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.
Federal notice on surface coal mining a ‘significant loss of power by Oklahoma’
The U.S. Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement added a notice to the Federal Registry on May 18 that prevents the state of...
Cherokee Nation Tribal Council election results: 41-year educator beats former speaker
Early this morning, the Cherokee Nation Election Commission released unofficial results from the June 5 Cherokee Nation Tribal Council election, which featured competition for...
Coveducation recap: Epic Youth Services must turn over financial records
Although the school year has come to a close, Oklahoma still features plenty of education news worth your attention.
The State Auditor & Inspector's Office...
June 8 special election includes school bond issues, municipal propositions
Two Oklahoma municipalities and two school districts — one large and one small — will have propositions on the ballot for the June 8...
Supreme Court strikes down Stitt’s privatized managed care Medicaid plan
In a 6-3 decision Tuesday, the Oklahoma Supreme Court invalidated Gov. Kevin Stitt's plan to move part of the state's Medicaid program to a...
Facing murder charge, Creek County man claims self-defense, gun removed
On Tuesday, a judge set a June 14 trial date for a Creek County man charged with first-degree murder in a homicide he says...
100 years after Tulsa Race Massacre, grave excavations, fight for reparations continue
On Tuesday, exactly 100 years after the Tulsa Race Massacre, the City of Tulsa, led by the Oklahoma Archaeological Survey and the 1921 Graves...
Promised Land: SCOTUS hits pause, new McGirt litigation fund approved
Since the U.S. Supreme Court issued its ruling in McGirt v. Oklahoma last July, journalists have been covering how the ruling affects Indigenous and...
‘Deep need’: OU-Tulsa dental care expansion approved
While also discussing other developments in the health care arena, the University of Oklahoma Board of Regents approved an OU-Tulsa dental care program expansion...
State Department, Board of Education will have separate legal counsel
During a special meeting Thursday, the State Board of Education received the resignation of its general counsel, Brad Clark. The board also heard an...
