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 and divided the lawmaking body of Nebraska’s largest city. Representatives of the region’s homebuilding industry are among the most vocal, saying an updated version of […]
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 legislative session. Pillen, in a Friday news release, pointed to a new report from his policy research office that compiled property tax data for new […]