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.
HD 79: Margie Alfonso says Clay Iiams ‘violated’ rule
House District 79 Republican candidate Margie Alfonso is no stranger to grime. Earning a bacteriology degree from Michigan State University led her to study...
In House District 71, Republican opponents turn focus toward general
Mike Masters and Beverly Atteberry are competing against each other in a runoff this August, but you would hardly know it from their campaigns....
Heated Senate District 7 race epitomized by one meeting
With a "screw you" heard across southeastern Oklahoma, the political fight for the GOP nomination in Senate District 7 between incumbent Sen. Larry Boggs...
Norman bond propositions enter crowded landscape
Normanites have a lot on their plates these days. Controversy over police funding spawned an effort to recall Mayor Breea Clark and three city...
Fast money: No-bid education contracts symbolize CARES Act conundrum
In preparation for an unprecedented school year likely to feature more distance learning than ever before, Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt and Oklahoma Superintendent of...
Do not plant: Oklahomans receive mysterious seeds
A mystery is playing out inside mailboxes across Oklahoma and the rest of the United States.
Its protagonist is usually a plain envelope with Mandarin...
Fixing the ‘PACER problem’ means more than a redesign
(Editor’s note: On Aug. 6, 2020, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled in the class action suit mentioned in this...
Hunter: ‘Problems the McGirt case presents are not theoretical’
As state and tribal leaders await potential congressional action about jurisdictional issues raised in last month's McGirt v. Oklahoma decision, state Attorney General Mike...
Pandemic proves importance of new poll workers
The rituals of working an election are familiar to many poll workers: tear “I Voted” stickers off the roll, set out a big stock...
For Oklahoma seniors, medical marijuana seen as new frontier
Data show more American senior citizens are using more medical marijuana. But some who are trying to do their own research aren't finding answers...
