Severance Deal Exposed in Court | Oklahoma City News

Oklahoma’s Wildlife Commission finally paid out $169,341 to former exec J.D. Strong in a severance deal sealed amid a two-year legal battle — but the real drama was over public access: despite a confidentiality clause, a judge ruled the agreement must be disclosed under state open records laws, forcing the state to pay tens of thousands in legal fees for the press’ fight for transparency. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/e66caa9c14f1c3a4