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.
Citizens seek petition to convene grand jury for investigating David Prater
Presiding Oklahoma County District Judge Ray Elliott will be asked to approve a citizen-filed petition seeking to impanel a grand jury to investigate District...
Voters lower blood quantum requirement for Cheyenne-Arapaho citizenship
In a primary election Tuesday, voters in the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes passed a referendum to amend the sovereign tribal nation's constitution to decrease...
John Grant denied clemency, scheduled for first execution in Oklahoma since 2015
The Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board voted 3-2 today to deny clemency to John Grant, who is scheduled to be executed on Oct. 28....
Many hopeful that focus on missing Indigenous women may pay off
WASHINGTON — Duane Garvais-Lawrence pulled into Washington, D.C., on Friday, ending his second annual coast-to-coast trip to bring attention to the problem of missing...
Commissioners appoint Chad Alexander to jail trust
By a 3-0 vote this morning, the Board of Oklahoma County Commissioners appointed local radio host and lobbyist Chad Alexander to the Oklahoma County...
OUPD Chief Nate Tarver: ‘We must be open-minded’
When he was studying broadcast journalism at the University of Oklahoma, Nate Tarver had no idea he would one day serve as chief of...
New abortion restrictions do not actually value life
On Nov. 1, 2021, a number of new abortion laws are scheduled to go into effect in Oklahoma which will cumulatively make it nearly...
Adria Berry: ‘It’s a new day’ at the OMMA
Appointed by Gov. Kevin Stitt in August, Adria Berry is the new director of the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority, the state agency responsible for...
‘A systemic lack of advocacy for students’: State board puts Ninnekah district on probation
Oklahoma State Board of Education members voted unanimously today to place the accreditation status of Ninnekah Public Schools under probation following sexual assault allegations...
As two challenge results, Muscogee Nation reports ‘abundance’ of late absentee ballots
After "extremely slow mail delivery" caused an "abundance" of absentee ballots in the recent Muscogee Nation primary election to arrive after the Sept. 18...
