Corruption
Judge Lets Tulsa DA Grand Jury Petition Keep Collecting Signatures
A judge refused to pause signature gathering on the citizen petition targeting Tulsa County DA Steve Kunzweiler. A ruling on tossing it is expected Friday.
Government Transparency
The Mayor Texted a Resignation Letter to Bartlesville's City Manager. Fourteen Days Later, a $225,853.33 Check Followed.
Bartlesville records show Mayor Jim Curd texted City Manager Mike Bailey a letter asking him to resign. Fourteen days later, a $225,853.33 check followed. The City has produced no Council vote.
Data Centers
Enid Voted 6-1 to Rezone Farmland for a Data Center With No Operator, Unfinished Financing and an Unfinished Water Plan
Enid's Mayor and Commissioners voted 6-1 on Oct. 27 to rezone agricultural land for Project Thunderbird. The developers' own website names no operator, calls the financing unfinished, and leaves the water plan incomplete. Guerrilla News warned the Board before the vote.
Data Centers
Enid Referendum Petition Examples: Ordinances 2026-21, 2026-22 and 2026-23
Three example referendum packets for Enid residents who want to challenge the Project Thunderbird rezonings, with ballot titles, signature sheets and filing notices. Proponent blocks stay blank. Have your attorney review them.
Open Records
Records Released: Coweta Police Chief Bell's Emails and Texts, 18 Radio Recordings and the CAD Log in Request 26-116
Coweta's response to request 26-116 now includes 27 of Chief Michael Bell's emails, 12 text screenshots, 18 dispatch radio recordings, the CAD log and the use-of-force file. Here is what is in the folder and what is still missing.
Open Records
The Chief Said He Was "Very Comfortable" With the Officer the Day Before His Review Board's Chair Asked Officers for Their Narratives
On Aug. 31, Coweta's chief emailed his PR firm that he was "very comfortable" with the officer who broke a 69-year-old's arm. The review board's chair asked officers for narratives the next morning. The risk pool had already opened a claim.
Inola
Inola Scheduled a Vote on the Smelter. Tulsa Ports Voted to Sue First.
A cattle rancher two miles from the site is looking for somewhere else to live. Inola set an April 7, 2027 vote on banning the $4 billion smelter. On Oct. 15, Tulsa Ports voted to sue the town.
Data Centers
Rezone First, Name the Buyer Later: What Enid Is Really Voting On Oct. 27
"It gets rezoned and then the protections don't come in until a data center moves in." Enid votes Oct. 27 on Project Thunderbird's rezoning. The developers have named no buyer.
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Saved $202 Million by Not Imprisoning Drug Users. Counties Got $37.5 Million.
Voters told Oklahoma to send SQ 780 prison savings to county treatment. A 2025 report puts savings at $202.3 million and county investment at $37.5 million. Three words in the statute let lawmakers wait six years.
Oklahoma
Found at 92 Pounds Under I-40, He Graduated With a 4.0. The Viral Version Leaves Out Who Paid for It.
Oklahoma City police found Danny Ellerd too sick to jail. He left OSU-OKC with a 4.0 and two degrees. What carried him was a ministry, private foundations and an $850,000 federal earmark, not the state fund voters created for people like him.
Oklahoma
They Already Told You Where They Go If Piedmont Says No
Cloverleaf says it can build in the unincorporated county. Canadian and Kingfisher counties have no zoning, no building codes, and no way to stop it. Here is what Cloverleaf actually said, in its own documents.
Oklahoma
DATA CENTER DEBACLE: The Slide Deck Cloverleaf Showed Florida
In Hollywood, Florida, a Houston developer told a room of city officials what its Piedmont data center would really be worth, and what kind of city council it needs to get it built. It has never told Piedmont either one.
Oklahoma
The Name on the Door: Why Oklahoma's Ethics Rules Raise Questions About Drummond Law's Use of the Attorney General's Name
The firm is called Drummond Law. Oklahoma's ethics rules say a firm can't use a public official's name unless he's actively practicing there. If he is, he's violating his public mandate. If he isn't, the name is doing something else.
Oklahoma
Mike Mazzei Sends $7,500 a Month to a Company in Roger Stone's Condo
He wants foreign governments out of Oklahoma. Two weeks after his June check cleared, the company he pays registered as a paid agent of a Mexican state government. Mazzei has now sent this company $82,500.
Oklahoma
Two Files, One Conflict: Oklahoma's Solicitor General Filed a Lawsuit That Named His Own State as a Defendant
A foreclosure filed by Oklahoma's Solicitor General through his boss's private law firm listed the Oklahoma Tax Commission as a defendant. The state had to assign its own lawyer to fight back.