Published by maggie@omahadai... on Thu, 01/23/2025 - 6:00am
Among 70 million Facebook groups and pages, scores of them have something to do with Nebraska: Nebraska Bohemians, Nebraska History, Nebraska Girl Gang, I Grew Up in Nebraska, Mamas of Nebraska and many more, including Unicameral Update via the Clerk of the Legislature’s Unicameral Information Office.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Thu, 01/23/2025 - 4:00am
When Dakota Cherney, Paige Hansen and TK Hergott left Thayer County for college, they didn’t intend returning anytime soon to that rural southeast Nebraska borderland. Yet “The Thayer County Three,” as they’ve become known in Nebraska economic development circles, have replanted roots there after a unique internship supported by the Nebraska Community Foundation let them see things in a new light.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Thu, 01/16/2025 - 7:00am
LINCOLN — A state lawmaker seeking a universal homestead exemption for Nebraska homeowners is also proposing tax incentives for new first-time homebuyer savings accounts.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Thu, 01/16/2025 - 6:00am
Pursuing safety, property, and happiness takes money, and as such people in companies will sometimes cut what corners they can to make more of it. Instead of hauling waste to factories, it is easier to dump it into waterways and pay a small fine later if discovered.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Thu, 01/16/2025 - 5:00am
After the Palisades Fire, What Can We Really Rebuild?
by Tim Golden
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In the last years before the fires that destroyed Pacific Palisades, California, the great civic debate in my hometown was over the meaning of a shopping mall.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Thu, 01/16/2025 - 4:00am
LINCOLN — Rod Yates, the approved applicant for Gretna’s good life district, has notified the state that he believes the transformational Nebraska tourist magnet project he envisioned is no longer viable under existing terms with the state.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Thu, 01/16/2025 - 3:00am
President-elect Donald Trump has sparked diplomatic controversy by suggesting the U.S. needs to acquire Greenland for reasons of “national security” and refusing to definitively rule out using military force to do so. Greenland, a self-governing Danish territory, “is not for sale,” said Denmark’s prime minister, Mette Frederiksen.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Thu, 01/09/2025 - 7:00am
A class-action lawsuit filed Monday alleges the Omaha Housing Authority failed to eliminate bed bug infestations at high-rise apartments for low-income residents.