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.
Roundup: Oklahoma poll numbers & Holtzclaw coverage
Notions of character likely to play key role in Holtzclaw trial
As the ongoing saga of the Daniel Holtzclaw trial enters day 16, we, the...
REAL ID: The little card that’s causing big problems
Before 2001, Oklahoma driver’s licenses and ID cards were nothing more than a laminated piece of paper. They featured only a photo, basic information, organ...
OCPA Impact: More than a ‘penny tax’ in Boren proposal
Much has been said about University of Oklahoma President David Boren’s proposal for a new, statewide, "one-cent" sales tax. A portion of proceeds from...
Roundup: Cuss words, executions, football and budgets
Reggie Jackson has a potty mouth
The OKC Thunder hosted their former disgruntled backup point guard Friday night, and the results were good for Thunder...
Stillwater tragedy highlights health insurance issues
The day before Thanksgiving, Stillwater Medical Center announced via press release that it will not bill patients who received care as a result of the Oct....
Uncomfortable convos for OKCPS: race, class, parenting
The most difficult and most emotional dispute in education is over the assessment of disciplinary consequences for student misconduct. The issue requires conversations about...
Plaintiffs, robots cover Oklahoma open records lawsuit
How best should one write about Oklahoma's unabating Open Records Act violations?
The best way, I suppose, would be whatever way most supports state compliance with a key pillar...
Q&A: Police chief Bill Citty — ‘Laws do not provide enough regulation of firearms’
As scrutiny on law enforcement increases following bad publicity about fatal shootings, rampant sexual misconduct and tenuous race relations across the country, police departments...
Lawsuit to focus on 22 years of botched school funding
NonDoc has learned that several Oklahoma school districts are cooperating to pursue a lawsuit aimed at recouping millions of education dollars that were improperly distributed...
‘Parent Revolution’ pushes bad charter school rhetoric
Even among Oklahoma City residents, not that many outsiders venture into the neighborhood around F.D. Moon Elementary School. My three incredibly satisfying decades of...
