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.
Iowans included Washington satellite caucus
WASHINGTON — For the first time in the history of the Iowa Caucus, Iowans across the country and around the globe were able to...
Meskwaki Nation becomes first Native voice in 2020 election
TAMA, Iowa — In a basketball gym on a frigid Iowa evening, members of the Meskwaki Nation filed into bleachers, taking their seats under...
Oklahoma Supreme Court nixes redistricting proposal
If it wants to change the way Oklahoma apportions its legislative and congressional districts after the 2020 U.S. Census, the group People Not Politicians...
Oklahoma’s presidential relevance to come in primary
DES MOINES, Iowa — Over 400 miles from her hometown of Ponca City, a former Oklahoma educator, who spent 30 years teaching high school...
Latino voters a growing force in rural America
PERRY, Iowa — Forty miles outside the rush of Des Moines, Iowa, a rural farm-town of 7,500 people welcomed presidential candidates who were making...
State of the State: Gov. Kevin Stitt takes aim at ‘government bureaucracy’
During his second State of the State address, Gov. Kevin Stitt kicked off the 2020 legislative session by calling for a series of agency...
Cocktails and Caucuses: Super Bowl weekend collides with campaigns
DES MOINES, Iowa — The last time the Super Bowl collided with the Iowa Caucuses, Ronald Reagan was beginning his dramatic run for the...
Monday Minute: Oklahoma’s 2020 session starts today
Launched for the 2019 Oklahoma legislative session, our Monday Minute newsletter previews the week ahead at the State Capitol. This morning, we distributed the...
Iowa vs Oklahoma: A comparison in voting trends
Iowa voters will caucus on Monday night in the first electoral step toward the 2020 election — but Oklahoma residents will have to wait...
30-degree weather not enough to hold back Trump rally protesters in Iowa
DES MOINES, Iowa — At 7:30 p.m. on Thursday night, only a few yards of snow separated several protest groups from hundreds of supporters...
