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.
In depth: Federal reports on military voting often flawed
By Erin Vogel-Fox & Michael Olinger
News21
When Americans vote for president in November, many of the 1.4 million active-duty U.S. military personnel stationed or deployed...
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...
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...
Asian-American voter turnout lags as population surges
By Lian Bunny, Sami Edge and Hillary Davis
News21
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Beth Vang grew up with a conflicted view of civic life. Vang, a 21-year-old...
Native Americans: Fight for voting equality continues
By Mike Lakusiak, Erin Vogel-Fox and Courtney Columbus
News21
(Correction: A previous version of this News21 story incorrectly stated that a judge had issued a temporary...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
