Open Records Act

OSBI confirmed Friday Lawton City Councilman Jay Burk is the subject of an active investigation into undisclosed allegations of impropriety.

OSBI investigating Lawton councilman

Carl Lewis For Southwest Ledger

Friday, June 11, 2021

LAWTON — Southwest Ledger has confirmed Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation agents are actively investigating allegations of impropriety by Lawton City Councilman Jay Burk.

State’s Open Records Act outdated

Attorney: State’s Open Records Act outdated

Mike W. Ray Staff Writer

Thursday, May 6, 2021

OKLAHOMA CITY – The state’s Open Records Act “needs to be updated,” because public access to information held by the government “is a fundamental liberty,” Guthrie attorney Kevin R. Kemper said Tuesday.

City of Lawton

To date, little response

Jj Francais Associate Publisher

Tuesday, December 10, 2019

LAWTON - To date, the SW Ledger has made at least three written attempts to request documents that fall under the Open Records Act. The SW Ledger will continue to hold the City of Lawton to the highest standards of transparency.

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