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.
Letter: Conflicting editorials muddy #OklaEd insights
To the editors:
Did anyone see Sunday's Oklahoman? There was a great story by Ben Felder on the front page, right alongside a front-page editorial...
A serious conversation about Oklahoma education
With a teachers’ strike now looming and a state Legislature that appears incapable of figuring out how to fund a teacher pay raise, perhaps...
Oklahoma to pursue executions that ‘nobody has attempted’
(Editor’s note: This story about executions was authored by Ben Botkin of Oklahoma Watch and appears here in accordance with the non-profit journalism organization’s republishing...
Better ACEs research, terms lead to better solutions
There is a consistent pattern in the conferences sponsored by the Potts Family Foundation, such as its Raising Resilient Oklahomans! summit March 7 in Edmond. First,...
Diving Deep on Medicaid: Podcast with Nico Gomez
When it comes to areas of public policy, health care might be the most complicated. Examining Oklahoma's health care system requires a deep dive...
Fleeing Oklahoma, teachers could ‘Fall-in’ the Red River
The Red River Bridge Corporation wanted to keep profiting from a toll bridge that carried U.S. 75 and U.S. 69. In 1931, the Texas...
Letter: Details of federal bank bill ‘should be noted’
To the editors:
Guy Sims conveniently leaves out the details of S.2155 in his commentary titled Dodd-Frank reform: Oklahoma bankers applaud Senate from March 15....
Dodd-Frank reform: Oklahoma bankers applaud Senate
Amid all the noise, bickering and partisanship in Washington, D.C., something simple – and yet remarkable – just took place in the U.S. Senate....
Second Amendment: Original parity no longer exists
Another school shooting. More dead people. A troubled perpetrator with a semi-automatic weapon. Immediate political blather. Public uproar. Muscle flexing by the National Rifle...
Bill for a 12.7 percent teacher raise stalls in Okla. Senate
An hour and a half after sundown, the Oklahoma State Senate took up a series of measures to pay for a 12.7 percent increase...
