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.
Stitt enacts conditional shelter-in-place policy, business limitations
Two days after he acknowledged the "possibility" of having to implement statewide limitations for private businesses, Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt announced five new orders...
More charges for James Jackson: Lewd acts with minors, child porn, bestiality
(Editor's note: The following story about criminal charges against James Jackson describes allegations that may make readers uncomfortable. It was updated at 7:50 p.m....
Verdict: Judge Kendra Coleman removed from office
The state Court on the Judiciary trial panel has ordered suspended first-term Oklahoma County District Judge Kendra Coleman removed from the bench, finding she...
Former Wetumka Mayor James Jackson arrested on child sexual abuse charges
The FBI and the Hughes County Sheriff's Department arrested former Wetumka Mayor James Jackson this morning at his Main Street residence. Jackson is being...
‘He served humbly’: Former Sen. Jonathan Nichols has died at age 53
Former Oklahoma State Sen. Jonathan Nichols has died from an apparent gunshot wound. Nichols represented Cleveland County as a Republican from 2000 to 2012...
Racist graffiti stains Oklahoma Democratic Party HQ
Racist graffiti was painted overnight outside the office of the Oklahoma Democratic Party. A swastika, the symbol 1488 and other Nazi references were painted...
OMMA creates grace period for expiring patient licenses
A new policy from the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority will allow some flexibility for those who have expiring patient licenses and who have already...
Lisa Billy resigns as Gov. Stitt’s secretary of Native American affairs
Lisa Billy, Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt's secretary of Native American affairs, resigned this afternoon, sending Stitt a letter that called his disagreement with tribal...
Reaction to new councilman shows Norman polarization
If you weren't aware, Norman has been pretty much anything other than united in 2020. A series of events this summer in Oklahoma's third-largest...
Ten challengers look to unseat Inhofe from U.S. Senate
Incumbent U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe remains a strong favorite to hold onto the seat he's occupied for 26 years, but there is no shortage...
