Monday's #OkCounty Criminal Justice Authority meeting turned tense when two members went back and forth over who authorized staff pay raises during a budget deficit, while Sheriff Tommie Johnson accused administrator Tim Kimrey of "insubordination."
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Despite national media attention and dueling outrage across the political spectrum, #OU President Joe Harroz said he chose not to speak to undergraduate student Samantha Fulnecky or instructor Mel Curth, who was removed from her position in December.
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Despite turning in more than 200,000 signatures, a petition effort to bring SQ 836 to a ballot fell short of the necessary threshold. The initiative would have allowed every voter to cast a ballot in #Oklahoma's state and county primaries.
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President Donald Trump has named Sen. Markwayne Mullin as his new secretary of #HomelandSecurity, opening a Senate seat for Gov. Kevin Stitt to appoint.
Mullin's seat was already set for #election2026, so his sudden departure shakes up the political dominoes.
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Long before #ClevelandCounty took shape and #Norman and Lexington were fixed on the map, a small Black settlement stood along the #CanadianRiver near Chouteau Creek. But as white settlement expanded, the community faded from maps and memory.
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An audit of the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority did not uncover any "egregious wrongdoing" or "significant" statutory non-compliance, but State Auditor & Inspector Cindy Byrd suggested that the legislature regulate OTA's "broad" legal authority. #okleg
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The #Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals has ruled circumstantial evidence is enough to convict defendants of acquiring proceeds from drug activity.
Read about that, an #okleg member's mileage reports, a former sheriff's #cockfighting case and more.
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A mixed-use development in #Edmond's downtown TIF district faces a foreclosure lawsuit that could impact its agreement with the city.
While BancFirst says $20 million is owed on the project, developers argue the bank improperly took control of accounts.
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The #Kiowa Legislature has voted unanimously to impeach and remove now-former Chairman Lawrence SpottedBird, who faced a litany of accusations related to financial malfeasance and mismanagement.
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A request for a state audit of the jail trust by #OklahomaCounty Commissioner Jason Lowe will have to wait until the next board meeting after Lowe said he received a request from the DA's office for more time to evaluate the idea.
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The multi-year preliminary hearing for #Epic Youth Services' co-founders David Chaney and Ben Harris concluded Friday, but not without theatrics and notable revelations from former CFO Josh Brock, who testified as part of a plea agreement. | #oklaed
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Owen Thomas Cunningham, who was indicted in #Oklahoma in February 2026 for impersonating former #oklaed Superintendent Ryan Walters, has claimed credit for an Easter 2024 Tennessee Bible burning.
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When segregation limited where Black patients could receive care, physicians like Dr. William L. Haywood and Dr. W.H. Slaughter opened hospitals and clinics to serve their community. | #BlackHistoryMonth #OKC
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The #Choctaw Nation has broadened and clarified its criminal code to assert the nation can hold any person — not just #Indians — within its southeast #Oklahoma reservation liable for crimes within its jurisdiction to the extent allowed under federal law.
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The #Kiowa Legislature has moved to impeach Chairman Lawrence SpottedBird after releasing a report alleging a range of misconduct, including illegal donations, $70,000 in lost t-shirts, a grant to a toilet company and his wife's trip to South Korea.
nondoc.com/2026/02/25/t...
In case you missed them amid excitement for the 2026 #okleg, Gov. Kevin Stitt signed eight wide-ranging executive orders to kick off his final year in office, including changes to the state's higher education system.
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Although the language has long been ruled an unconstitutional violation of the Equal Protection Clause, the Edmond city charter still proclaims candidates for office must be property owners a year after the Oklahoma Attorney General advised striking the provision.
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Amid years of confusion, concern and consternation about the #Oklahoma Breeding and Development Fund, #HorseRacing stakeholders are still seeking additional answers about $1 million of accounting discrepancies.
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After the Tulsa Housing Authority released its long-overdue 2021 audit, #Tulsa Mayor Monroe Nichols nominated Emily Hall, Toneille Bent and Seth Blanton to serve on the agency's governing board.
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In partnership with KSWO 7News, NonDoc is hosting NonDoc is hosting a 2026 #Oklahoma gubernatorial Republican primary debate Thursday, May 28, on the campus of Cameron University in #Lawton. Learn full details within.
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With rape charges looming, convicted #SexOffender Melvin Platt was taken into custody Wednesday when his suspended sentence for his 2024 conviction was revoked by an #OkCounty judge.
Platt's case had drawn heightened scrutiny among victims' advocates.
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The City of #OKC needs more affordable #housing, and its primary program for to address homelessness needs more funds, according to the city's strategy implementation manager.
Learn about that topic and more in this roundup.
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A proposal that would ask voters to eliminate #PropertyTaxes on homestead residences has caused angst for stakeholders who see a lack of planning to maintain #oklaed, city and county funding.
Instead, #okleg leaders favor the pursuit of targeted relief.
nondoc.com/2026/02/17/s...
After accusing Gov. Kevin Stitt of misrepresenting a White House dinner invitation and branding him a “#RINO,” President Donald Trump unleashed a social media barrage that drew reactions from #Oklahoma gubernatorial candidates last week.
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Owing to software limitations and an aborted system upgrade, the #Oklahoma Ethics Commission is not accepting or posting local election finance reports, leaving voters in the dark as county and municipal candidates receive and spend campaign money.
nondoc.com/2026/02/12/t...
It was a tight mayoral race in #Muskogee, where Ryan Lowe received 11 more votes than challenger James Gulley.
Review results across rural #Oklahoma, where 18 #oklaed districts aw bonds pass while eight saw them fail.
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In #Norman's Ward 5, Dianna Hutzel and Trey Kirby are headed to a runoff April 7. Four other races were decided outright Tuesday night, with one incumbent ousted and two others retaining their seats.
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After his victory in tonight's special election, Republican Dillon Travis will be sworn into office representing House District 35 and will join the #okleg for the remainder of its 2026 session.
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With his landslide victory tonight over challenger Matthew Pallares, #OKC Mayor David Holt will have a chance to keep addressing some of the unfinished business he spoke about ahead of the election.
nondoc.com/2026/02/10/o...
As revealed over the past year, the #Oklahoma Department of #MentalHealth and Substance Abuse Services' woes are as convoluted as its acronym. Days into the 2026 #okleg session, several questions about the agency's future are destined to draw attention.
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