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.
AG Mike Hunter: ‘Julius Jones murdered Paul Howell’
Days after meeting with the family of 1999 murder victim Paul Howell, Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter gathered media to reiterate "overwhelming evidence of...
Youth vs. experience: Democratic commissioner of labor candidates debate
Democratic candidates for commissioner of labor Fred Dorrell and Sam A. Mis-soum debated Friday night at the Trolley Stop Record Shop in Oklahoma City. The...
Great-grandmother’s injuries highlight Oklahoma Highway Patrol’s lack of body cams
For more than seven minutes, the screams of a 68-year-old great-grandmother can be heard on the recording of an Oklahoma Highway Patrol trooper's dashboard...
Abby Broyles is fifth Dem to file against Jim Inhofe
Former television reporter Abby Broyles launched her candidacy for the U.S. Senate this afternoon, saying incumbent Republican James Mountain Inhofe "cares more about what's...
Three more Senate Republican incumbents lose
All three incumbent Republicans in Oklahoma State Senate runoffs lost their seats Tuesday night, bringing the total number of Senate GOP incumbents who have...
H2O-M-G: David Walters finds another $1 billion
Water is a big deal.
Nations go to war over water. States fight incessantly about water quality and transfers. There is a significant body of...
More than 40 Oklahoma legislators re-elected by default
At the conclusion of Oklahoma's election filing today, 46 out of 147 incumbent members have functionally been re-elected to the state Legislature without a...
‘Genetically altered’ County Clerk David Hooten stands by odd work trip idea
A recorded conversation from late April features Oklahoma County Clerk David Hooten claiming he is "genetically altered" so that he "doesn't get drunk no...
‘Modern-day Red Scare’: Norman teacher’s resignation the latest HB 1775 fallout
After districts in Tulsa and Mustang had their accreditation downgraded for violating HB 1775, a new law that bans the teaching of certain concepts...
Rep. Mike Ritze removed from Disabled American Veterans rolls
Seven weeks ahead of a primary election, firebrand conservative Oklahoma Rep. Mike Ritze (R-Broken Arrow) has been told by the national Disabled American Veterans...
