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.
Letter: ‘You can’t tax-cut your way out’ of budget trouble
To the editors:
Republicans just don’t get it. You can’t tax-cut your way out of our self-imposed state revenue failure. Yet, on Thursday, Nov. 9,...
In Oklahoma, a quickening pace of gun deaths
(Editor’s note: This story was authored by Ben Botkin of Oklahoma Watch and appears here in accordance with the non-profit journalism organization’s republishing terms.)
The shootings seem...
Seniors at Capitol: ‘Sacrificed on the board of a chess game’
When the House Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget took an unexpected four-hour recess during the middle of questions on an agency-cutting general appropriations...
Slash and dash: A Band-Aid on a gaping gash
The 2017 Oklahoma Legislature's special session has failed yet again to find a revenue-based solution to the $215 million budget hole. Now, lawmakers are...
Editorial: House failure shows true effect of State Question 640
Much has been made of State Question 640's requirement that any revenue-raising measure pass the Oklahoma House of Representatives with 76 votes, but perhaps...
Special elections cheat sheet for SDs 45, 37 and HD 76
Tuesday will feature a trio of special elections intended to fill vacancies in the Oklahoma Legislature. Accordingly, NonDoc has created the following special elections cheat...
‘Settlement’ report complicates charter group, Board of Ed. lawsuit
After two weeks of excellent reporting, the Tulsa World’s Andrea Eger has raised questions about whether the Oklahoma Public Charter School Association (OPCSA) has...
Day after failed vote, Oklahoma Medicaid agency cuts rates
Less than 24 hours after the Oklahoma House of Representatives failed to approve the year's best chance at a grand revenue bill, the Oklahoma...
Big revenue bill goes down in the Oklahoma House
Despite bipartisan support from the Oklahoma Senate, endorsements from two former Democratic governors, backing from Gov. Mary Fallin and pleas from dozens of advocacy...
Department of Agriculture ‘billing dispute’ frustrates lawmakers
Owing to a "billing dispute" with the federal government, the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture refused to pay about $1 million worth of Wildlife Services...
