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Oct 31, 2024 · State of Our Union: Lincoln, Norfolk mayors discuss climate, safety and leadership in a politicized world. By Chris Bowling. Oct. 24, 2024. All work produced by the Flatwater Free Press — articles, videos, photos and other media — is available for publication at no cost.
We’re launching the next phase in Nebraska ... - Flatwater Free Press
Sep 3, 2021 · We heard what people want from a newsroom that gets the benefit of starting from scratch in 2021. We meshed that advice with industry best practices, and came up with what we think is a uniquely Nebraskan take on the nonprofit news movement that has swept the country over the past decade.
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The Omaha City Council approved a requested $10 million tax increment financing allocation for a project promising to create 255 full-time jobs. The $100 million development near 13th…. Omaha Documenters. •.
2024 Nebraska Voter Guide - Nebraska Voter Guide
Know before you vote. Nebraska voters face decisions touching every aspect of life — from the classroom to the doctor’s office. We compiled information about the candidates and races for three key offices, along with judges and ballot measures, to help you fill out your ballot. Candidates. Ballot Measures.
Ballot Measures - Nebraska Voter Guide
Ballot Measures 101. There are six ballot measures in front of Nebraska voters this year – and a lot had to happen for them to get there. Advocates who collected signatures on petitions had to clear a high bar: 10% of the state’s registered voters for petitions that could change the state Constitution, 7% for petitions that could enact a new law.
He’s 50 and could never vote in Nebraska. Until today.
2 days ago · The Nebraska Supreme Court’s Oct. 16 decision cleared the way to vote for people convicted of felonies who served their sentences, but only because a majority of justices wouldn’t call restoring those rights through state law “unconstitutional.”. In fact, each of the seven justices wrote an opinion.
Nebraska Legislature - Nebraska Voter Guide
In short: Voters will decide how far lawmakers can advance a more conservative agenda. While the Legislature is officially nonpartisan, lawmakers regularly split along party lines on some of the most contentious issues. Those bills routinely face a filibuster, which can prevent a bill from passing. It takes 33 votes to defeat a filibuster.
All mail for some: Deep red Nebraska counties are voting by mail ...
6 days ago · Voter participation has gone markedly up in 11 rural Nebraska counties that have closed polling places and now send every registered voter a ballot in the mail. But state law bars bigger cities, including Omaha and Lincoln, from following suit and going to all-mail voting.
Regents: District 8 - Nebraska Voter Guide
Omaha. Age on Election Day. 76. Adjectives. “Compassionate, committed, curious”. Years in district. 47. Links. Incumbent Barb Weitz will face challenger Zach Mellender in a race where the former stressed her higher-education experience and the …