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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.

OEA poll

OEA poll: Voters list #oklaed funding as top priority

Voters are fed up. As lawmakers approach the beginning of the legislative session, they should be troubled by the results of a statewide poll released...
tracking of lawmakers

Tracking of lawmakers: ‘The purpose is intimidation’

Politics may be a dirty business, but threats to Oklahoma legislators over the past 12 months have some public officials saying lines have been...
Mark McBride

OSBI investigating tracking device on Rep. Mark McBride’s truck

The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation has opened an inquiry into alleged stalking of Rep. Mark McBride (R-Moore) that could be turned over to the...
Warner MLK Day

Editorial: Warner’s N-word recording highlights MLK Day importance

(Editor's note: This story quotes dialogue containing the N-word in reference to MLK Day.) Throughout the 1980s, America's political leaders debated whether to create today's...
demand

Alexa, please flesh out my political demand

While I strongly support a teacher pay raise, I worry that teachers may be dismissed as self-interested. Teachers should make it clear that we’re part of...
public health

Agency ‘bloat’ included Fallin effort to remake public health

(Editor’s note: This story was authored by Paul Monies and Jeff Raymond of Oklahoma Watch and appears here in accordance with the non-profit journalism organization’s republishing terms.) Seven...
Step Up Oklahoma

‘Step Up Oklahoma’: Business leaders launch revenue, reforms advocacy

Less than one month before the start of the 2018 legislative session, a handful of state business leaders has formed Step Up Oklahoma, an...
child sex trafficking

Oklahoma receives ‘A’ grade for combating child sex trafficking

In 2017, Oklahomans were reminded of an international scourge when former Sen. Ralph Shortey (R-OKC) pleaded guilty to child sex trafficking. Still, one group...
community

Community invited to Rose State College panel series

Does income inequality translate into economic inequality? What caused the massive increase in the wealth of the average person since 1800, and what do...
teacher pay

Leaders push teacher pay raise rhetoric in face of past failures

Gov. Mary Fallin gave the morning's first speech at the Oklahoma Public Schools Resource Center's Superintendents' Advisory Council today, telling the assembled education administrators...

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