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.
Foreign entities are exploiting veterans via social media
WASHINGTON — A veteran organization and the nation’s largest social media companies testified in a congressional hearing last week that imposters from foreign countries...
Recreational marijuana initiative petition filed in Oklahoma
(Update: On Thursday, Dec. 26, 2019, multiple media noticed and reported that the recreational marijuana initiative petition discussed below had a status change on...
President Donald Trump impeached by the House
WASHINGTON — After about 10 hours of debate over rules and rhetoric, the U.S. House of Representatives voted along partisan lines Wednesday to impeach...
Iowa vs Oklahoma: A comparison in voting trends
Iowa voters will caucus on Monday night in the first electoral step toward the 2020 election — but Oklahoma residents will have to wait...
Oklahoma’s presidential relevance to come in primary
DES MOINES, Iowa — Over 400 miles from her hometown of Ponca City, a former Oklahoma educator, who spent 30 years teaching high school...
Latino voters a growing force in rural America
PERRY, Iowa — Forty miles outside the rush of Des Moines, Iowa, a rural farm-town of 7,500 people welcomed presidential candidates who were making...
Oklahoma Supreme Court nixes redistricting proposal
If it wants to change the way Oklahoma apportions its legislative and congressional districts after the 2020 U.S. Census, the group People Not Politicians...
U.S. House committee moves bills on white supremacy symbols, cybersecurity
WASHINGTON — The House Committee on Homeland Security sent a series of bills to the House floor Wednesday seeking to combat multiple white supremacy...
Session 2020: Political theater without its central stage
What happens when a wall is built between two partners? A lot can change: dynamics, communication, atmosphere and perception.
At the Oklahoma State Capitol for...
Two Oklahoma House staffers test positive for COVID-19
Two staff members of the Oklahoma House of Representatives have tested positive for the COVID-19 virus, according to House senior advisory for policy and...