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.
Letter: Barry Switzer and his wife voting ‘No’ on SQ 777
To the editors:
My passion for the gridiron is well known. What a lot of people don’t know about me is my love of animals.
My...
News 9 education series finds ‘joyful’ learning in Finland
There are a lot of reasons why News 9’s special report, Educate Oklahoma, is bound to be honored with national journalism awards.
The biggest reason...
Tip share ruling could be huge change to gov’t authority
The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) requires that employers pay their employees a minimum wage. If the employee is in a job that "customarily...
Farmer for Yes on SQ 777: ‘Ask farmers what they think’
(Editor's Note: NonDoc agreed to publish Point/Counterpoint pieces on State Question 777 from two organizations, Oklahoma Farmers Care and Oklahomans for Food, Farm and Family....
The Oklahoman’s criticism of school funding is unfair
School finance is complicated enough without The Oklahoman muddying the waters in an attempt to shift much of the blame for chronic underfunding of schools to...
Next year? OKCPD body camera policy still up in the air
Eight weeks after telling NonDoc that a resolution to Oklahoma City's police body-camera issue could come in August, the local union's president now says negotiations...
Pneumonia: Hillary Clinton’s sputum enters public discourse
Friday, Hillary Clinton's doctor reportedly diagnosed the 2016 presidential candidate with pneumonia.
The diagnosis was not made public until Sunday afternoon when she left New York...
Oklahoma, federal regulators act on 67 disposal wells
The Oklahoma Corporation Commission’s Oil and Gas Division issued a release today outlining various actions intended to limit seismic activity in the state as...
Point: Sen. Brian Crain urges citizens to vote for SQ 779
(Editor's Note: NonDoc asked two sitting Republican state senators to author Point/Counterpoint commentaries on State Question 779, which would ad $0.01 to the state's...
Counterpoint: Sen. Kyle Loveless opposes SQ 779
(Editor's Note: NonDoc asked two sitting Republican state senators to author Point/Counterpoint commentaries on State Question 779, which would add $0.01 to the state's...
