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.
Approaching retirement, Donna Garlick has advice for young lawmakers, assistants
After 57 years of work at the Oklahoma State Capitol, longtime executive assistant Donna Garlick is retiring. A fixture in the building for more...
GOP state superintendent debate set for June 22 in OKC
Turn your mouth off and put your listening ears on for NonDoc's primary debate among the Republican candidates seeking to be Oklahoma's next state...
Oklahoma County district attorney candidates agree to debate night
The four candidates seeking the Republican nomination and the two candidates seeking the Democratic nomination in the 2022 Oklahoma County district attorney race have...
Lawmakers override vetoes, Martinez calls Stitt ‘racist’
For the second time in his four years in office, Gov. Kevin Stitt has ended Oklahoma's annual legislative session with a bevy of lawmakers...
Calling concurrent special session, Legislature to limit Stitt influence on ARPA funds
The Oklahoma Legislature is calling for a concurrent special session beginning today that will extend into the summer and allow lawmakers to have more...
‘Left in the dark’: Stitt vetoes parts of budget, calls special session for tax cuts
Offering similar criticisms of the Republican-led Legislature's budget process that Democrats have griped about all year, Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt said today that he...
Bizarre State Board of Education meeting sees man detained over custody issue
District officials from Western Heights, Ninnekah and Oologah-Talala Public Schools, all of which are currently under probation, provided their required quarterly updates at Thursday's...
‘Additional expenses’: OU Health obtaining $150 million to improve financial picture
On the heels of COVID-19's cost-increasing impacts on the health care system, OU Health is in the process of obtaining $150 million of tax-exempt...
GOP Corporation Commission candidates to debate
NonDoc's 2022 primary election debate series will feature a showdown between GOP Corporation Commission candidates 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 7, at the OSU Hamm...
‘Deal yet?’: Development efforts, pay raises and DHS money lead state budget
An hour before the House and Senate convened their Joint Committees on Appropriations and Budget to hear more than 30 bills, one of the...