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.
In an era of inequity, more college financial aid is going to the rich
By Jon Marcus
Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting
ITHACA, N.Y. – Maya Portillo started life solidly in the middle class. Both her parents were...
Oklahoma’s political microcosm ripe for innovation
There’s a lot of good and necessary talk about Oklahoma's budget crisis in the news right now. There’s pointed economic research and political speculation,...
The Last Jedi: Enough ‘disappointment’ to make you think
Walking out of the theater last week, I felt ... strange.
I don't consider myself the biggest Star Wars fan in the world — I...
Lewis Moore, Bobby Cleveland and the ghosts of Festivus past
'Twas 2015 and all through the House, conservatives were stirring and starting to grouse.
Forms had been filed, a request from some soul, that the...
Back in the saddle: Rep. Scott Inman returning to #okleg
Almost two months after announcing he would resign from the Oklahoma Legislature, Rep. Scott Inman (D-Del City) has reversed course and said he will...
Fallin: Legislators risk losing elections ‘if we don’t fix problems’
Oklahoma's statewide-elected officials sat at Gov. Mary Fallin's conference table this morning, listening as the state's deputy budget director ran through a list of...
Oil, gas, wind: ‘Uncertainty’ hurts industry investments
Throughout 2017's prolonged session of the Oklahoma Legislature, the politics surrounding calls for new tax revenue have partially pitted two energy industries against each...
$115 million in jeopardy for Oklahoma teaching hospitals
(Editor’s note: This story was authored by Paul Monies of Oklahoma Watch and appears here in accordance with the non-profit journalism organization’s republishing terms.)
Oklahoma’s two largest...
Special session bills would send money to OHCA, DHS
As word spread about FBI involvement in the Oklahoma State Department of Health investigation this morning, lawmakers moved two measures forward to appropriate state...
Generation Citizen gains traction with OKCPS students
Back in 2008, two students at Brown University recognized “the extent to which democratic spirit had been lost in our current political environment,...
