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.
Editorial: Oklahoma House achieving bipartisan calamity
As Oklahoma House Republican leaders prepared for a Friday committee vote on the compromise revenue package that included an oil-industry tax hike, they cobbled...
BourBUN fundraiser to emphasize power of the people
(Editor's note: The following was written by Andy Moore, executive director of the nonprofit, nonpartisan civic-action group Let’s Fix This. His commentary appears courtesy...
Oct. 23 OKCPS board meeting briefs
(Editor's note: The following briefs were composed based off of events that took place Oct. 23 during a regular meeting of the Oklahoma City...
‘New’ OKCPS teaching blueprint plots same dubious path
Eighteen years ago, the very survival of the Oklahoma City Public School System was at risk. That is why participants in MAPS for Kids...
ESSA: Surveys show concerns over education standards
(Editor’s note: This story was authored by Jennifer Palmer of Oklahoma Watch and appears here in accordance with the non-profit journalism organization’s republishing terms.)
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Update: House GOP members react to Senate request for gross production tax increase
With a smattering of Republican House members roaming the upper chamber, the Oklahoma Senate passed a resolution at noon requesting that the House pass...
Septuagenarian runs blog to fact check, needle OCPA
The inspiration for my blog, OCPAThinker.org, began several years ago when a friend from college was the featured speaker at the annual fundraiser for the...
OK State Health Department furloughs spurred by unexplained cash crisis
(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.)
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GOP revenue package goes down without Dem support
A Republican revenue package intended to end Oklahoma's special legislative session and fund health care agencies failed today on the House floor, with GOP...
Scott Inman dropping out of governor’s race, resigning
House Minority Leader Scott Inman (D-OKC) is planning to abandon his campaign to be Oklahoma's governor and is planning to resign from the Legislature,...
