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Shawn Ashley
@QuorumCallShawn
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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    Shawn Ashley
    @QuorumCallShawn
    Aug 15, 2020
    Hey, night owls. Yeah, I am still awake. That's because I've got some news: The State Election Board, at the recommendation of postal officials, will use green absentee ballot return envelopes for the general election to make them easily identifiable for postal workers.
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    Shawn Ashley
    @QuorumCallShawn
    Mar 24, 2022
    SB1647 fails 22 to 24
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    Shawn Ashley
    @QuorumCallShawn
    Aug 12, 2022
    Good morning, early birds! The Oklahoma Military Order of the Purple Heart has filed a lawsuit that argues Gov. Kevin Stitt's appointee to represent the organization on the Oklahoma Veterans Commission was named without the organization's approval as provided in statute.
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    Shawn Ashley
    @QuorumCallShawn
    Aug 29, 2022
    Good morning, early birds! An Oklahoma Supreme Court referee heard arguments Friday about whether the State Election Board should be required to place State Question 820, which would legalize recreational marijuana if approved by voters, on the general election ballot.
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    Shawn Ashley
    @QuorumCallShawn
    May 3, 2022
    Good morning, early birds! House Minority Leader Emily Virgin called on lawmakers Monday to override Gov. Kevin Stitt’s veto of a bill that requires individuals appointed by the governor as an agency director or a cabinet secretary to file financial disclosure statements.
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    Shawn Ashley
    @QuorumCallShawn
    Jun 18, 2024
    Good morning, early birds! Gov. Kevin Stitt has effectively dissolved his cabinet, replacing it with a team of "chief advisors."
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    Shawn Ashley
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    Mar 28, 2024
    Good morning, early birds! House Democrats renewed their call Wednesday for House Speaker Charles McCall to create a special bipartisan committee to investigate possible misuse of federal tax dollars at the State Department of Education by Superintendent Ryan Walters.
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    Shawn Ashley
    @QuorumCallShawn
    Jul 21, 2025
    Good morning, early birds. I will be taking this week off. My mother passed last night. It was not unexpected, but the feeling of loss is still pretty overwhelming. May her memory be eternal.
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    Shawn Ashley
    @QuorumCallShawn
    Aug 20, 2024
    Good morning, early birds! The Oklahoma Supreme Court has directed the Secretary of State to publish a notice that proposed State Question 832 has received a sufficient signatures to be placed on a statewide ballot.
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    Shawn Ashley
    @QuorumCallShawn
    Jun 27, 2020
    Pinnell: "Wearing a mask is something that I think needs to become a daily routine of individuals around the state of Oklahoma as well as it is becoming in other states, kind of breaking up that social norm, that a mask is weird. It's not."
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    Jun 27, 2020
    . @LtGovPinnell joined Capitol Insider to discuss the "Imagine That" campaign and the impact of coronavirus on the state with KGOU's @dickpryor and @eCapitol_Shawn. kgou.org/post/capitol-i…
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    Shawn Ashley
    @QuorumCallShawn
    Jul 23, 2024
    Good morning, early birds! Gov. Kevin Stitt's Oklahoma State Work Permits and Visas Task Force acknowledged Monday it faces a challenge: Both types of documents are the issued by federal government agencies over which the task force has no authority.
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    Shawn Ashley
    @QuorumCallShawn
    Dec 18, 2023
    Good morning, early birds! The House Democratic Caucus renewed its call Friday for House Speaker Charles McCall to create a special bipartisan committee to investigate the possible impeachment of State Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters.
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    Shawn Ashley
    @QuorumCallShawn
    Jul 26, 2023
    Article 5, Section 51 says nothing about soliciting. Neither the term "soliciting" nor "solicit" appear in the Oklahoma Constitution. oscn.net/applications/o…
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    Kaylee Olivas
    @kayleeolivastv
    Jul 26, 2023
    Looks like @oksde won’t be as packed for tomorrow’s Board of Education meeting. These postings are on the front doors before you even make it past the receptionist. @kfor
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    Shawn Ashley
    @QuorumCallShawn
    Mar 24, 2022
    Good morning again, early birds! It was just over 5 hours ago that SB1647 failed 22-24. The roll was held open for nearly two hours in an attempt to cobble together the 25 votes needed for the bill to pass. But that did not happen.