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.
More charges for James Jackson: Lewd acts with minors, child porn, bestiality
(Editor's note: The following story about criminal charges against James Jackson describes allegations that may make readers uncomfortable. It was updated at 7:50 p.m....
COVID-19 modeling, numbers and news worth noting
As COVID-19 continues to upend American life and receive a necessary but sometimes overwhelming amount of news coverage, it can be tough to keep...
Remembering Alton Gore: It was hard. It was unfair. It was a funeral during a pandemic.
SEILING — When my grandmother, Lavon Gore, died in early March, every pew in the local Methodist church was full. Many other people, unable...
More than 40 Oklahoma legislators re-elected by default
At the conclusion of Oklahoma's election filing today, 46 out of 147 incumbent members have functionally been re-elected to the state Legislature without a...
COVID-19 drive-up testing site offers snapshot of history
If you saw me Thursday, you probably got tested for COVID-19.
The only time I left the house was to visit the drive-up testing facility...
The COVID-19 outbreak holds lessons for policymakers
We haven’t yet reached the peak of COVID-19 outbreak, and it can be hard to envision the end of this crisis. But we know...
Stitt signs 2 of 3 bills to avoid April cuts, blames #okleg for ‘politics’
This afternoon, Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt signed two of three bills to prevent cuts to state agencies for April, but he blamed "leadership" of...
State census results trending up, but rural counties lag
Forty-one percent of households in Oklahoma have completed the nation’s first primarily digital census with one-third of surveys completed online since the count for...
‘Feeling desperate’: COVID-19 looms as the homeless hang on
Government officials and public health experts have asked people to "stay at home" to protect themselves and help slow the spread of COVID-19. But...
Pandemic or not, Oklahoma election filing starts today
While the world is in the grips of a viral pandemic, the wheels of democracy roll on as Oklahoma election filing starts today for...
