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.
Recreational marijuana: SQ 820 signature collection starts today
A new effort to legalize marijuana in Oklahoma for adult recreational use gets underway today, as organizers behind State Question 820 can begin gathering...
Charged with embezzlement in 2020, former East Central University bursar still free
In November 2019, East Central University bursar Brian Hampton walked into the administration building with a computer bag containing more than $150,000 in checks...
Commission punts David Hooten proposal to use ARPA funds for dog training center
Following a terse and at times awkward exchange with Oklahoma County Clerk David Hooten, the Oklahoma County Board of County Commissioners took no action...
French documentary examines Oklahoma’s female incarceration rate
The documentary produced by a French journalist whose Oklahoma County Jail media request became the subject of a controversial voicemail by jail officials has...
Stitt picks Rick Braught for OU Board of Regents
Gov. Kevin Stitt has appointed businessman Rick Braught to the University of Oklahoma Board of Regents to fill the final year of an unexpired...
Tourism director Jerry Winchester resigns, state files lawsuit against Swadley’s
Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department executive director Jerry Winchester, who had come under fire for the state agency's controversial and now-terminated contract with Swadley's...
‘Maybe the attorney general can chime in’: Board of Education members clash over meeting agendas
Frustration was apparent this morning as State Board of Education members Jennifer Monies and Trent Smith used the public comment section of the board's...
‘Very questionable’: House committee launching own Swadley’s investigation
As troubling details about the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department's now-terminated restaurant contract with Swadley's Foggy Bottom Kitchen continue to ooze out like rendered...
In Castro-Huerta arguments, SCOTUS considers scope of state jurisdiction after McGirt
In more than two hours of oral arguments regarding Oklahoma v. Castro-Huerta on Wednesday morning, the justices of the U.S. Supreme Court probed the...
After 17 hours of hearings, 3 candidates struck from ballots
After conducting nearly 17 hours of candidate contest hearings that started Monday morning and concluded early Tuesday morning, the Oklahoma State Election Board struck...
