Civics
NonDoc journalists report on the civic realm in Oklahoma and beyond. Our site also publishes a variety of commentary pieces about civic matters. As a site category, "Civics" encompasses three subcategories: Education, Health Care and Politics.
State Board of Education hears TPS update, approves budget request and gender rule
Members of the State Board of Education approved their annual budget request to the Oklahoma Legislature today, a formal but non-binding snapshot of Superintendent...
‘Big win’: Muscogee Nation judge rules for Freedmen citizenship, tribe plans appeal
In a case questioning whether the Muscogee Nation Citizenship Board acted properly when denying citizenship applications for a pair of Freedmen, a judge ruled...
After 36 public comments, OKC Council sets Dec. 12 election for new Thunder arena
The OKC City Council set a Dec. 12 election date for a proposed new taxpayer-funded arena for the Oklahoma City Thunder, approved a letter...
‘Believe it when I see it’: State funds eyed to support huge theme park plan near Vinita
(Update: In the afternoon of Tuesday, Sept. 26, the Vinita City Council voted 7-1 during a special public hearing to approve the proposal to...
Cheat sheet: Four compete in SD 32 Republican primary
When John Michael Montgomery resigned his Senate seat to lead the Lawton-Fort Sill Chamber of Commerce in early July, it set off a scramble...
Cheat sheet: Larry Bush, Johnny Jernigan face off in SD 32 Democratic primary
Two Democrats are seeking their party's nomination in the special primary election to succeed former GOP Sen. John Michael Montgomery in Senate District 32.
Former...
Mexican abortion-pill networks reach across U.S. border to help immigrants without access
(Editor’s note: This article is part of “America After Roe,” an examination of the impact of the reversal of Roe v. Wade on health care,...
Slew of candidates file for House District 39 special election
After former state Rep. Ryan Martinez resigned from his House District 39 post on Sept. 1, numerous first-time candidates have officially filed for the...
Board recommends 17% judicial pay raise to Legislature
The Oklahoma Board on Judicial Compensation held its biannual meeting Tuesday and voted to recommend a 17 percent across-the-board pay raise for judges, which...
Ryan Walters talks TPS to Congress one day after former employee charged with wire fraud
One day after a former Tulsa Public Schools employee was charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, Oklahoma State Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan...
