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.
FY 2025 state budget deal: Slew of capital projects, sheriff funding, $25 million for #oklaed
Two days after negotiations blew up for the second time in a row, leaders of the Oklahoma Legislature struck an FY 2025 state budget...
‘Can’t tell you what to do in 10 years’: Horse Racing Commission rejects Stitt resolution
Heeding the advice of Attorney General Gentner Drummond, the Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission today trampled a resolution proposed by Gov. Kevin Stitt that would...
‘Is that a typo?’: Budget summit breakdown leaves legislative leaders bickering
As the sixth public "budget summit" of the Oklahoma Legislature rolled into its fifth hour Friday, a Senate staffer handed out a paper containing...
Litigation roundup: Major cases involving Muscogee Nation carry precedential possibilities
Since the July 2020 McGirt v. Oklahoma decision upheld the Muscogee Nation Reservation's continued existence — a ruling cited in subsequent affirmations of other...
‘Slap in the face’: Legislative fight over DPS training center roils commissioner
A suggestion by the Oklahoma State Senate's floor leader to pull back funding on a training center long sought by the Department of Public...
Parties fight to finish Uncommon Ground Sculpture Park agreements by June 10 deadline
When news broke that the Edmond City Council had approved the site plan, preliminary plat, final plat and eight variances for the Uncommon Ground...
SD 21 Republican primary pits rancher against doctor
The Republican primary ballot for State Senate District 21 in the Stillwater area features a doctor who admires the late U.S. Sen. Tom Coburn,...
Senate confirmations get political: House leaders’ relatives, others await fate
(Update: In the days following this article, Senate Bill 362 was passed into law, and the nominations of Clay McCall and David Echols were...
Back to the drawing board? OKC Council denies new county jail site
The long saga of efforts to replace the troubled Oklahoma County Jail with a new facility has hit yet another snag, as the OKC...
Nine teaching certificates suspended by state board
After more than an hour of executive session, Oklahoma State Board of Education members voted today to suspend the educator certificates of nine teachers...
