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.
SD 33: Four challenging ‘the hellhound of abortion’
(Editor’s Note: Ahead of Oklahoma's June 28 primary, our #HotRace miniseries continues with a review of candidates for Senate District 33 in Broken Arrow and Tulsa.)
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SQ 801: Should schools be able to use building funds for operations?
Similar to State Question 800, State Question 801 has potential ramifications for education budgets and schools. Unlike SQ 800, however, SQ 801 concerns some...
A scorecard for criminal justice reform in 2018
(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. It has been...
Letter: Reinstate execution moratorium until 2017 recommendations are implemented
To the editors:
Your Nov. 14 article — With Oklahoma executions ramping up, some push death penalty moratorium — cites state agency leaders who, while...
‘Insanity’: Cigarette tax passes House JCAB … again
In debating against GOP leadership's $1.50 cigarette tax, Rep. Eric Proctor broke out the rhetorical definition of "insanity," a word Capitol insiders have bandied...
Editorial: Terrible media relations dog Scott Pruitt
Last week, beleaguered Environmental Protection Agency administrator Scott Pruitt saw his office receive even more national criticism, this time for the attempted exclusion of...
‘Important because it is first’: Iowa caucuses often about expectations
(Update: Former President Donald Trump won the Republican Iowa caucuses on Monday, Jan. 15, with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and former U.N. Ambassador Nikki...
‘For the future’: James Jennings challenged by Nelson Harjo Sr. in Muscogee Council runoff
After neither man topped 50 percent support in the primary election earlier this year, incumbent James Jennings and challenger Nelson Harjo Sr. are facing...
Epic board approves another corrective action plan
Following the June release of an investigative report that lead to the State Board of Education placing Epic Charter Schools on probation, Epic board...
If you value higher education, stand firm for free speech
A specter is haunting American academia — a specter that is stifling academic freedom. Virtually every day, some campus around the country confronts a...
