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.
Editorial: Fingers point at McCall, Schulz on budget
Two weeks ago, we published an editorial critiquing "useless acrimony" about Oklahoma state budget discussions. In it, GOP legislative leaders were noted for working hard...
‘Approaching a crisis’: OHP details budget concerns
On the eve of Halloween, a shootout capped off a terrifying manhunt for Michael Vance. The confrontation ended with Vance being gunned down by Oklahoma Highway...
VIDEO: Rep. Bobby Cleveland breaks out his fart machine
With day-long discussions between Republican and Democratic legislative leaders still not yielding a revenue agreement, Rep. Bobby Cleveland (R-Slaughterville) turned to his trusty fart machine...
After 6-hour delay, House JCAB passes one bill before midnight
After six hours of delay, GOP House leadership ran a new measure on gross production taxes through committee late Monday evening that would raise about $95 million in...
Criminal justice reform: ‘We’re making them meaner in prison’
The leaders of criminal justice reform efforts in Oklahoma say the state needs change for two reasons: Outrageous system costs are busting the state...
Editorial: Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs takes another haircut
Beyond a long weekend featuring lake parties and a Monday off work for many, Memorial Day serves as a time for Americans to remember those...
Fallin vetoes bill, kills Public Employees Relations Board
In a move several Capitol insiders have deemed surprising, Gov. Mary Fallin vetoed SB 46 Tuesday afternoon, functionally killing the Oklahoma Public Employees Relations...
A modest proposal for defending the cigarette fee
We’re painfully aware of the decision the U.S. Supreme Court must make in terms of the Trump administration’s ban on refugees from Muslim-majority nations....
Sen. AJ Griffin: ‘Constituents want us to fix the budget’
Sen. AJ Griffin (R-Guthrie) was first elected in 2012 and has become the vice chairwoman of the Senate Energy Committee as well as the...
OK Supreme Court upholds repeal of sales tax exemption
The Oklahoma Supreme Court issued its ruling today in the second of three legal challenges concerning the 2017 Legislature's budget agreement. While the court...
