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.
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...
Photo essay: The Oklahoma teacher walkout of 2018
Winter-like temperatures and overcast skies failed to dampen the will of thousands of teachers, school administrators and public employees today at the Oklahoma State...
OCC denies AG Hunter’s motion to dismiss Wind Catcher
(Correction: This story was updated at 5:45 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 28, to remove reference to a transmission line project involving NextEra Energy and Clean...
Agency ‘bloat’ included Fallin effort to remake public health
(Editor’s note: This story was authored by Paul Monies and Jeff Raymond of Oklahoma Watch and appears here in accordance with the non-profit journalism organization’s republishing terms.)
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Editorial: OKCPS board seat needs quality applicants
The children of Oklahoma's largest school district need you — or, more specifically, intelligent and reasonable adults who live in south OKC — to...
Ed Shadid on MAPS 4 and GO bond: ‘More people need to be looking at the jelly beans’
In his appeal to voters assembled Tuesday night for a town hall meeting on the 2017 general obligation bond issue, Oklahoma City Councilman Ed...
Medicaid, Medi-can’t: Tobacco tax stalled in House
Those who like to sit back and scoff at the Oklahoma Legislature for perceived incompetence were hand-delivered a lunch pail's worth of material Wednesday as...
Edmond City Council discusses ARPA funds, pro tennis tournament coming to city
During an Edmond City Council workshop on Monday, council members discussed how to use the $12,741,315 the city was allocated by the federal American...
‘Not a drill’: Vian High School scare reminds rural Oklahoma of gun violence
VIAN — It is becoming increasingly clear that gun violence can occur anywhere, even a small town in eastern Oklahoma with a population of...
After ditching Fallin, Lamb’s plans deserve scrutiny
Last we mentioned Oklahoma Lt. Gov. Todd Lamb on NonDoc, I was writing about Gary Richardson's amusing gun giveaway and impending announcement of a 2018...
