Editor of @Oklahoma_Voice, a part of @statesnewsroom. Formerly @CNHI_News Oklahoma and @sltrib. Email: [email protected]

Oklahoma City
Joined July 2011
Janelle Stecklein retweeted
Breaking news tonight: State Superintendent Ryan Walters will resign from elected office to become the CEO of the Teacher Freedom Alliance. He is expected to step down in early October. oklahomavoice.com/2025/09/24…
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Oklahoma Voice is looking for our summer 2026 intern. Details below. statesnewsroom.com/staff-ope…
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The same bell tone has been ringing about every 5 seconds for 4-plus hours.
The House is still at ease, 6-plus hours, and the roll is still open in the Senate for the veto override on HB2769, 4-plus hours. And the roll call bell continues to ring and ring and ring and ring and ring and ring....
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This is a really competitive national contest for college journalists. Congrats to @_kennedypage and OSU's journalism program.
As I’m less than 24 hours from graduating, I wanted to share that I placed 4th in the Hearst explanatory reporting competition. Big thanks to @Oklahoma_Voice for helping me tackle a complex topic and @OCollyNewsroom for all the reporting skills.
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A proposed rule that would require schools to ask for proof of U.S. citizenship during enrollment unanimously passed the Oklahoma State Board of Education on Tuesday, sending the highly controversial proposal to the state Legislature, @NuriaMKeel reports.
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Bills introduced by Oklahoma lawmakers seek to make changes to the state’s cockfighting laws by reducing the penalties for participating or allowing robotic participation in the fights, @EmmaMurphyJ reports.
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Oklahoma lawmakers filed hundreds of bills affecting education for the next legislative session. @NuriaMKeel writes about some of the top trends that emerged. buff.ly/42rrRQn
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As of 10:30 p.m. Tuesday, we’re in a holding pattern. Some Oklahoma races haven’t been determined yet because a few precinct results aren’t in yet.
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A line stretches out the door at a polling site at St. Mary’s church in north Edmond.
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Short voting lines at the first Oklahoma County voting site I stopped at just before noon in Edmond. Voters were waiting less than 5 minutes to receive their ballots. #Decision2024 #voting
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