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.
Five big budget questions linger for legislative leaders
With tumultuous education negotiations behind them, leaders of the Oklahoma Legislature have now turned their attention to hashing out other high-price decisions for the...
Ethics Commission settles Conservative Alliance PAC lawsuit, Kannady mum
The Oklahoma Ethics Commission has settled a lawsuit against a Virginia-based political action committee that spent more than $150,000 in multiple Republican Oklahoma legislative...
Overtime: Legislature collecting signatures for concurrent special session to finish FY 2024 budget
Facing a 5 p.m. May 26 deadline to adjourn the year's regular session, leaders of the Oklahoma Legislature are circulating petitions to call themselves...
Education deal: Teacher pay, maternity leave and formula tweaks to unlock tax credit bill
After a week of intense negotiations that included a former Supreme Court justice serving as a mediator, Republican leaders of the Oklahoma Legislature announced...
Separate from Sallisaw problem, ODVA shortfall spurs last-minute $12 million request
With only a few days left until the Oklahoma Legislature must approve the state's budget for Fiscal Year 2024, the Department of Veterans Affairs...
Measure hiking monthly cell phone fees for 911 upgrade heads to governor
(Update: On Wednesday, May 17, Gov. Kevin Stitt signed HB 1590. The following article remains in its original form.)
As part of an effort to...
After mediation, GOP leaders roughly $50 million apart from education deal
(Update: Four days after the publication of this article, Republican leaders of the Oklahoma Legislature announced an education deal Monday, May 15.)
After nearly three...
‘Prayer and politics’: Fairview Baptist Church walks tightrope with IRS code
Fairview Baptist Church senior pastor Paul Blair invited recent mayoral candidate Brian Shellem to speak to his congregation before the April 4 election, but...
Pondering $245 million for Panasonic, lawmakers question Commerce, learn of federal fines
With negotiations over a proposed Panasonic electric-vehicle battery plant slowed by a broader legislative stalemate, combustable questions about a potential agreement with the Japanese...
Historical and rhetorical: A conversation with Ryan Walters about ‘woke’
One week before Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters told a legislative committee that he considers teacher unions to be a "terrorist organization," NonDoc...
