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.
Planned Parenthood announces OKC abortion clinic
Planned Parenthood Great Plains announced today the opening of its first dedicated OKC abortion clinic, which also marks the first time Planned Parenthood has...
Oklahoma needs new education system for innovation, deregulation and choice
(Editor's note: Today, NonDoc presents two examinations of Oklahoma's education system following the defeat of State Question 779 by voters Nov. 8. On one...
Group seeks to put the ‘us’ in Let’s Fix This on oath day
In these highly divisive times, it's easy to forget that some issues are universal. In Oklahoma, that would be the state's mired-in-revenue-shortfall budget, which...
Trump leads new Republican Party, demise of Dems
(Editor's note: The author was part of Donald Trump's early Oklahoma leadership team.)
Quick, give me the top things you remember from the presidential campaigns of...
New, returning lawmakers sworn in at Capitol
Oklahoma's new and returning lawmakers were sworn into the 56th Legislature Wednesday at the State Capitol. The swearing-in of legislators coincides with Oklahoma's date of statehood: Nov....
Finding optimism for #oklaed despite SQ 779’s defeat
(Editor's note: Today, NonDoc presents two examinations of Oklahoma's education system following the defeat of State Question 779 by voters Nov. 8. On one...
Family seeks common ground among hard political lines
AUSTIN, Texas — On election night 2016, in a small Missouri town about an hour outside of St. Louis, Becky Lane unplugged from the...
‘Orange-crested POTUS-elect’ likened to Andrew Jackson
So Rudy Giuliani, ex-NYC mayor and one of Donald Trump's inner circle, likens Trump's election in 2016 to that of Andrew Jackson in 1928...
Despite WHO downgrade, Zika an ongoing health crisis
The World Health Organization no longer feels the threat of Zika virus infection represents an international public-health emergency.
At an emergency committee meeting Nov. 18,...
Fordham: Make America Great Again, but for education
State Superintendent Joy Hofmeister spoke recently at a community meeting hosted by the Oklahoma State Department of Education. After hearing what she had to say, it...
