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.
Flood plan: Norman stormwater proposals on April 2 ballot
Norman voters will head to the polls April 2 for a bond and utility election. Residents will vote on three propositions that address roads,...
Rep. Mullin: Green New Deal ‘extreme and economically devastating’
(Editor’s note: The following story appears courtesy of Gaylord News, a reporting project of the University of Oklahoma’s Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass...
Norman’s Ward 3 to select a Council member April 2
Citizens in Norman's Ward 3 will head back to the polls April 2 to decide on a City Council member. Voters will choose between...
Racist vandals also hit Chickasaw Nation building
On the same morning that someone wrote racist graffiti in front of the Oklahoma Democratic Party headquarters, vandals also defaced the Chickasaw Nation building...
Racist graffiti stains Oklahoma Democratic Party HQ
Racist graffiti was painted overnight outside the office of the Oklahoma Democratic Party. A swastika, the symbol 1488 and other Nazi references were painted...
Developer, attorney clash in Edmond Ward 2 race
A custom home builder and an attorney who successfully fought a large development will face off in Edmond's Ward 2 race April 2.
Attorney Matt...
Trauma nurse, professor seek Edmond City Council Ward 1 seat
Running for public office might not be one's idea of relaxing, but for Edmond City Council Ward 1 candidate Devyn Denton it's not as...
OU graduate alleges sexual battery by David Boren, Tripp Hall
On a November afternoon in 2010, then-University of Oklahoma President David Boren’s red Jaguar pulled up to the Spirit Shop in Norman.
Boren handed a...
Tribes shut out of ‘opportunity zone’ deals
(Editor’s note: This story was authored by Paul Monies of Oklahoma Watch and appears here in accordance with the non-profit journalism organization’s republishing terms.)
Native American...
Oregon and Oklahoma: Similar issues, different details
Don't call this a travel blog, but my recent trip to Portland, Oregon, left me with a journalistic observation: Residents of the Beaver State...