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.
Representing GRDA, Drummond files ‘first’ two Winter Storm Uri price manipulation lawsuits
Attorney General Gentner Drummond filed a pair of lawsuits today in Osage County District Court on behalf of the Grand River Dam Authority against...
Polling data: ‘How do you feel about Ryan Walters?’
After 15 tumultuous months in office, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters appears to have lower favorability with potential Oklahoma voters than he...
AG asked to examine OSBI director after discipline dispute reveals attorney conflict
(Editor's note: The following article includes reference to a racial slur.)
The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation's governing body voted 6-0 on Wednesday to send...
Roundup: Bid riggers plead guilty, audit shows Seminole County theft, Talihina property disputed
Keeping tabs on all the investigations, developments and unusual legal scenarios in Oklahoma can be a tall task.
The following roundup chronicles a few stories...
‘Believe it when I see it’: State funds eyed to support huge theme park plan near Vinita
(Update: In the afternoon of Tuesday, Sept. 26, the Vinita City Council voted 7-1 during a special public hearing to approve the proposal to...
‘Oklahoma lacks jurisdiction’ in Keith Stitt speeding ticket case, U.S. attorneys say
The United States has filed an amicus brief with the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals supporting petitioner Marvin Keith Stitt, a high-profile development that...
‘They’re pissed’: Chattanooga Public Schools faces turmoil after coach altercation, assault report
CHATTANOOGA — Two separate incidents causing harm to students in the final quarter of 2022 have left some members of this southwest Oklahoma community...
‘Very open with who I am’: Western Heights principal defends drag queen alter ego
Shane Murnan has worked in Oklahoma public education for 26 years while also racking up awards as the colorful drag queen Shantel Mandalay, a...
During Stroble arguments, Oklahoma Supreme Court hints at SCOTUS appeal
The looming question of whether the state has authority to tax the income of citizens of the Five Tribes who live and work within...
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...
