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.
Legal roundup: Judicial updates, Supreme Court cases, a suspended attorney and more
(Update: Hours after the publication of this article, the House Rules Committee revised its meeting time and agenda and advanced on a 6-3 vote...
Homelessness and mental health can intersect for those on the streets, their allies
Life on the streets comes with few perks.
Beyond the daily quest for food, fresh water and somewhere to use the bathroom, the luxury of...
Tulsa County: 7 seek commissioner post, Don Newberry and Vic Regalado unopposed
Seven candidates filed to run for the open Tulsa County Board of Commissioners District 2 seat, setting the race to be the most competitive...
Five Epic days and counting: Josh Brock testimony against Harris, Chaney to resume (in May)
On a fifth grueling day of testimony in the preliminary hearing for the embezzlement case against Epic Charter Schools co-founders Ben Harris and David...
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...
‘Used as a test’: OK Supreme Court questions attorneys in Catholic charter school case
Oklahoma Supreme Court justices seemed split over the idea of a Catholic charter school opening this year during an oral arguments hearing this morning.
Argued...
‘Forced’ out after drag drama, Shane Murnan rejects Western Heights’ confidentiality agreement
(Editor's note: The following article about the resignation of Shane Murnan from Western Heights Public Schools includes a photo featuring hateful language aimed at...
The long fight for Freedmen citizenship continues in Oklahoma tribal nations
In 2016, LeEtta Osborne-Sampson, a council representative of the Seminole Nation who is Black, approached some colleagues about a disturbing picture hung on the...
The immaturity of the Association of Mature American Citizens
Good grief. Geezerdom has been politicized!
A recent delivery of snail mail contained a letter from some lady associated with an outfit calling itself AMAC,...
In OKCPS race, Jessica Cifuentes ousts incumbent Cary Pirrong; other education results
Challenger Jessica Cifuentes ousted Oklahoma City Public Schools Board of Education District 3 incumbent Cary Pirrong today in a low-turnout race that featured only...
