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.
Want to run for office in Oklahoma? Filing starts today
Today, candidates for Oklahoma's 2018 election cycle will begin filing for office. Anyone who wants to run for office in Oklahoma will need to...
Capital gains taxes: The often-overlooked trade off
Late last week, as the Oklahoma Legislature passed additional funding measures for education, the Oklahoma Education Association (OEA) announced new demands, including the elimination...
Fallin signs ‘ball and dice,’ repeal of hotel-motel tax
Gov. Mary Fallin has signed three finance-related bills sent to her Friday by the Legislature: an expansion of tribal gaming; sales tax collection from...
OCPA: Taxing capital gains will burden economy further
A capital gains tax is, above all, a tax on small businesses, on entrepreneurs, on capital generation, on private investment, on job creation and...
Capital gains reform: An obvious solution to teacher walkout
A rallying cry for many of those who oppose raising revenue in Oklahoma to increase teacher pay and improve education funding has been that...
Proposals swirling for limiting wind tax credits
With teachers continuing to flood the Oklahoma State Capitol, some lawmakers are turning their attention toward reforming wind tax credits as a way to...
Teachers: Pay important, but issues go deeper
(Editor’s note: This story was authored by Jennifer Palmer of Oklahoma Watch and appears here in accordance with the non-profit journalism organization’s republishing terms.)
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How We Got Here: A teacher walkout podcast
This week, the podcast team talks about the primary story in Oklahoma: an ongoing teacher walkout that has packed the Capitol with educators advocating...
As walkout continues, consider all that teachers do
A few days ago, I was driving while listening to NPR. The Oklahoma Repetition News Network was reporting that the #OkLeg had just passed...
Mayor’s Roundtable: Moral dilemmas, inequality pepper talks
The two best things about the latest Mayor’s Development Roundtable included:
unexpected glimpses into today’s moral quandaries
and an acknowledgment of the challenges of...