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.
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...
Stitt announces $10 million in PPE for schools, COVID-19 tests for teachers
Oklahoma will spend $10 million to purchase personal protective equipment for public and private schools so they are better able to "open safely and...
Oklahomans still frustrated by unemployment system
Even as employment rates begin to recover in Oklahoma, thousands of residents with unemployment claims remain trapped on a roller coaster of issues that...
