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.
‘Clear as mud’: Incentive commission accepts 10 recommendations
(Editor's note: The following story, maintained in its original form, reported inaccurate information regarding commissioners' recommendation about the Oklahoma film enhancement rebate. An update...
‘Orange-crested POTUS-elect’ likened to Andrew Jackson
So Rudy Giuliani, ex-NYC mayor and one of Donald Trump's inner circle, likens Trump's election in 2016 to that of Andrew Jackson in 1928...
Family seeks common ground among hard political lines
AUSTIN, Texas — On election night 2016, in a small Missouri town about an hour outside of St. Louis, Becky Lane unplugged from the...
Trump’s win could trigger Fallin, Lamb, Boren dominoes
The election of Donald Trump as president may ultimately set off a chain of events that could shape government power in Oklahoma for the next two...
Trump leads new Republican Party, demise of Dems
(Editor's note: The author was part of Donald Trump's early Oklahoma leadership team.)
Quick, give me the top things you remember from the presidential campaigns of...
Oklahoma needs new education system for innovation, deregulation and choice
(Editor's note: Today, NonDoc presents two examinations of Oklahoma's education system following the defeat of State Question 779 by voters Nov. 8. On one...
Finding optimism for #oklaed despite SQ 779’s defeat
(Editor's note: Today, NonDoc presents two examinations of Oklahoma's education system following the defeat of State Question 779 by voters Nov. 8. On one...
New, returning lawmakers sworn in at Capitol
Oklahoma's new and returning lawmakers were sworn into the 56th Legislature Wednesday at the State Capitol. The swearing-in of legislators coincides with Oklahoma's date of statehood: Nov....
Group seeks to put the ‘us’ in Let’s Fix This on oath day
In these highly divisive times, it's easy to forget that some issues are universal. In Oklahoma, that would be the state's mired-in-revenue-shortfall budget, which...
Letter: Hamilton was wrong, Electoral College ‘sucks’
To the editors:
Let's remember that the Founders were not perfect. Their Electoral College sucks. They invented it because they feared complete direct democracy, a...
