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.
After 15 years, Tondalo Hall clears commutation hurdle
Tondalo Hall, an Oklahoma City woman serving 30 years in prison for permitting child abuse, had her application for sentence commutation advanced to a...
Immigration debate ‘a referendum on basic human morality’
Around the turn of the 20th century, Oklahoma communities dared to envision enclaves radical in our conception — an all black state, an indigenous...
Stitt talks water, pipelines to U.S. Senate committee
WASHINGTON — Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt told a Senate committee Tuesday that some states are blocking energy projects due to personal environmental politics of...
Cocktails and Caucuses: Super Bowl weekend collides with campaigns
DES MOINES, Iowa — The last time the Super Bowl collided with the Iowa Caucuses, Ronald Reagan was beginning his dramatic run for the...
Jail trust brings in DOC officers to ease staffing woes
The Oklahoma County Criminal Justice Authority, otherwise known as the jail trust, approved an agreement today with the Oklahoma Department of Corrections that would...
Norman City Council creates crisis response program, maintains police budget
Tensions were high during Tuesday night's Norman City Council budget meeting, which ended after 3 a.m. Wednesday and served as a crescendo to more...
Oklahoma County evictions on the rise, but help exists
Evictions in Oklahoma County are climbing rapidly as stimulus and unemployment benefits paid directly to individuals as part of the federal government's coronavirus response...
Cherokee Nation makes history with federal transportation compact
President Joe Biden's administration has taken another step to improve relations between the United States and tribal nations by signing an agreement giving the...
Political shifts create uncertainty for two-party system
The discontent surrounding America's two-party political system has never been more apparent till the 2016 election cycle.
Democrat and Republican voters alike broke away from their...
Editorial: Use math to end Oklahoma runoff elections
In exactly three weeks, some Oklahomans will go back to the polls to vote (again) in a runoff election for whom their political party should...
