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NE Advocates For The Homeless, Special Needs Groups Launch Effort To Build 10,000 Dwellings

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Thu, 08/22/2024 - 3:00am

LINCOLN — From North Platte to Omaha, advocates representing towns across Nebraska converged in the Capital City this week to launch the Herculean task of building thousands of new residential units for the state’s hardest-to-house populations.

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Where Do You Live? That's A Complicated Question For A California Town With No Street Addresses

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Thu, 08/15/2024 - 7:00am

CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA, Calif. (AP) — No one in this wealthy California community known for its white-sand beaches and storybook charm has a street address. But unlike the houses in Carmel-By-The-Sea, those days may soon be numbered.

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What Is The Cost Of Government And What Should It Be?

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Thu, 08/15/2024 - 6:00am

Tax policy is not a thrilling topic at the barbecue, but the taxes we pay are perennial subjects of conversation in Nebraska. As recipients of the property tax, we (counties, municipalities and schools) are as sensitive as anyone to the issue.

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AI Helps Lighten The Load On The Electric Grid – Without Skimping On People’s Energy Use

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Thu, 08/15/2024 - 5:00am

Solar panels are mounted on the roofs of apartment buildings in Bottrop, Germany, June 26, 2023. The world's renewable energy grew at its fastest rate in the past 25 years in 2023, the International Energy Agency reported Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024.
(Martin Meissner / AP Photo)

My colleagues and I have developed an artificial intelligence system that helps buildings shift their energy use to times when the electric grid is cleaner.

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Congress Aims To Boost Enforcement At The Border – With Canada

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Thu, 08/15/2024 - 3:00am

WASHINGTON – While much of U.S. border security talk focuses on the southwest corner of the country, the U.S. Senate passed a bipartisan bill in June aimed at a different target — growing migration along the U.S.-Canada border.

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Stuck Bridges, Buckling Roads − Extreme Heat Is Wreaking Havoc On America’s Aging Infrastructure

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Thu, 08/15/2024 - 2:00am

Summer 2024’s record heat is creating problems for transportation infrastructure, from roads to rails.

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Gov. Jim Pillen’s Political Legacy And Future Could Hinge On Property Tax Relief Push

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Thu, 08/15/2024 - 1:00am

State Sen. Kathleen Kauth of Omaha, left, stands next to Gov. Jim Pillen. Aug. 5, 2024. (Zach Wendling / Nebraska Examiner)

LINCOLN — Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen pushed his property tax relief chips to the middle of the Legislature’s poker table Monday, staking his political reputation on state senators passing structural changes that cannot be easily undone.

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Complaining Always Gets More Attention

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Thu, 08/08/2024 - 5:00am

One thing I’ve learned in my over 30 years of doing commentary on radio, TV, and now print and digital is that people like to complain. I’ve made a living out of complaining and the audience has supported me on it all these years so they must like it too.

Complaining and criticizing gets more attention than complimenting and supporting. Hear me out.

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Kansas V. Missouri Stadium Battle Shows How States Are Reigniting Border Wars

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

Kansas City Chiefs fans gather outside Arrowhead Stadium before a NFL football game against the then Oakland Raiders Sunday, Sept. 20, 2009.
(Ed Zurga / AP Photo)

For decades, academic research has been clear: Taxpayers almost never get their money back on subsidized sports stadiums.

And yet, over and over again, U.S. cities and states find themselves locked in lopsided negotiations with beloved football, baseball and basketball teams, hoping to keep them from jumping to a new market.