing every document as free, editable templates so Claremore residents can file their own suits.
