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.
Cheat sheet: 3 seek GOP nod to succeed Anthony on Oklahoma Corporation Commission
Three candidates are pursuing the Republican nomination to succeed Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner Bob Anthony, the longest-serving utility commissioner in the United States and the...
Senate shake up: Greg McCortney, Jessica Garvin ousted
The shocking power struggle in the Oklahoma State Senate received extra volts and jolts Tuesday night when the Republican Caucus' next designated leader lost...
Oklahoma Legislature primary election winners: 28 seats decided outright
After primary election results had trickled in Tuesday night, 28 candidates won election to the Oklahoma Legislature outright and are set to be sworn...
Most incumbents won Oklahoma sheriff elections — including charged Morris — but others lost
In Tuesday's primary election, Pittsburg County voters reelected a sheriff facing felony charges, McCurtain County voters ousted their sheriff one year after his racist...
‘Head held high’: Sen. Roger Thompson submits resignation weeks after removal as budget chairman
Sen. Roger Thompson submitted his irrevocable resignation from the Oklahoma Legislature today, about six weeks after he was suddenly removed as chairman of the...
Drummond agrees to mental health lawsuit consent decree, ODMHSAS leader ‘not confident’ in specifics
A proposed five-year consent decree to settle a class-action lawsuit and reform how Oklahoma provides competency restoration services to mentally ill criminal defendants has...
Overtime: 10 legislative primaries head to Aug. 27 runoff
Several legislative candidates who failed to win a majority of votes cast in Tuesday's primary election have to keep their campaigns rolling through primary...
Cheat sheet: 4 Republicans seek open House District 67
Republican voters in south Tulsa and a small portion of north Bixby will choose between four candidates in the House District 67 GOP primary...
After final vetoes include line-items on OSDE, Stitt issues order on all state PR contracts
Gov. Kevin Stitt announced this afternoon that he vetoed five bills passed by the Oklahoma Legislature in the final days of its regular session....
Legal troubles loom over House District 99 candidates
In unusual circumstances that have caused extensive community conversation, complex legal questions loom over both candidates for House District 99 in northeast Oklahoma City...
