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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.

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...
Lindsay audit

Amid bank failure fallout, City of Lindsay audit reveals ‘gross mismanagement’

(Update: On Tuesday, Nov. 26, former First National Bank of Lindsay president Danny Seibel submitted a two-page response to the civil lawsuit filed by...
mental health competency restoration

‘Significant win for Oklahoma’: Deal reached to settle mental health competency lawsuit

(Update: A joint status report filed with the court Monday, Nov. 18, outlines the modifications to the proposed consent decree discussed below. The following...
disqualify Commissioner Todd Hiett

‘Sad, scary and awkward’: Justices hear request to disqualify Commissioner Todd Hiett

Three members of the Oklahoma House of Representatives seeking to disqualify Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner Todd Hiett from voting on cases involving companies with direct...
Lonnie Paxton, Oklahoma State Senate leader

Lonnie Paxton to be next Oklahoma State Senate leader

One week after the 2024 election cycle concluded, members of the 2025 Oklahoma State Senate Republican Caucus gathered at the State Capitol for a...
Markwayne Mullin Cabinet

Domino scenarios: Sen. Markwayne Mullin Cabinet rumor spurs speculation

(Update: On Sunday, Nov. 24, President-elect Donald Trump nominated co-founder and president of the America First Policy Institute Brooke Rollins to be secretary of agriculture....
Town of Langston

Langston students look to mend strained relationship with historically Black town

LANGSTON — When the fall semester began, Langston University students returned to campus and found a surprise: Town officials had passed an ordinance banning...
Winter Storm Uri franchise fees

‘Who is paying the franchise fees?’: Supreme Court ruling could hike bills further from Winter Storm Uri

The Oklahoma Supreme Court has struck down an Oklahoma Corporation Commission order that prohibited utility companies from billing customers for any franchise fees, municipal...
Red River boundary deal

Roundup: Drummond fires Stitt’s hire, Texas pays for Red River dispute, Behenna lawsuit tossed

The University of Texas may have won the Red River Rivalry this year, but Oklahomans may take some consolation in learning the state of...

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