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The Most Important 42 Miles in American Politics

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 07/26/2024 - 6:00am

BUTLER, Pennsylvania -- The drive between Butler, Pennsylvania, and the Ohio village of East Palestine is less than 42 miles long. In between are the villages and boroughs of Lyndora, Connoquenessing and Evans City on the Pennsylvania side before you cross the state line directly into the village of East Palestine.

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Heritage Foundation’s ‘Project 2025’ Is Just The Latest Action Plan From A Group With An Over 50-Year History Of Steering GOP Lawmaking

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 07/26/2024 - 4:00am

As the 2024 presidential election heats up, some people are hearing about the Heritage Foundation for the first time. The conservative think tank has a new, ambitious and controversial policy plan, Project 2025, which calls for an overhaul of American public policy and government.

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‘We Are Not His Slaves’: Lawmakers Demand Respect Before A Property Tax Special Session

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 07/26/2024 - 2:00am

Speaker John Arch of La Vista addresses state lawmakers during a legislative retreat at Nebraska Innovation Campus on Dec. 7, 2023, in Lincoln.
(Zach Wendling / Nebraska Examiner)

LINCOLN — Nebraska lawmakers blasted Gov. Jim Pillen on Tuesday night for his “blatant disrespect” to the Legislature in not yet formally calling a special session to address what many have called the state’s property tax “crisis.”

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What You Need To Know About Project 2025

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 07/19/2024 - 8:00am

Reginald Brown, Board Chair, VOCAL discusses the threats of the Heritage Foundation's Project 2025. Rally message: "No Day One Dictator! Stop Project 2025!" on Saturday, Jan. 27th, 2024 in Washington.
(Joy Asico-Smith / AP Photo / Images for Center for Popular Democracy)

Originally published by The 19th

Project 2025. You might be hearing about it.

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The Voice Of The People

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 07/19/2024 - 7:00am

Well the signatures have all been turned in. The petitions to legalize Medical Marijuana, offer paid sick leave to all employees, and the two different initiatives regarding abortion have been submitted to the Secretary of State’s office and now we sit back and wait.

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Biden Seriously Considering Proposals On Supreme Court Term Limits, Ethics Code, AP Sources Say

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 07/19/2024 - 6:00am

The Supreme Court is seen Monday, July 1, 2024, in Washington.
(Mariam Zuhaib / AP Photo)

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is seriously considering proposals to establish term limits for U.S. Supreme Court justices, and an ethics code that would be enforceable under law amid growing concerns that the justices are not held accountable, according to three people briefed on the plans.

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Omaha Ordinance Allows For Eminent Domain On Streetcar Route, But Forced Acquisitions Not Expected

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 07/19/2024 - 5:00am

OMAHA — The Omaha City Council gave the nod Tuesday to a measure that empowers the city to force acquisition of private property, if necessary, to build out the multimillion-dollar streetcar route.

The city’s Public Works director said, however, that the city does not see any need to use the often-controversial power of eminent domain.

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OPS Teacher Pension Fund Faces Questions Before State Takes Over Management

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 07/19/2024 - 3:00am

John Murante (left) executive director of the Nebraska Public Employees Retirement Systems, shares concerns about how the state takeover of managing the retirement funds for the Omaha Public Schools might spur issues.
(Aaron Sanderford / Nebraska Examiner)

LINCOLN — Omaha Public Schools, the largest school district in Nebraska, is less than 50 days from handing over management of its pension fund to the state.

But a new state audit widened the scope of problems Nebraska could inherit from the Omaha School Employees Retirement System, leaders of the state retirement system were told Monday.

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State Files Complaint Against Windstream After Investigating Nebraska 911 Outages

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 07/12/2024 - 7:00am

LINCOLN — The 911 outages that slammed eastern Nebraska in late 2023 and early 2024 led the Nebraska Public Service Commission this month to file a formal complaint against Windstream, the telecommunications company whose systems failed.

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Single Subject Makes It Special

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 07/12/2024 - 6:00am

The tee time for Gov. Jim Pillen’s property tax mulligan will apparently be sometime in the next month. The state’s CEO is hoping to get a do-over on his attempt to reduce property taxes in a special session of the Legislature, something he was unable to do in the Unicameral this spring.