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.
Letter: OHCA, OCPA oversimplify ‘Medicaid rebalancing’
(Letters to the Editors policy: NonDoc believes in creating a responsible forum for the rational and respectful discussion of topics and ideas. As such,...
Reproductive rights: ‘Women deserve a dignified and responsible choice’
In 1989 (another summer), Public Enemy was rapping about fighting the discriminatory powers that be on the soundtrack to Spike Lee’s seminal Do The...
WTF: Legislative panhandling and government inaction
A few local media types took to their respective formats to bemoan the legislature's lax attitude toward completing any meaningful work earlier this week,...
Pure babbittry: American Ninja Warrior at Okla. Capitol
Babbittry. Look it up. Try a dictionary that isn’t on your phone. Not that there’ll be a picture of Oklahoma State Sen. David Holt (R-OKC), but there...
‘Catastrophic’ issue: $10 million more in OKCPS cuts
As part of $10 million in cuts to the 2016-2017 Oklahoma City Public Schools budget, the district announced Tuesday it will eliminate funding for...
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...
Filter: Gus Blackwell and the onion burger
Since news broke about former Oklahoma Rep. Gus Blackwell (R-Goodwell) being charged with 44 criminal counts related to campaign financial practices, I have been...
Tom Cole: ‘I support the Republican nominee for president’
U.S. Rep. Tom Cole (R-Moore) visited Harding Charter Prep High School in Oklahoma City on May 5, and afterward he answered questions about the...
OKCPS suspensions more complex than just race
Conservative school reformer Mike Petrilli has criticized the U.S. Office of Civil Rights (OCR) and its recent agreement to settle a complaint against the Oklahoma City...
Tom Cole ‘very concerned’ about #oklaed funding
(Editor's Note: The following story was written by Harding Charter Prep freshman journalism student Dylan DelCol in conjunction with NonDoc editor in chief William W. Savage...
