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.
Corporation Commission debates set, Anthony ‘declines to participate’
With a high number of races on the ballot for Oklahoma's Aug. 28 runoff election, NonDoc is working with non-partisan partners Let's Fix This...
Board of Health approves latest, revised medical marijuana rules
It took all of three minutes for the Board of Health to enter executive session after commencing a meeting this afternoon at the Oklahoma...
OU pulls back on National Merit Scholars program
(Editor’s note: This story was authored by Jenifer Palmer of Oklahoma Watch and appears here in accordance with the non-profit journalism organization’s republishing terms.)
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Future unclear in physician, patient relationships
World-famous historian Will Durant once wrote, “God never read the Declaration of Independence.” What Durant was referring to in the Declaration was Thomas Jefferson’s...
Kevin Stitt strolls, prepares for Drew Edmondson
With only a few dozen precincts left to report, Tulsa businessman Kevin Stitt appears to have earned the Oklahoma Republican Party's 2018 gubernatorial nomination,...
MMJ nuggets: Cities make moves, Fallin says special session ‘would be premature’
A lot has happened since Oklahomans passed State Question 788 on June 26 to legalize medical marijuana. A fight over administrative rules passed by the...
Uneasy riders: Critics blame Boren for … OU?
I don't know why, but I keep imagining David Boren as an avid motorcycle enthusiast after his retirement from being president of the University...
#OKleg freshman class size to be ‘almost unprecedented’
Even if no incumbents lose their November general elections, the 57th Oklahoma Legislature will feature a large freshman class of 44 new members in...
False alarm? Perspective on emergency teaching certificates
(Editor's note: The following piece was authored by Mike Brake for the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs and appears here as Funded Content, a...
The doctor is out: Two threats to physicians’ offices
In my first commentary on NonDoc, I outlined my desire to examine the Amazon-Berkshire Hathaway-Chase Bank collaborative to reform health care by breaking all...
