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.
John Oliver highlights criminal charter school activities
(Correction: This post has been updated as of 11:26 a.m. on Aug. 25 to properly cite Ohio's State Auditor as David Yost.)
In his recent Last...
Latino voters: The ‘sleeping giant’ of 2016
By Alejandra Armstrong, Sami Edge, Courtney Columbus and Emily L. Mahoney
News21
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Andrea Montes turns 18 just weeks before the November election, and...
Parents lose their vote as states take over school boards
By Lily Altavena and Rose Velazquez
News21
In at least 20 states, lawmakers have stripped locally elected school board members of their power in impoverished, mostly...
Runoff results: Al McAffrey in Dem CD5, Adam Pugh in GOP SD 41
The more moderate candidate prevailed in a heated Edmond State Senate GOP runoff Tuesday evening. Meanwhile, the more experienced candidate won in the Democratic...
Dorman: Medical marijuana makes ballot in Oklahoma
According to a Facebook post from Joe Dorman, Oklahomans for Health has successfully submitted enough signatures to place a proposal for medical marijuana on the ballot...
Media go (truck) nuts for new Oklahoma license plate
Gov. Mary Fallin yanked a drape off a wide piece of flimsy metal Monday afternoon, a proverbial starter's pistol for media sprinting to get...
Risk of voter fraud small, but ‘all it takes is one person’
By Sami Edge
News21
Politicians and voting rights advocates continue to clash over whether photo ID and other voting requirements are needed to prevent voter fraud,...
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...
River, railroad & roadways: Rebuild huge for I-235 & I-44
Press was released last week informing OKC drivers that one of the city's main highway intersections will be slow-going for the next three years.
Put...
The Purge: America scrubs millions from the voter rolls
By Sean Holstege
News21
SPARTA, Ga. – The cleansing of America’s voter registration rolls occurs every two years and has become a legal battleground between politicians...