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.
After Mashburn declines to charge Councilman Kelly Lynn, women speak out
For the second time in eight days, retired educator and grandmother Sally Little found herself in an uncomfortable situation.
Just more than one week after...
The final countdown: Will SQ 820 pass or fail?
State Question 820’s day of judgment is coming Tuesday, March 7, as voters across the state head to the polls to decide if Oklahoma...
‘This is terrible’: Troubled Edmond property declared public nuisance, new TIF policy enacted
After a contentious meeting that lasted nearly four hours, the Edmond City Council unanimously declared New Life Village a public nuisance Monday night owing...
Day of reckoning faces UCO, other regional universities
I recently had the opportunity to delve into an article from NonDoc discussing the debate for Oklahoma House District 39, which included a question...
‘Premeditated, egotistical and maniacal’: Phil Albert sentenced to federal prison
Phil Albert, once a top political donor and member of the University of Oklahoma Board of Regents who was lauded for business acumen while...
Hope, fear: Classen SAS move to Northeast sparks both
Oklahoma City Public Schools would relocate the district's most academically rigorous high school from the city's northwest quadrant to its northeast quadrant under all three...
April Grace, Ryan Walters offer contrasting concerns in runoff debate
In Tuesday's televised Republican runoff debate for state superintendent of public instruction, Secretary of Education Ryan Walters and Shawnee Public Schools Superintendent April Grace...
State board examining accreditation of Western Heights Schools
Following a nearly four-hour executive session to discuss multiple agenda items during a special meeting of the State Board of Education today, members unanimously...
Epic founders Ben Harris and David Chaney poured money into state politics
Two weeks before former Epic Charter Schools founders Ben Harris and David Chaney were arrested and charged with racketeering, conspiracy, embezzlement and other crimes,...
Michael Rogers resigns as Stitt’s secretary of education
(Update: On Monday, Oct. 5, Michael Rogers resigned as Oklahoma secretary of state and transitioned to a subsequent role of senior policy advisor to...
