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.
Stitt sticks to tax cuts, school choice funding in 5th State of the State
Reiterating many of his past priorities, Gov. Kevin Stitt called for greater school choice options, tax rate reductions and increased business recruitment efforts during...
AG Drummond takes Rep. Terry O’Donnell case from DA Vicki Behenna
Exercising a state statute that lets him "assume control" over the prosecution of any crime, new Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond wrote a letter...
Last week on This Old Attorney General’s Office
You could say that some political offices in this state are real "fixer-uppers."
If you're a long-time reader of this site, you may know how...
Edmond Mayor Darrell Davis, challenger Brian Shellem spar over DEI, other issues at forum
Edmond Mayor Darrell Davis and challenger Brian Shellem answered questions on their respective platforms, traffic issues and diversity, equality and inclusion programs during a...
Debate: OKC Ward 5 candidates talk traffic, housing and new Thunder arena
The four candidates for Oklahoma City's open Ward 5 City Council seat mostly agreed on the pervasiveness of homelessness and the need for better...
OKCPD chief to officers: More cause needed to stop motorists than just terror watch list
Oklahoma City Police Department officers have been instructed no longer to stop motorists just because they are listed on a federal terrorist watch list,...
‘Structural changes:’ Walters peppered with questions at two-hour budget hearing
Legislators from both chambers grilled State Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters on his budget request today after a weeklong saga in which Walters...
Drummond: Mike Hunter ‘compromised the integrity’ of AG’s Office with David Ostrowe case
(Update: David Ostrowe dismissed the lawsuit referenced below Friday, Feb. 10, 2023, days after the publication of this article, which remains in its original...
‘I just want him to stop’: Year-long investigation lingers against Edmond deputy police chief
For more than 12 months, a 33-year veteran of the Edmond Police Department who serves as a deputy chief of police has been under...
‘Far from concluded’: Drummond drops lawsuit but vows accountability on GEER funds
Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond dismissed a lawsuit today that his predecessor filed in August against a Florida company over its disbursement of pandemic-era...
