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Candidates meet with community to break down the ballot

Breaking Down the Ballot: North Omaha Town Hall Sparks Critical Conversations Held at the Assembly of the Saints off North 24th Street, the Breaking Down the Ballot event was a pivotal town hall debate aimed

November 20, 2024

Affordable housing concerns sparked by Omaha’s electrical code update

November 13, 2024

Gov. Pillen asks Nebraska lawmakers to overhaul school aid formula in 2025

November 13, 2024

He’s 50 and could never vote in Nebraska. Until today.

November 5, 2024

Judge rules Nebraska medical cannabis votes will be counted, declines to delay trial

November 1, 2024

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Affordable housing concerns sparked by Omaha’s electrical code update

by Cindy Gonzalez, Nebraska ExaminerNovember 13, 2024 OMAHA — An...

November 13, 2024

Gov. Pillen asks Nebraska lawmakers to overhaul school aid formula in 2025

by Zach Wendling, Nebraska ExaminerNovember 8, 2024 LINCOLN — Gov. Jim...

November 13, 2024

He’s 50 and could never vote in Nebraska. Until today.

By Chris Bowling Nov. 5, 2024 – Flatwater Free Press Nebraska...

November 5, 2024

Judge rules Nebraska medical cannabis votes will be counted, declines to delay trial

by Zach Wendling, Nebraska ExaminerNovember 1, 2024 LINCOLN — The votes...

November 1, 2024

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Affordable housing concerns sparked by Omaha’s electrical code update

by Cindy Gonzalez, Nebraska ExaminerNovember 13, 2024 OMAHA — An effort to update the City of Omaha’s electrical code, typically not a huge headline-maker, has sparked a bit of fireworks...

November 13, 2024

Gov. Pillen asks Nebraska lawmakers to overhaul school aid formula in 2025

by Zach Wendling, Nebraska ExaminerNovember 8, 2024 LINCOLN — Gov. Jim Pillen is officially calling on Nebraska lawmakers to address “inconsistencies” in the state’s main school aid formula in the 2025...

November 13, 2024

He’s 50 and could never vote in Nebraska. Until today.

By Chris Bowling Nov. 5, 2024 – Flatwater Free Press Nebraska allowed residents with felony convictions, people like Jason Kotas, to vote. Then it didn’t. And then it did again, causing...

November 5, 2024

Judge rules Nebraska medical cannabis votes will be counted, declines to delay trial

by Zach Wendling, Nebraska ExaminerNovember 1, 2024 LINCOLN — The votes cast for or against Nebraska’s two medical cannabis ballot measures Tuesday will be counted and made public, after a district...

November 1, 2024

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