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.
Lawton area: Dusty Deevers elected in SD 32 special
The political makeup of the Oklahoma State Senate will remain the same as Republican Dusty Deevers defeated Democrat Larry Bush in Tuesday's special election...
Edmond Council: City center complex cost grows, new attorney and ambulance service approved
After congratulating City Attorney Stephen Murdock for his decades of service Monday night, the Edmond City Council hired his successor and approved the fourth...
‘Failed policies of the past’: Biden order tries to streamline tribal funding
WASHINGTON — The beat of drums echoed off the walls of the Department of the Interior auditorium as members of the Native American Women...
Okla. Ethics Commission names new executive director
The fourth executive director of the Oklahoma Ethics Commission will be an attorney who has worked in leadership positions for two other state agencies.
Lee...
‘Truly horrific’: DHS apologizes to families of abused Enid center residents, investigation continues
Oklahoma Department of Human Services director Deb Shropshire apologized Wednesday to families of victims with intellectual disabilities who suffered what a police officer called...
2024 local elections: OKCPS, Western Heights seats up, candidates crowd Midwest City Council
Oklahoma City Public Schools, Deer Creek Public Schools and Western Heights Public Schools will have school board races early next year, while a slate...
2024 Tulsa County area school board races draw mixed interest
(Update: This article was updated at 11:55 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 11, to reflect Alan Staab's withdrawal from the Tulsa Public Schools board District...
Election 2024: Norman council seats up, Moore seeks new mayor
Cleveland County's 2024 municipal election cycle will be busy, with 11 candidates filing this week for four seats on the Norman City Council. Meanwhile,...
‘Dropped the ball’: Board approves Kingfisher football hazing lawsuit settlement at tense meeting
KINGFISHER — On Monday night in a packed room on the high school campus, those who supported plaintiff alumnus Mason Mecklenburg and those who...
‘Running out of time’: Delay with new jail site confounds county leaders
Two months after the board of county commissioners formally selected a site for the facility, the location of Oklahoma County’s new jail remains a...
