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Oklahoma AG blocks $17K fee for data center records

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The Oklahoma Attorney General has intervened in a dispute where the city of Claremore attempted to charge a farmer over $17,000 for public records related to a proposed data center and his arrest. The farmer, Darren Blanchard, was arrested at a city council meeting after exceeding his speaking time while opposing the data center project. Claremore sought to charge exorbitant fees for legal review and searching records, which the Attorney General's office deemed unlawful, stating that fees can only cover direct copying and search costs, and must be publicly posted. AI

IMPACT Highlights potential conflicts between data center development and public transparency laws.

RANK_REASON Regulatory intervention by a state attorney general regarding public records access fees. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=2 ai=0.4]

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Oklahoma AG blocks $17K fee for data center records

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  1. 404 Media TIER_1 English(EN) · Matthew Gault ·

    Oklahoma Tells City It Can't Charge $17,125.44 for a Records Request Related to Data Center Arrest

    The the city tried to charge a farmer more than $17,000 for bodycam footage and records related to his arrest at a city council meeting.

  2. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    That datacenter money must be really good to go to such great lengths to not provide data. Oklahoma Tells City It Can't Charge $17,125.44 for a Records Request

    That datacenter money must be really good to go to such great lengths to not provide data. Oklahoma Tells City It Can't Charge $17,125.44 for a Records Request Related to Data Center Arrest https://www. 404media.co/oklahoma-tells-cit y-it-cant-charge-17-125-44-for-a-records-reque…

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