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.
Tourism director Jerry Winchester resigns, state files lawsuit against Swadley’s
Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department executive director Jerry Winchester, who had come under fire for the state agency's controversial and now-terminated contract with Swadley's...
Stitt picks Rick Braught for OU Board of Regents
Gov. Kevin Stitt has appointed businessman Rick Braught to the University of Oklahoma Board of Regents to fill the final year of an unexpired...
Voicemail to Sen. Jessica Garvin threatens ‘shootout’ over marijuana license fees
A voicemail left Friday for Sen. Jessica Garvin threatened a "shootout" with state law enforcement agencies regarding HB 2179, which proposes an increase in...
Commission punts David Hooten proposal to use ARPA funds for dog training center
Following a terse and at times awkward exchange with Oklahoma County Clerk David Hooten, the Oklahoma County Board of County Commissioners took no action...
Recreational marijuana: SQ 820 signature collection starts today
A new effort to legalize marijuana in Oklahoma for adult recreational use gets underway today, as organizers behind State Question 820 can begin gathering...
‘We are still here’: Oklahoma tribes increasingly reclaim out-of-state ancestral homelands
Tribes across the nation are increasingly buying back or being gifted back property in their ancestral homelands and using it either to build economic...
UCO to cut 30 vacant faculty positions, will retain all full-time faculty
University of Central Oklahoma President Patti Neuhold-Ravikumar announced today that 30 vacant faculty positions will be eliminated for the 2022-2023 academic year in attempt...
Lawton hopes to attract defense contractors with FISTA Innovation Park
LAWTON — The Lawton Central Mall sits in the center of a sunken concrete parking lot, its drab exterior marred by the shadowed outline...
Community members seek equity in OKCPS bond issue
In November, Oklahoma voters are expected to have packed ballots for the state's 2022 general election: federal races, statewide contests, potential state questions, and...
New Joint Committee on Administrative Rules starts slowly, discusses HB 1775
The Senate half of the Oklahoma Legislature's new Joint Committee on Administrative Rules held its first meeting this afternoon, with members debating the definition...
