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.
Oklahoma increases election security efforts
WASHINGTON — With the end-of-the-year deadline to pass election security measures in Congress quickly approaching, Sen. James Lankford (R-OK) said Oklahoma has already taken...
Budget cuts shrink resources for homeless, mentally ill
NORMAN — After months living homeless on the West Coast, William Treadwell scraped up enough for a bus ticket and made the long, hungry...
Oklahoma seeking Obamacare innovation waiver despite ACA uncertainty
While the exact future of the Affordable Care Act remains in doubt, bureaucrats in even the nation's most conservative states are pushing forward policy...
Challenges ahead for funding schools with MAPS
During Tuesday's meeting, Ward 2 OKC Councilman Ed Shadid pushed the City Council to engage in a "desperate act for a desperate time" and devote...
Oklahoman first in line at Memphis free-care event
Sometimes, the realities of Oklahoma's insufficient and ineffective health care system follow me wherever I go.
This weekend was no different. During an attempt to...
OKCPS, KIPP compromise signals room for agreement
Monday was a great night for Oklahoma City Public Schools when the OKCPS board rejected KIPP charter school's proposed takeover of the Martin Luther...
Tulsa Race Massacre event touts urgency of reparations
The University of Oklahoma's College of Law hosted a virtual event today where panelists presented on the need for more education about the history...
Wyrick attorney’s response: Lawsuit on Supreme Court appointment ‘frivolous’
In responding to a legal challenge of Oklahoma Supreme Court Justice Patrick Wyrick's appointment to the state's highest court, a special assistant attorney general has...
Flashpoint, OkPolicy breakfast reveal budget solutions
During a budget-briefing breakfast hosted by Oklahoma Policy Institute on April 26, executive director David Blatt drew upon Bob Dylan’s saddest lyrics to warn...
‘Pump the brakes’: OKC officials plan for leaner budget
Just before Oklahoma City University economics professor Russell Evans began his presentation for an OKC City Council budget workshop this morning at the Cox...
