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.
Meeting on bribed vote prohibits public comment
If at first you don't succeed, try, try again.
In the matter of one bribery case, Oklahoma Corporation Commission chairman Bob Anthony has been seeking...
Editorial: More candidates mean better democracy
Just more than one week remains before Oklahomans will vote June 28 in primary elections for state legislative and congressional seats.
Several inter-party matchups will...
Policy wonk Tamara Draut: ‘Lift up the dignity of work’
Tamara Draut is vice president of policy and research for Demos, a policy organization focused largely around issues of equality and the economy. The...
Millions consumed potentially unsafe drinking water in past 10 years
By Agnel Philip, Elizabeth Sims, Jordan Houston and Rachel Konieczny
News21
(Editor's note: News21 has provided us this first installment in a series of reports...
Trustee: Vote ‘Yes’ on Tuesday’s GO bond, extend MAPS 3
Take a drive on Oklahoma City streets, and you’ll know 79 percent of our roads rank as “poor or mediocre condition.” Pothole after pothole,...
Editorial: Noncompliance on ‘open records’ always looks bad
The Oklahoma State Department of Health appears to be stalling its compliance with an open records request from The Oklahoman, an action that furthers...
Reports: Trump picks Oklahoma AG Scott Pruitt for EPA
Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt will be selected as Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, according to multiple reports.
Pruitt's name had drawn less...
Editorial: Oklahomans lose if lawmakers won’t compromise
Oklahoma politicians from both parties have made a mess of state finances for the past decade. Republican and Democrat lawmakers have cut taxes, protected special...
Victim advocate: Oklahoma must become ‘smart on crime’
Feb. 15, 2011, is etched into my memory. That’s the day our son, Chad, was the victim of a horrific, violent crime, and our...
Lawyer: SB 1140 discriminates against gay couples
Now that the Supreme Court has expressly ruled that a gay couple has a fundamental right to marry, those opposing such marriages are doing...