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.
Education negotiations: House proposal flat, Senate seeks staff stipend, other items
As has often been the case in recent sessions of the Oklahoma Legislature, a primary area of difference in House and Senate budget negotiations...
Roundup: SJR 34 failed despite McCall email, OSDE rules questioned, Slavonic to leave ODVA
The Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs needs a new director, the state Supreme Court has upheld the dismissal of a massive education funding lawsuit,...
Tulsa County Election Board keeps Jim Rea on ballot
At the end of a nearly three-hour hearing, Tulsa County Election Board Members Bob Jack and Judy Eason McIntyre voted today to retain Democratic...
‘New layer of transparency’: House sees Senate spreadsheet, raises online budget dashboard
While the first nine weeks of session have yielded critical report cards from each legislative chamber about the other's budget negotiation processes, the general...
OKCPS class sizes increasing as pandemic funds expire, board approves big bond agreement
Class sizes for Oklahoma City Public Schools are set to increase next school year as the district spends the last of its pandemic-era stimulus...
After two years, foster family gets fishing license for special needs high schooler
As Steve and Libby Pebworth stood in a State Capitol hallway last week with their foster son, Tanner, they had resigned themselves to the...
Deborah Jenkins: Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency focused on rising housing needs
Deborah Jenkins began working with the Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency in 1983 and was named its executive director in 2017.
A graduate of the University...
OKC Planning Commission advances massive Legends Tower, proposed jail site
The Oklahoma City Planning Commission this afternoon approved part of a plan to construct the largest tower in the United States, while also approving...
Representing GRDA, Drummond files ‘first’ two Winter Storm Uri price manipulation lawsuits
Attorney General Gentner Drummond filed a pair of lawsuits today in Osage County District Court on behalf of the Grand River Dam Authority against...
Spreadsheet blues: House mulls own budget position as Senate cancels committee
Shortly after 10 a.m. today, Senate Appropriations and Budget Committee Chairman Roger Thompson headed for a conversation with the Senate's president pro tempore instead...
