The Oklahoma Supreme Court found that the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority did not violate the Open Meetings Act when the $5 billion ACCESS turnpike expansion plan was considered.
Tulsa World’s Carmen Forman writes the Supreme Court’s 5-3 decision overturns a lower court’s ruling that not enough information was provided to the public before the ACCESS plan was considered at various meetings.
While it is a victory, work on the turnpike expansion won’t be able to proceed until the Turnpike Authority can access the bond markets again.
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