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Author Archives: Libby Hobbs
Libby Hobbs is the cost of living reporter at the Tulsa Flyer. Libby is a proud graduate of the University of Georgia, where she studied journalism and music. She wrote for The Red & Black, an independent, student-run newspaper serving the Athens area, earning an award from the Georgia Collegiate Press Association for an editorial about China’s end to international adoptions. Libby also wrote for The Oglethorpe Echo, which serves a rural county of 15,000 people in Georgia. Before moving to Tulsa, Libby spent a summer in New York City interning for The New York Times through the Dow Jones News Fund program. Now, she writes stories about everything having to do with Tulsans’ wallets.
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Tulsans on Medicare could see a $10 increase to their premiums for prescriptions
More than 250,000 Tulsans use Medicare, most of whom opt into the Part D plan for covering prescription drug costs.
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Tulsa home inspectors say there’s cost savings for both buyers and sellers
An average inspection at one Oklahoma company used to cost around $380. Now it’s about $565. But home inspectors say it could save you thousands more in the long run.
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Drummond and Mazzei face off Aug. 25. Here’s where they stand on key issues.
On Aug. 25, Republican Oklahomans decide who will be their party’s candidate for governor on the November ballot. Will Drummond or Mazzei come out on top?
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PSO is adding $11 to your electricity bill while awaiting approval for another rate increase
This comes as part of PSO’s rate case request to charge Oklahomans $25 more each month for electricity.
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Which part of Tulsa has the most access to parks? See where your neighborhood ranks.
Depending where you live, access to parks varies across Tulsa.
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Mazzei and Drummond head to a runoff in their race to be Oklahoma’s next governor
Despite a Trump endorsement, the Oklahoma GOP will take to the polls again Aug. 25.
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Got questions about Oklahoma’s proposed minimum wage increase? We have answers.
Voters will decide whether to gradually raise the state’s minimum wage to $15 per hour in June. How will it affect you?
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Inside Operation Hope: Meet a former inmate helping Tulsa’s formerly incarcerated find help and hope on the outside
You get out of prison with your clothes, $50 and maybe a bus pass. Operation Hope Prison Ministry wants to be the first place you go.
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Shrinkflation? Your favorite grocery brands have different price tags around Tulsa.
As shoppers pay more for less, Tulsans are searching for the best deal. We went to six stores to find out who is charging what.
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Tulsa utility bills could go up another $6. Here’s what you need to know.
This October, typical customers can expect to pay another $5.82 on average if the mayor’s 2027 budget plan is approved.
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Thinking about refinancing your home? What you need to know before calling a lender
One Tulsa loan officer says nobody is refinancing right now unless they absolutely have to. Here’s why.