Conservative group submits signatures for 3 petitions seeking to restructure Lincoln city elections
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner LINCOLN — Backers of three petitions seeking to restructure Lincoln city elections submitted signatures this week to send their ideas to voters in the capital city this November. Good Government Lincoln, a group led by former State Sen. Tony Fulton of Lincoln, announced Monday that it had turned […]
July 14: Sarpy County commissioners approve infrastructure projects and pool permitting changes
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Neighbors, environmental groups oppose hog confinement planned near scenic Niobrara River
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner Concerns are growing about a 5,000-head hog confinement barn being planned near Valentine, 2.7 miles from the scenic Niobrara River, one of Nebraska’s top tourist destinations. Critics say the area’s sandy soils and shallow groundwater make it highly susceptible to contamination from hog manure leaching into groundwater or […]
Omaha plans joint police and fire headquarters at Crossroads development site
Read the full article on KMTV 3 OMAHA, Neb. (KMTV) — Omaha plans to build a joint police and fire administrative headquarters at the Crossroads development near 74th and Cass Street, the city announced Monday. The 3-acre project would potentially use $181 million in bond money, which the city says would allow it to be […]
Salvation Army opens cooling centers in Omaha on hottest day of the year so far
Read the full article on KMTV 3 BROADCAST TRANSCRIPT: NORTH OMAHA, Neb. (KMTV) — Omaha residents are finding relief from triple-digit temperatures at Salvation Army cooling centers, where fresh meals are also being served. The Salvation Army North Corps is one of 2 centers the nonprofit opened Monday. The kitchen is serving fresh meals to […]
Nebraska Medical Cannabis Commission moving forward with application, licensing fees
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner LINCOLN — The Nebraska Medical Cannabis Commission will move forward with requiring fees for registered cannabis establishments and applicants in the coming weeks. Commissioners released the first draft of updated regulations Monday. The proposal would create a $5,000 application fee, license and renewal fees based on license type, a […]
Omaha unveils vision for $181M public safety headquarters
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner OMAHA — A proposed $181 million public safety headquarters that would bring together key administrative functions for both Omaha police and fire departments is to rise on a 3.2-acre site in central Omaha, pending voter approval. Mayor John Ewing on Monday unveiled the design of the 275,000-square-foot facility between […]
Nebraska’s largest county reports sudden jump in cyclospora infections
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner OMAHA — A “rapid increase” in infections of the parasite cyclospora among residents of Nebraska’s most populous county prompted the Douglas County Health Department to issue an alert Monday. Douglas County officials said 12 out of 27 confirmed cases were reported in the past four days, prompting a public […]
Pillen rescinds ImagiNE Act tax incentives for new Nebraska data centers
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner LINCOLN — New data center projects coming to Nebraska will no longer benefit from tax incentives provided under the ImagiNE Act, according to a new executive order. Gov. Jim Pillen signed the executive order Monday alongside State Sens. Mike Jacobson, Rob Clements, Tony Sorrentino and Eliot Bostar, Department […]
OPINION: Making ‘common sense’ commonplace in Nebraska and beyond
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner Nebraskans sometimes enjoy the reputation of having common sense … as if the gods, Prudence and Perception, tilted the coasts and a whole bunch of wisdom and wit tumbled into Middle America. The lexicographers at Merriam-Webster say as much, defining common sense as “sound and prudent judgment based […]