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Affordable Housing In God’s Backyard: Some Religious Congregations Find A New Use For Their Space

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Thu, 08/01/2024 - 4:00am

Homeless people wait in line for a meal served by a community organization outside Our Lady Queen of Angels Catholic Church Thursday, Sept. 21, 2017, in Los Angeles. A homeless crisis of unprecedented proportions is rocking the West Coast, and its victims are being left behind by the very things that mark the region's success: soaring housing costs, rock-bottom vacancy rates and a roaring economy that waits for no one.
(Jae C. Hong / AP Photo)

Faced with declining membership, aging buildings and large, underutilized properties, many U.S. houses of worship have closed their doors in recent years. Presbyterian minister Eileen Linder has argued that 100,000 churches may close in the next few decades.

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U.S. Home Prices Hit A Record High As Sales Fell. Here’s How Housing Experts Explain The Trends

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Thu, 08/01/2024 - 3:00am

U.S. median home prices hit a record high for the second month in a row as sales continued to fall, according to a report released last week, as potential buyers continue to lie in wait for lower mortgage rates.

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Trail On Trial: To York Leaders, It’s A Dream. To Neighbors, It’s Something Else.

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Thu, 08/01/2024 - 2:00am

The planned route of the proposed trail, paid for with federal money, that would cut through York and connect two existing smaller trails. Supporters say it would bring in visitors and allow kids to bike to school. Opponents see it as a safety hazard, not an amenity.
(Map by Hanscom Park Studio / Flatwater Free Press)

YORK – It seemed, at first, like such a smooth ride.

Two years ago, the federal government awarded the city of York $15.6 million to do a thing many smaller Nebraska communities fundraise for and dream of – add a walking and biking trail through town.

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Still Empty A Year Later, Omaha’s New $27M Juvenile Jail Might Never Open As Planned

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Thu, 07/25/2024 - 8:00am

The new Douglas County Youth and Family Support Center has a rooftop recreation area with a patch of turf in the middle. The area could eventually include ping-pong tables and cornhole sets if kids arrive at the facility.
(Abiola Kosoko / Flatwater Free Press)

The new juvenile detention center in downtown Omaha features comfortable rooms, common spaces with flat-screen TVs and orderly classrooms.

“It’s sweet up here,” says Douglas County Youth Center Superintendent Rondy Woodard as he leads a tour to the building’s top floor.

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Modernizing Nebraska’s Child-Care Systems To Better Serve Providers And Families

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Thu, 07/25/2024 - 6:00am

A recent state audit of the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services’ child care subsidy program highlighting overcharges by some child care providers has cast a shadow over a profession vital to our community.

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Developer: $90M Omaha Airport Area Business Park Project Won’t Use Eminent Domain

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Thu, 07/25/2024 - 5:00am

About 150 people packed a school gymnasium Wednesday evening to hear from developers planning to create a shovel-ready business and industrial park near Omaha’s Eppley Airfield. Raising her hand to ask questions is Robin Lincoln, who doubted the job aspect. “We got jobs, with nobody wanting to work them,” she said. “Look around. ‘Help wanted’ signs everywhere.”
(Cindy Gonzalez / Nebraska Examiner)

OMAHA — A development group that was awarded $90 million in public funds to prepare a business park near Omaha’s airport faced a crowd Wednesday night with a common concern: Will they be forced from their homes?

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Gov. Pillen Clarifies Property Tax Relief Plan As Special Session Nears

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Thu, 07/25/2024 - 4:00am

Gov. Jim Pillen, right, speaks at a town hall on his property tax reform ideas with State Sen. Rob Clements of Elmwood at the Columbus Area Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday, June 26, 2024.
(Zach Wendling / Nebraska Examiner

LINCOLN — Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen and his staff clarified key concepts of his property tax relief plan Monday ahead of this week’s special session.

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Commission Approves ‘Racino’ License Transfer To Ogallala In Western Nebraska

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Thu, 07/25/2024 - 3:00am

LINCOLN — The Nebraska Racing and Gaming Commission has unanimously approved transferring a racing license from a racetrack in Hastings to a new facility in Ogallala.

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Will The Seine Be Clean Enough By The Olympics? Not Even The Experts Know Yet

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Thu, 07/18/2024 - 8:00am

Barges cruise on the Seine River near the Eiffel Tower during a rehearsal for the 2024 Paris Olympic opening ceremony, June. 17, 2024, in Paris.
(Thomas Padilla / AP Photo, File)

PARIS (AP) — With the Paris Olympics less than two weeks away, a question hangs over the Games: Will the Seine River be clean enough for athletes to swim in?

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Trump Rewrites Republican Convention Speech to Focus on Unity, Not Biden

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Thu, 07/18/2024 - 7:00am

WORLD EXCLUSIVE -- Former President Donald Trump has completely rewritten his convention speech in light of the assassination attempt against him on Saturday and will call on Thursday for a new effort at national unity.

In an exclusive interview with the Washington Examiner a day after being hit by a sniper's bullet, Trump said he wanted to take advantage of a historic moment and draw the country together.

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Real Estate News

Affordable Housing In God’s Backyard: Some Religious Congregations Find A New Use For Their Space

U.S. Home Prices Hit A Record High As Sales Fell. Here’s How Housing Experts Explain The Trends

Trail On Trial: To York Leaders, It’s A Dream. To Neighbors, It’s Something Else.

Still Empty A Year Later, Omaha’s New $27M Juvenile Jail Might Never Open As Planned

Modernizing Nebraska’s Child-Care Systems To Better Serve Providers And Families

Developer: $90M Omaha Airport Area Business Park Project Won’t Use Eminent Domain

Gov. Pillen Clarifies Property Tax Relief Plan As Special Session Nears

Commission Approves ‘Racino’ License Transfer To Ogallala In Western Nebraska

Will The Seine Be Clean Enough By The Olympics? Not Even The Experts Know Yet

Trump Rewrites Republican Convention Speech to Focus on Unity, Not Biden

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