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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.

Treat Stitt beef, budget deal negotiations

With a half-dozen bumps left on budget deal boulevard, Treat talks Stitt beef, makes Wallace laugh

(Update: About two hours after the publication of this article, Senate President Pro Tempore Greg Treat announced that he had removed Sen. Roger Thompson...
SQ 832

As SQ 832 advances, Oklahoma begins to debate minimum wage hikes

(Update: On Monday, July 15, supporters submitted signatures to the Oklahoma Secretary of State's Office in an effort to qualify State Question 832 for...
Uncommon Ground Sculpture Park
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Trust issues: Edmond’s Uncommon Ground Sculpture Park on ‘life support’

Negotiations between the French Family Foundation, city leaders and the Edmond Fine Arts Institute regarding the Uncommon Ground Sculpture Park have come to a...
Southeast High School walkout

Amid immigration bill controversy, South OKC high schools hold walkouts

(Update: On Tuesday, April 30, Gov. Kevin Stitt signed HB 4156 into law with a signing statement explaining his rationale. The article below remains in...
Grant Miller arrested

Tulsa City Councilman Grant Miller arrested for domestic assault

(Update: On Tuesday, April 30, Tulsa County District Attorney Steve Kunzweiler charged Tulsa City Councilman Grant Miller with one misdemeanor count of domestic violence....
North Classen TIF

North Classen TIF district proposal spurs questions about OKC’s housing needs

Most people don’t consider Tax Increment Financing districts scintillating conversation topics, but there is at least some evidence they can draw a crowd. About 100...
state board of education charter school

State Board of Education approves new charter school, Walters criticizes Title IX rules

In a short but eventful meeting that saw a woman being led out in handcuffs Thursday, State Board of Education members approved a new...
Oklahoma Christian lawsuit

Legal roundup: OC invokes autonomy doctrine, Walters request denied, 1 of 2 UCO lawsuits dismissed

With so many different lawsuits to keep up with across the state, it can be difficult to stay apprised of every motion an attorney...
Judicial evaluation, judicial pay raise

Pay raise, new judicial evaluation program await their legislative verdicts

As state leaders await a bevy of pending state Supreme Court decisions and watch for potential resurrection of a controversial attempt to reform how...
Shelley Zumwalt, state audit federal funds

‘Grave disservice to taxpayers’: Audit criticizes Oklahoma’s handling of federal funds, OESC contract

In a blistering review of how Oklahoma agencies spent pandemic-era federal funds, an audit released today by State Auditor and Inspector Cindy Byrd sharply...

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