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.
Corporation Commission seat draws 5, congressional incumbents find opponents
With longtime Commissioner Bob Anthony facing the end of his time in office because of term limits, the race for the open seat on...
Half of Oklahoma House members seeking 2024 reelection win by default
Half of the 88 members of the House of Representatives seeking reelection won another term Friday without a contest.
After the three-day legislative filing period,...
After tense public comment, council adjusts agreement for downtown Edmond brewery
The Edmond City Council voted 3-2 Monday night to approve a restated agreement with Lap 7 Development to construct a brewery at downtown's Festival...
‘A patchwork of systems’: One Oklahoma Task Force talks fees, funding and challenges
Six weeks after proposing a potential revision and update to the 2005 Master Deputation Agreement between state and tribal law enforcement agencies, members of...
Spreadsheet blues: House mulls own budget position as Senate cancels committee
Shortly after 10 a.m. today, Senate Appropriations and Budget Committee Chairman Roger Thompson headed for a conversation with the Senate's president pro tempore instead...
OKCPS class sizes increasing as pandemic funds expire, board approves big bond agreement
Class sizes for Oklahoma City Public Schools are set to increase next school year as the district spends the last of its pandemic-era stimulus...
Roundup: SJR 34 failed despite McCall email, OSDE rules questioned, Slavonic to leave ODVA
The Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs needs a new director, the state Supreme Court has upheld the dismissal of a massive education funding lawsuit,...
Tulsa County Election Board keeps Jim Rea on ballot
At the end of a nearly three-hour hearing, Tulsa County Election Board Members Bob Jack and Judy Eason McIntyre voted today to retain Democratic...
Representing GRDA, Drummond files ‘first’ two Winter Storm Uri price manipulation lawsuits
Attorney General Gentner Drummond filed a pair of lawsuits today in Osage County District Court on behalf of the Grand River Dam Authority against...
OKC Planning Commission advances massive Legends Tower, proposed jail site
The Oklahoma City Planning Commission this afternoon approved part of a plan to construct the largest tower in the United States, while also approving...
