Randy Krehbiel
Tulsa Worlds
Tulsa, OK, United States
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Oklahoma's uninsured rate cut by one-third during first year of expanded Medicaid
The Oklahoma Policy Institute said it calculated the percentage of Oklahomans without insurance, which includes Medicaid, as 9.6% on April 25. That compares to 14.4% prior to July 1, 2021, → Read More
Scott Pruitt, former Oklahoma AG, files for U.S. Senate seat
Also the former head of the Environmental Protection Agency appointed by Donald Trump, Pruitt has filed to campaign for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Sen. Jim Inhofe. → Read More
Sen. James Lankford apologizes to Black Tulsans for questioning presidential election results
In a letter addressed to "My friends in North Tulsa," Lankford acknowledges that his actions "caused a firestorm of suspicion among many of my friends, particularly in Black communities around → Read More
'Inspirational' VP Joe Biden lifts Oklahoma Democrats' spirits
"He was so encouraging, so warm," Tulsa County Democratic Party Chairwoman Jo Glenn said after Biden's Tuesday afternoon speech at a DNC fundraiser in the Summit Club. → Read More
Rep. Jim Bridenstine says he won't vote in conference for Paul Ryan for speaker
"In the election for Speaker, Congressman Bridenstine will remain true to his commitment to vote for Daniel Webster in Republican Conference on Wednesday," said spokeswoman Sheryl Kaufman. → Read More
House Speaker John Boehner raised more than $250,000 in Oklahoma in days before resignation
Boehner raised more money in Oklahoma during the last three-month reporting period, which ended Sept. 30, than any of Oklahoma's House delegation. First District Rep. Jim Bridenstine reported the lowest quarterly total among the delegation — $60,865. → Read More
Tulsa County tries different path in jail negotiations
The city of Tulsa likely would pay $3 million to $3.5 million a year to keep municipal offenders in the county-run David L. Moss Criminal Justice Center under a formula being developed by Tulsa County commissioners. → Read More
County withdraws offer for potential juvenile justice center site
The project encountered strong neighborhood opposition before it even got off the drawing board. → Read More
Real ID poses potential real problems for those with Oklahoma driver's licenses
As it now stands, commercial airlines will no longer accept Oklahoma driver's licenses as proper identification beginning sometime in 2016. → Read More
Donald Trump, Ben Carson lead among Oklahoma Republicans, Sooner Poll finds
The survey of 320 likely Oklahoma Republican voters was taken Sept. 1-15, prior to last week's nationally televised GOP debate. → Read More
Sen. Jim Inhofe an 'animal serial killer,' SHARK spokesman says
"There are so many things Sen. Inhofe could do for the people of Oklahoma," animal protection advocate Steve Hindi said. "Instead, he and his sick, twisted guests are going to blast pigeons." → Read More
State delegation rolls up its sleeves for final months of congressional year
Education reform, abortion, highway funding, oil exports, federal regulators, banking laws, the debt limit and ultimately a budget agreement are all on the horizon in coming months. → Read More
Donald Trump's continued popularity baffles Sen. Jim Inhofe
"People are really wanting something different," Inhofe said. "A group of them likes the things he's saying — and he'll say anything." → Read More
This week's stops in Oklahoma fit agenda of President Barack Obama
Administration's "history" with Choctaws, interest in prison reform bring chief executive back to Oklahoma for a third time. → Read More
Legislators push proposed amendment to Oklahoma Constitution to allow Ten Commandments monument
State Rep. John Paul Jordan, R-Yukon, called the section barring the use of state assets for religious purposes "toxic" and a "malignant tumor" that "needs to be removed completely" from the state constitution. → Read More
State Supreme Court decision seen as a victory for earthquake victims
"This is good news for people who want to see these injectors of waste water held to a higher standard than they are now," said University of Tulsa environmental law professor Melissa Luttrell. → Read More
UPDATE: EnergyWire stands by story questioning OU, Oklahoma Geological Survey
In a story published Sunday in the Tulsa World, OU President David Boren called the story “a bald-faced lie and some of the most inaccurate reporting I’ve ever seen in my life.” → Read More
Oprah Winfrey Network miniseries on Tulsa Race Riot hopes to begin filming in September
The story centers on a Greenwood family in 1921 and will star Octavia Spencer. → Read More
Lankford warns oil exports could cause price to fall
"If we actually get oil exports, and I believe we will .... I believe we will see a big drop in price when we begin exporting," U.S. Sen. James Lankford told ADAM Energy Network on Tuesday. → Read More
U.S. Rep. Frank Lucas predicts Hillary Clinton campaign will flop
"If (Clinton) fails, I truly believe this is a lot like 1972," said Lucas. "The alternatives will not be the center or the right of the Democratic Party. → Read More