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.
Cawley and Purcell bid OU Board of Regents farewell
Today marked a changing of the guard for the University of Oklahoma Board of Regents.
In longtime board Secretary Chris Purcell's final meeting, regents elected...
‘I love who I am when I’m with my students’: Rebecka Peterson named Teacher of the Year
Educators and their supporters gathered at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum last week to watch Rebecka Peterson, a math teacher from Union...
Williams outlines efforts to address Oklahoma County Jail fentanyl problem
More strip searches, a body scanner for jail employees and extra education among detainees are some of the ways Oklahoma County Jail CEO Greg...
RUSO board talks presidential positions, presidents discuss scholarships for Ukrainian students
While regents who govern the Regional University System of Oklahoma entered executive session this morning to discuss presidential vacancies at East Central University and...
Debate brews on whether law enforcement unification bill would improve or politicize corruption cases
Would a long-discussed proposal to "unify" three powerful law enforcement agencies improve or politicize the ability to investigate and prosecute public corruption cases in...
Seed to sale a go but opportunities to improve it abound
Oklahoma's seed-to-sale program is back in business following a Feb. 25 ruling by Oklahoma County District Judge Natalie Mai. But there is still plenty...
The long fight for Freedmen citizenship continues in Oklahoma tribal nations
In 2016, LeEtta Osborne-Sampson, a council representative of the Seminole Nation who is Black, approached some colleagues about a disturbing picture hung on the...
Oklahoma delegation pans Biden’s State of the Union speech
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden drew mixed reviews from both sides of the aisle regarding his State of the Union speech Tuesday night, but...
Bill would make school districts offer 12 weeks of paid maternity leave
Public school teachers in Oklahoma usually receive about six weeks of unpaid maternity leave after they give birth. Then these educators have to figure...
Okmulgee Mayor Richard Larabee resigns amid embezzlement investigation
(Update: On Feb. 23, 2023, former Okmulgee Mayor Richard Larabee was charged with two counts of felony embezzlement. The charges accuse him of "fraudulently...
