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.
Stitt taps George ‘Buddy’ Leach III as DA for District 1
George "Buddy" Leach III will be the new district attorney for District 1 after his appointment was announced Friday by Gov. Kevin Stitt.
Spanning the...
Date set for Oklahoma special session on redistricting
Fire up the coffee, iron your dress clothes and prepare yourself mentally and physically: A date has been set for the 2021 Oklahoma special...
Allison Garrett selected as first female chancellor of Oklahoma higher education
The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education voted today to hire Emporia State University President Allison Garrett as the state's new systemwide chancellor, a...
Organizations, foster families react to Indian Child Welfare Act challenge
Cetan Sa Winyan, director of the American Indian Movement’s Indian Territory Oklahoma chapter, said all tribes — not just the four already petitioning the...
Read the Oklahoma County Sheriff’s Office new body camera policy
The Oklahoma County Sheriff's Office initiated its first body-worn camera program last week, with 40 new Axon Body 3 cameras designated for deputies in...
‘A long time coming’: More Oklahoma communities implementing police body cameras
In March, five Oklahoma City police officers were charged with first-degree manslaughter in the shooting death of Stavian Rodriguez, a 15-year-old boy encountered in...
Obscure board recommends 7.67 percent judicial pay raise, ball in Legislature’s court
The Oklahoma Board on Judicial Compensation held its biannual meeting today and voted to recommend a 7.67 percent across-the-board pay raise for judges, which...
Oklahoma County evictions on the rise, but help exists
Evictions in Oklahoma County are climbing rapidly as stimulus and unemployment benefits paid directly to individuals as part of the federal government's coronavirus response...
History surfaces in Clinton after native boy says his hair was cut at school
CLINTON — Just down the street from Washington Elementary School, a boy stood among a crowd of protestors, a mask pulled up over his...
Faculty members ask OU to mandate masks, vaccines
As members of the University of Oklahoma Board of Regents were preparing to move into their second executive session of the day, an OU...
