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.
Sovereignty Symposium examines ‘our ability to work together’
The feud between state and tribal officials over the 2020 landmark Supreme Court ruling in McGirt v Oklahoma continued throughout this week's 2021 Sovereignty...
Muscogee Nation election appeal says 57% of absentee ballots missed deadline
An attorney for two candidates challenging the Muscogee Nation's Sept. 18 election results says 57 percent of tribal citizens who submitted absentee ballots did...
Oklahoma Indigenous activists urge Biden to declare climate emergency
WASHINGTON — Indigenous activists from Oklahoma gathered in the nation's capital this week for The People vs. Fossil Fuels, a weeklong rally to urge...
Good enough: Legislative Compensation Board keeps lawmaker pay flat
Oklahoma is almost top 10 in legislative pay. This morning, the obscure board that has exclusive power to set lawmaker pay said that's good...
Six school bond propositions, annexation slated for Nov. 9 special election
Six Oklahoma school districts will have bond propositions on the Nov. 9 special election ballot, and the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education...
Judge Ogden quashes citizens’ grand jury application
(Update: On Oct. 22, Judge Richard Ogden approved an amended application authorizing the collection of signatures for the impaneling of a grand jury. The...
Districts forced to regroup when school bonds fail
In September, Silo Public Schools Superintendent Kate McDonald had hopes that voters would approve a $33.5 million bond issue for constructing a new "state-of-the-art"...
‘Huge step forward’: Oklahoma establishes nonbinary birth certificate process
In settling a federal lawsuit by Oregon resident Kit Lorelied against the Oklahoma State Department of Health, Oklahoma has formalized a process for designating...
Murder trial: Mother of slain man uncertain during cross-examination
SAPULPA — A Creek County murder trial in which the defendant claims he killed his step-daughter's boyfriend in self defense began Tuesday. The first...
Attorney calls testimony ‘perjurious,’ but trial continues with defense witnesses
SAPULPA — After the prosecution rested in a Creek County murder trial Thursday, Kenneth Ray Smith's attorney asked the judge to dismiss the case...
