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.
Gerrymandering, voting access focus of 2017 Town Hall
I’ve recently returned home from the Oklahoma Academy's 2017 Town Hall, and my adrenaline is still pumping. Although first founded in 1967, the nonpartisan...
Oklahoma’s budget crisis demands revenue leadership
In August, the Oklahoma Supreme Court's decision to invalidate a recently enacted fee on cigarettes brought Oklahoma’s budget crisis back to the fore. While the...
Ahead of big revenue vote, $3,000 teacher raise advances
"If I have to come back and present this bill 20 different times, all day and all night until we get it across the...
OK Supreme Court strikes down another revenue measure
Today, the Oklahoma Supreme Court struck down a revenue measure passed by the Oklahoma Legislature during the regular May session. The court's rejection of...
GOP Rep. Roger Ford: ‘This plan WILL bomb’
Republican Rep. Roger Ford (R-Midwest City) blasted his party's legislative leaders and their purported revenue "plan" on Facebook hours after it was announced Monday.
"This...
DeBarr Avenue name change: Norman suffers paralysis by analysis
A guest column in Sunday’s Norman Transcript from Norman City Councilman Bill Hickman demonstrates the problem of paralysis by analysis that causes governmental bureaucracies to...
Fallin, McCall, Schulz tout ‘agreement,’ decline questions
Gov. Mary Fallin and Republican lawmakers announced "an agreement between House and Senate Republicans" at a press conference this morning but declined to take...
Editorial: The argument against lowering legislator pay
In a political climate charged with anger against Oklahoma's recent legislative shortcomings, it might seem popular to punish lawmakers by reducing their annual salaries,...
Using veterans as political pawns disgraces their service
Last week, Sen. Paul Scott threatened the Thunder in his hometown newspaper. Worried over the national anthem, Scott (R-Duncan) told the Duncan Banner he would...
Fallin’s chief of staff to oil and gas leaders: ‘Participate in a way that can help’
After Oklahoma's two largest oil and gas industry associations sent a letter to Gov. Mary Fallin opposing gross production tax increases, the governor's chief...
