By : Janelle Stecklein//Oklahoma Voice//June 8, 2026// By : Janelle Stecklein//Oklahoma Voice//June 8, 2026// One thing that’s really irritated me about the Republican frontrunners in the Oklahoma governor’s race is they seem hellbent on proving they are ... See more
By : Janelle Stecklein//Oklahoma Voice//June 1, 2026// By : Janelle Stecklein//Oklahoma Voice//June 1, 2026// “Waiting…” That was the snarky message House leadership thought appropriate to slap on their chamber’s daily floor activity calendar on May 13, t... See more
5:29 Commentary Commentary Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board members deserve a raise. House members prefer to do nothing. The Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board is pictured during a June 17, 2024, clemency hearing. (Photo by Kennedy Thomason/Oklahoma Voice) ... See more
Because, unfortunately, my kids and the state’s nearly 700,000 other public school children took home the booby prize. I could only watch in slack-jawed disbelief as lawmakers proved, yet again, that they have no grasp of how our schools actually function... See more
Normally I’d write about who was the big winner during Oklahoma’s annual legislative session, but this year all I can think about is who emerged as the big loser. Because, unfortunately, my kids and the state’s nearly 700,000 other public school children ... See more