Logan Layden
StateImpact Oklahoma - Managing EditorLogan Layden is a reporter and managing editor for StateImpact Oklahoma. He is a native of McAlester, Oklahoma and graduated from the University of Oklahoma in 2009. Logan spent three years as a state capitol reporter and local host of All Things Considered for NPR member station KGOU in Norman and six years as a reporter with StateImpact from 2011 to 2017. Most recently, he was news director for McAlester Radio before returning to public radio in 2020.
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The spectacle lasted less than five minutes in Oklahoma's far southeast corner.
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Any point on the globe can expect to see a total solar eclipse about once every 400 years. This Monday, it’s southeast Oklahoma’s turn.
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Oklahomans went to the polls on Super Tuesday to choose their party nominees for president, while some voters had county proposals to vote on.
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Oklahoma County commissioners voted Wednesday to locate the new county jail in southeast Oklahoma City.
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Abortion restrictions, the ongoing opioid crisis and access to mental health care are in focus this legislative session.
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The Oklahoma state legislature is back in session, and there’s no hotter topic than education policy. StateImpact education reporter Beth Wallis talked with managing editor Logan Layden about what to expect from lawmakers in 2024.
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2023 is coming to a close, and it’s been an eventful year for StateImpact Oklahoma’s reporters. Managing editor Logan Layden talks with the team about highlights of this year and what to expect in 2024.
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OKC voters threw their support behind a new $900 million arena that will largely be funded by taxpayers.
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Oklahoma County commissioners Monday approved a site just north of Will Rogers World Airport for the new Oklahoma County Jail.
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The Oklahoma Legislature is headed for another special session this fall, in which Gov. Kevin Stitt is asking for significant changes to the state’s tax system.