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.
‘It takes all of us’: Cristi Twenter reflects on 10 years at Edmond Mobile Meals
Since 1974, Edmond Mobile Meals has carried out one continued mission: Keep the city's elderly and disabled well fed.
Leading that effort is Cristi Twenter,...
COVID-19 fears may have limited Trump rally crowd
TULSA — Some Trump supporters braved the COVID-19 pandemic to attend President Donald Trump’s first rally since the national shutdown in March, but fears...
Cruz, Clinton pull most delegates in Iowa caucuses
With storms blasting the Midwest on Monday night, caucus workers in Iowa tallied votes that left Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Ted Cruz with...
More recess: On enormous rate case, Todd Hiett states position before further delay
Only two of Oklahoma's three Corporation Commission members attended today's meeting on a potentially enormous challenge of a 29-year-old telecommunications rate increase, but Commissioner Todd...
Tip share ruling could be huge change to gov’t authority
The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) requires that employers pay their employees a minimum wage. If the employee is in a job that "customarily...
Studies: Medical marijuana combats opioid abuse
As Oklahomans gear up to vote on whether to legalize medical marijuana, two studies released this year show evidence that doing so would likely...
Health care expansion saved my life
"Without the health care that Colorado took, I wouldn't have gotten treatment for my illness," says the man named Steve in the video above....
In Austin, local government deals Uber a costly defeat
AUSTIN — Saturday in the tech capital of Texas, citizens voted to drive out popular ride-sharing services Uber and Lyft. Monday, Uber and Lyft suspended operations in Austin.
When the City Council...
Teacher pay and cost of living: Specifics may change, point remains
(Editor’s note: This story was authored by Jon Greenberg of nonprofit, nonpartisan news organization PolitiFact and was published April 4 on Oklahoma Watch, also a...
Immigration debate ‘a referendum on basic human morality’
Around the turn of the 20th century, Oklahoma communities dared to envision enclaves radical in our conception — an all black state, an indigenous...
