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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.

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.
Gov. Fallin

Gov. Fallin on budget partisanship: ‘That’s politics at the Capitol’

(Update: This post was updated at 4:50 p.m. Wednesday, May 24, to clarify that Gov. Mary Fallin has committed to sign SB 860 as...
51 House votes

GOP pivots, moves budget needing only 51 House votes

(Update: This story was updated at 10:20 a.m. Wednesday, May 24, to include photos of state-agency allocation documents. The photos are at the bottom...
OKC Mayor's Roundtable

Business, creativity collide at OKC Mayor’s Roundtable

Earlier this month, creative entrepreneurs, designers and civic leaders asked the right questions for a city seeking to prosper in the 21st century. At the...
committee delay

After 6-hour delay, House JCAB passes one bill before midnight

After six hours of delay, GOP House leadership ran a new measure on gross production taxes through committee late Monday evening that would raise about $95 million in...
GOP leaders

Letter: ‘Old Republican’ slams state’s GOP leaders

(Correction: This letter was updated at 11:10 a.m. Monday, May 22, to clarify that the requirement of a supermajority legislative vote for tax increases...
compromisevideo

Editorial: Oklahomans lose if lawmakers won’t compromise

Oklahoma politicians from both parties have made a mess of state finances for the past decade. Republican and Democrat lawmakers have cut taxes, protected special...
California

3 House Dems in California as #okleg meets on weekend

As the Oklahoma House of Representatives waits to learn if a budget deal could be struck during an unusual Saturday session 36 hours before the new-revenue...
Oklahoma Watch forum

Oklahoma Watch forum: How does the budget affect children?

(Editor’s note: This story appears here in accordance with Oklahoma Watch’s republishing terms.) A public Oklahoma Watch forum Tuesday in Oklahoma City will focus on how the...
video

VIDEO: Rep. Bobby Cleveland breaks out his fart machine

With day-long discussions between Republican and Democratic legislative leaders still not yielding a revenue agreement, Rep. Bobby Cleveland (R-Slaughterville) turned to his trusty fart machine...
Forrest Bennettvideo

VIDEO: Rep. Forrest Bennett, demonstrator debate GPT

The halls of Oklahoma's Capitol were flooded Thursday with demonstrators from either side of the raging debate surrounding the gross production tax of oil...

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