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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.

immigrant veterans

‘It hurts all of us’: Mass deportations ensnare immigrant service members, veterans and their families

(Editor’s note: This report is part of “Upheaval Across America,” an examination of immigration enforcement under the second Trump administration produced by Carnegie-Knight News21. For...
tribal roundup, Muskogee federal courthouse, hunting rights fight

Tribal roundup: SCOTUS declines Keith Stitt petition, Muscogee cases heard, hunting rights fight resurfaces

For a combined 11 hours across two days in separate federal courthouses, leaders of the Muscogee Nation testified this week about the growth of...
Lindel Fields first meeting

‘Turning education around’: Fields, OSBE work to clear backlog in first meeting post-Walters

Today's meeting of the Oklahoma State Board of Education looked different than it had during the tenure of departed Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters:...
HD 35

House District 35: Vacant seat draws 5 Republicans, 1 Democrat for special election

Five candidates have filed to run in a special Republican primary for the Oklahoma House District 35 seat vacated by former Rep. Ty Burns,...
brownfields OKC, northeast Oklahoma City

‘Economic opportunity’: Brownfields grant seeks greener pastures in northeast OKC

Some of the most celebrated places in Oklahoma City, including Scissortail Park and the First National Center, were once contaminated by old car batteries,...
business courts unconstitutional

Oklahoma Supreme Court finds ‘business courts’ bill unconstitutional

In a five-justice majority opinion released Tuesday afternoon, the Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled that "several aspects of Senate Bill 632 violate the Oklahoma Constitution,"...
OKC GO bond

‘Critical’ GO bond election highlights OKC housing needs

Oklahoma City is among the fastest-growing cities in America, as the Greater OKC Chamber of Commerce and Mayor David Holt are quick to point...
Lich Vu dies

‘Hastened his death’: Lich Vu dies nearly a year after OKCPD encounter left him seriously injured

Lich Vu, an elderly man whom an Oklahoma City Police Department officer slammed to the ground during a traffic stop argument last year, has...
Indian civil rights cases

Tribal citizen appeals to 10th Circuit after 2 judges stop Indian civil rights cases in Oklahoma

After two federal judges ruled that Indians within tribal reservation boundaries in Oklahoma have fewer civil rights protections than non-Indians, a man who claims...
Oklahoma state superintendent race

Pugh, McVay join crowded state superintendent race

(Update: On Wednesday, Feb. 25, Rob Miller announced the termination of his state superintendent campaign owing to a "profound and sudden loss." According to...

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