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.
Here’s how HB 1482 would affect the Tulsa area
Last Monday, NonDoc published an editorial about Rep. Scott Biggs' (R-Chickasha) contentious piece of legislation, HB 1482.
The bill would essentially make simple drug possession a possible...
Comey hearing: Five answers for WaPo’s five questions
A day before the U.S. House Intelligence Committee began hearing testimony from national intelligence officials about Russian interference in the 2016 election, the Washington Post...
‘Love God, and your neighbor’ (including LGBTQ ones)
Here we go again, Oklahoma.
As the popular meme says, it’s been zero days since our last national embarrassment. Oklahoma Sen. Ralph Shortey (R-OKC) has made...
People are strange: NYT columns reveal Tulsans’ duality
Nick Kristof and David Kirp had two noteworthy commentaries about Tulsa published in The New York Times on April 1. Although neither was a joke, their...
Letter: Okie Democrats do well once voters have facts
To the editors:
If you’ve heard that the Oklahoma Democratic Party is on the way out in Oklahoma, let’s review Democrats’ success in special elections...
420: No longer just for stoners as weed politics grow
Merry Spliffmas and Happy Chronukah, y'all!
Each year, April 20 stands as a sort of marijuana-appreciation day, mainly because the numerical date of 4-20 corresponds...
Flashpoint, OkPolicy breakfast reveal budget solutions
During a budget-briefing breakfast hosted by Oklahoma Policy Institute on April 26, executive director David Blatt drew upon Bob Dylan’s saddest lyrics to warn...
12 days from revenue deadline, Fallin blasts ‘partisan gridlock’
(Update: This post was updated at 4:40 p.m. to include response comments from Rep. Scott Inman.)
At a packed press conference this afternoon, Gov. Mary...
Lawmaker on dustup with oil lobbyist: ‘They’re not going to bully us’
The president of the Oklahoma Oil and Gas Association got into a heated argument with a handful of legislators Tuesday evening at an Oklahoma City...
‘Accidental activist’ grew up gay in 1970s Oklahoma
(Editor's note: The following excerpt is taken from Accidental Activists: Mark Phariss, Vic Holmes, and Their Fight for Marriage Quality in Texas. It has been...