Randy Krehbiel

1 week ago | tulsaworld.com | Randy Krehbiel

Election days: Early in-person voting is Thursday and Friday at the Tulsa County Election Board, 555 N. Denver Ave., for the special general elections in state House Districts 71 and 74. Early voting for HD 74's two Rogers County precincts will be at the Rogers County Election Board, 415 W. First St., Claremore. Regular voting is June 10. HD 71, which encompasses Tulsa's Brookside and Riverview neighborhoods, matches Democrat Amanda Clinton and Republican Beverly Atteberry.

1 week ago | tulsaworld.com | Randy Krehbiel

A week in the Middle East left a million impressions on U.S. Sen. James Lankford, but two stood out, he said Friday. The hope for better things just north of Israel and the desolation of the narrow strip of land in its south. Americans have heard a great deal about the strip. The Palestinian enclave of Gaza has been under almost constant bombardment for more than a year and a half. Tens of thousands there have died, and its towns and cities have been reduced to mostly rubble.

1 week ago | tulsaworld.com | Randy Krehbiel

The Oklahoma Legislature on Thursday passed into law 47 bills over Gov. Kevin Stitt’s vetoes. Veto overrides require two-thirds majorities of both the House and the Senate, or three-quarters if the measure includes an emergency clause. The 47 veto overrides is believed to be the most in a session, not to mention one day, in at least 30 years and perhaps ever.

2 weeks ago | tulsaworld.com | Randy Krehbiel

Rev: Strong income tax collections continued to buoy otherwise torpid state general revenue fund deposits in April, the Office of Management and Enterprise Services reported. The day before Gov. Kevin Stitt and legislative leaders announced a $300-million state income tax cut, OMES reported April general revenue receipts of $1.13 billion, 11.5% more than for the same month a year ago. The increase was mainly because of a 30% increase in income tax revenue, the state’s largest revenue source.

2 weeks ago | tulsaworld.com | Randy Krehbiel

Da plane!: Oklahoma’s congressional delegation was mostly silent on President Donald Trump’s decision to accept a $400 million Boeing 747 from a foreign nation, but U.S. Sen. Markwayne Mullin was quick to sharply defend it. “This is an absolute nothing burger, as we would say, and the fact that they’re making a big deal out of this is absurd,” Mullin told Fox News.