Shawn Ashley is Quorum Call's publisher. Stick around for Oklahoma legislative and government news, books, movies and what's in the back of my refrigerator.
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Good morning, early birds! One of the cool things about my job is that I learn things. For example, I learned Monday that SpaceX owns satellite and ground communications facilities in two Oklahoma counties.
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As I was preparing some of the notes for today's election, I was reminded one then-incumbent legislator was the top vote getter in their primary two years ago by one vote. That contest went on to the primary runoff, where the challenger won by 28 votes.
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Shawn Ashley retweeted
🖋️ Archives Discovery: A Pen Between the Pages
Our State Archives staff recently discovered a dip pen tucked inside a case file for an Oklahoma Supreme Court civil case from 1916.
#OklahomaArchives #Archives #OklahomaHistory
ALT Collage titled "Off the Shelves" featuring a recently discovered dip pen found inside an Oklahoma Supreme Court case file. One image shows a thick stack of aged court documents with pages visibly warped around an object hidden inside. A second image shows the dip pen resting on an open court document. A third image provides a close-up view of the black dip pen with a wooden grip and metal nib. The discovery was made while processing records from a 1916 Oklahoma Supreme Court civil case.
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Jun 15
Good morning, early birds! Primary election day is Tuesday. If you voted mail-in absentee or in-person early, good for you! If not, the polls will be open 7 am to 7 pm Tuesday.
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Jun 15
In addition to lots of statewide and local primaries, State Question 832 is on the ballot, so all voters have something to vote on. You can see exactly what is on your ballot at the OK Voter Portal: okvoterportal.okelections.go…
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Jun 15
I have to say I am kind of disappointed in this election. Tens of millions of dollars have been spent promoting the candidates but no one has a jingle. We need an earworm we can both despise and love. Maybe for the general!!
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Jun 10
Some participants in the market for Stitt’s state of the state speech were not happy that others saw the text of Stitt’s speech before he delivered it.
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Jun 10
According to NCSL, at least 15 states addressed prediction markets legislation in the 2026 legislative year.
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Jun 10
Thanks to everyone who came out Tuesday night to our Capitol Insider Conversations at Full Circle Bookstore. I enjoy hearing your questions and learning what you're interested in about state government. It was fun!
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