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.
Markwayne Mullin, T.W. Shannon advance in U.S. Senate race
Owing to Sen. Jim Inhofe's impending retirement, two Senate seats are up for election in Oklahoma this year. In Tuesday's special election to succeed...
Treasurer, labor and corporation commissioner elections head to GOP runoffs
In addition to the Republican race for state superintendent of public instruction, three other primary elections for statewide office are heading to GOP runoffs...
Castro-Huerta decision: State gets some concurrent jurisdiction on reservations
In a victory for Gov. Kevin Stitt's legal effort to limit the effects of the U.S. Supreme Court's 2020 ruling in McGirt v. Oklahoma,...
Some board members still concerned by lack of Western Heights audit presentation
Despite community member frustration that the Fiscal Year 2020-2021 Western Heights Public Schools audit was not presented for a second meeting in a row,...
Cherokee Nation makes history with federal transportation compact
President Joe Biden's administration has taken another step to improve relations between the United States and tribal nations by signing an agreement giving the...
‘Monetary phenomenon’: An inflation primer for the Oklahoma Legislature
At the end of this year’s regular session of the Oklahoma Legislature, Gov. Kevin Stitt called for a special session to provide Oklahomans “inflation...
Days after being elected Pottawatomie County DA, David Hammer dies
Five days after he was elected Pottawatomie County district attorney, David Hammer died today at age 47.
Hammer's death was announced on Facebook by members...
Edmond water projects to provide independence from OKC, sustain long-term growth
City of Edmond contractors are constructing a number of water projects around the city that officials believe will sustain the city's expanding water needs...
‘We need water’: Sasakwa residents dry for months, governments unsure of solution
SASAKWA — With temperatures topping 100 degrees around Oklahoma and forecasts projecting more heat as August approaches, some residents of a small town in...
Kansas selected for battery plant, Panasonic purportedly considering Oklahoma for second factory
Panasonic has selected a site in Kansas as the home for a new multi-billion-dollar battery factory, according to a story published by Nikkei Asia,...