LINCOLN — Jason Witmer has become a familiar face in the Nebraska Capitol, often testifying in suit and tie about state policies as a fellow for ACLU Nebraska.

On Friday his perspective turned personal, skipping remarks prepared for the Legislature’s Judiciary Committee to instead shed light on a lengthy prison stay — in which he spent many parts of his years there isolated “in the hole.”

LINCOLN —  All of Nebraska’s “good life” districts appear to be in a precarious spot — not just the embattled one in Gretna — as Gov. Jim Pillen’s proposed budget seeks to deny $5 million a year set aside for the new state incentive that had been committed for multiple years to boost the buildout of those destination sites.

This Storm-Battered Town Voted for Trump. He Has Vowed to Overturn the Law That Could Fix Its Homes.

by Sharon Lerner, photography by Annie Flanagan for ProPublica

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