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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.

Kiera Smith

After prior battery plea, OKCPS teacher Kiera Smith arrested as ‘horseplay’ injures student

An Oklahoma City Public Schools educator who previously pleaded to resolve a 2018 criminal charge for grabbing a co-worker's crotch was arrested again Tuesday...
Aungela Spurlock

‘Very unusual’: Spurlock suggests OSBI Commission reform, spurs special meeting

Following a trio of new gubernatorial appointments with connections to Department of Public Safety Commissioner Tim Tipton, the commission overseeing the Oklahoma State Bureau...
Casee Hughes plea, Bennie Edwards settlement

Legal roundup: Teacher impersonator pleads, OKC settles Bennie Edwards lawsuit, recusal rules amended

Within this roundup of recent legal happenings in Oklahoma, you'll find new details about the prosecution of a double homicide involving an anti-government organization...
Oklahoma City GO Bond

Bonds away: Ideas, conversations highlight Oklahoma City ‘GO bond’ process

The sun had just set, but the Pete White Wellness Center in southwest Oklahoma City buzzed with activity on a fall Tuesday night. While the...
Kelly Lynn arrested

‘Rage and cursing’: Kelly Lynn arrested for direct contempt at Oklahoma County Courthouse

Nearly three years after he avoided charges for grabbing and shoving a grandmother during a bar room political discussion, Wewoka Municipal Judge Kelly Lynn...
OSDE federal report

OSDE says deadlines met in critical federal report, legislators remain concerned

In a tweet congratulating Linda McMahon on her nomination as U.S. secretary of education by President-elect Donald Trump, Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan...
special justice law

Muscogee Supreme Court: Freedman case spurs powers dispute over special justice law

OKMULGEE — A new lawsuit stemming from a pending lawsuit has slowed proceedings to a crawl before the Muscogee Nation Supreme Court. The court has...

Effort launched to open Oklahoma’s primary elections

(Update: On Monday, Jan. 6, the group Oklahoma United announced that it has refiled its open primary initiative petition as State Question 836 "out...
Arkansas casino battle

Tribal roundup: Wacoche elected UKB chief, Arkansas casino battle boils, new cross-deps approved

With the 2024 election season concluding, a few new tribal government officials are being sworn into office as well. The day before Oklahomans cast...
St. Isidore asks SCOTUS to take case

Roundup: Slap fighting, cockfighting, in-fighting over St. Isidore and religious education

If attorneys for St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtue School have their way, Oklahoma could become the birthplace of the U.S. Supreme Court's latest...

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