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.
Tribal law enforcement officials: Public safety systems growing in Indian Country
Oklahoma tribal law enforcement officials say the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in McGirt v. Oklahoma is strengthening momentum for improvements to public safety infrastructure...
Cheyenne and Arapaho Gov. Reggie Wassana wins landslide re-election
Cheyenne and Arapaho Gov. Reggie Wassana and Lt. Gov. Gib Miles won the Nov. 2 general election by a landslide. According to the Cheyenne...
‘For the future’: James Jennings challenged by Nelson Harjo Sr. in Muscogee Council runoff
After neither man topped 50 percent support in the primary election earlier this year, incumbent James Jennings and challenger Nelson Harjo Sr. are facing...
Fear of nonbinary, intersex people ignores established medical science
When Gov. Kevin Stitt learned that his Oklahoma State Department of Health had settled a lawsuit by establishing a process for people to amend...
State says income tax exemption for tribal citizens on reservations inapplicable despite ‘existing law’
Since the July 2020 U.S. Supreme Court ruling in McGirt v. Oklahoma, more than 5,000 people have filed official challenges of their state income...
Six school bond propositions, annexation slated for Nov. 9 special election
Six Oklahoma school districts will have bond propositions on the Nov. 9 special election ballot, and the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education...
Nov. 9 election features new hospital, city council races and sewage
Oklahoma voters heading to the polls for the Nov. 9 election will consider an array of local issues that directly impact their communities. Some...
State Board of Education member William Flanagan resigns
Claremore Mayor William Flanagan has resigned from his position on the State Board of Education owing to health complications. Gov. Kevin Stitt is charged...
Proposed Oklahoma congressional map unveiled
Republican state lawmakers unveiled their new proposed Oklahoma congressional map today, which will shift 180,762 residents of central and southwest Oklahoma City from the...
Board recommends clemency for Julius Jones, Stitt to decide his fate
The Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board voted 3–1 today to recommend clemency for Julius Jones, who is scheduled to be executed in McAlester on...