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.
Hacker puts racist language over OCU digital graduation
An unknown individual hacked into a Zoom meeting for Oklahoma City University's spring graduation today and displayed racist images and language.
Assistant director of media...
Stability: OU President Joe Harroz ‘chosen for a moment’
When the University of Oklahoma Board of Regents named longtime administrator Joe Harroz interim president after a six-hour executive session, they specified a term...
Rejected: Gary Cox lacks votes for commissioner of health confirmation
Gary Cox has been serving as commissioner of the Oklahoma State Department of Health since Gov. Kevin Stitt nominated him in September, but Senate...
Amid cuts, debate brews on proposed judicial pay raise
(Update: Lawmakers eventually decided May 15 to approve a 4.5 percent pay raise for state judges and district attorneys. The Senate also advanced a...
Judge, senator and closed charter school sued by terminated employees
Two terminated employees of the closed charter school Seeworth Academy have filed extensive lawsuits against Seeworth's corporation, former Superintendent Janet Grigg and six board...
‘What are we supposed to do now?’: High school graduates end anticlimactic senior year
Norman North senior Ryan Sutherlin misses the simple things most of all when he thinks about high-school life.
"We have this thing called Lunch on...
‘The government is sending checks to dead guys’
(Update: The afternoon after this piece was published, the IRS released new guidelines saying, "A payment made to someone who died before receipt of the...
Coronavirus puts plans of college graduates up in the air
The itinerary for Jessie Fullinwider's immediate life after college, carefully constructed by the University of Oklahoma advertising senior, had the makings of something truly...
Pending report, Legislature extends Gov. Stitt’s health emergency powers
Last month, Kevin Stitt had more power than any governor in the history of Oklahoma.
As April showers changed to May flowers, Stitt filed an...
Court kills notary requirement for absentee ballots
In a 6-3 decision, the Oklahoma Supreme Court has struck down a requirement that absentee ballots be validated by a notary of the public....
