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Finding fraud? Nebraska mental health pros say they’re leaving …
6 hours ago · Three giant insurance companies, paid $4 billion by state to administer Nebraska's Medicaid program, are trying to claw back large amounts of money from small mental health providers on technicalities, providers say. It's making some leave Medicaid and their low-income patients. The state says the system is working as it should, and protecting taxpayers.
Redevelopment primed downtown Omaha for a post-pandemic …
1 day ago · The pandemic prompted many downtowns to rethink their futures. Omaha’s evolution beyond a traditional business district was already underway. OMAHA — When Mary-Beth and Bruce Muskin moved to downtown Omaha 12 years ago, they found a quieter neighborhood primarily inhabited by singles and older ...
2024 Nebraska Voter Guide - Nebraska Voter Guide
Know before you vote. Nebraska voters face decisions touching every aspect of life — from the classroom to the doctor’s office. We compiled information about the candidates and races for three key offices, along with judges and ballot measures, to help you fill out your ballot. Candidates. Ballot Measures.
Ballot Measures - Nebraska Voter Guide
Ballot Measures 101. There are six ballot measures in front of Nebraska voters this year – and a lot had to happen for them to get there. Advocates who collected signatures on petitions had to clear a high bar: 10% of the state’s registered voters for petitions that could change the state Constitution, 7% for petitions that could enact a new law.
Find Your District - Nebraska Voter Guide
Enter your address or zip code to find your voting districts and see which races are being contested in that area.
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Oct 31, 2024 · State of Our Union: Lincoln, Norfolk mayors discuss climate, safety and leadership in a politicized world. By Chris Bowling. Oct. 24, 2024. All work produced by the Flatwater Free Press — articles, videos, photos and other media — is available for publication at no cost.
He’s 50 and could never vote in Nebraska. Until today.
3 days ago · The Nebraska Supreme Court’s Oct. 16 decision cleared the way to vote for people convicted of felonies who served their sentences, but only because a majority of justices wouldn’t call restoring those rights through state law “unconstitutional.”. In fact, each of the seven justices wrote an opinion.
All mail for some: Deep red Nebraska counties are voting by mail ...
Nov 1, 2024 · Voter participation has gone markedly up in 11 rural Nebraska counties that have closed polling places and now send every registered voter a ballot in the mail. But state law bars bigger cities, including Omaha and Lincoln, from following suit and going to all-mail voting.
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The Omaha City Council approved a requested $10 million tax increment financing allocation for a project promising to create 255 full-time jobs. The $100 million development near 13th…. Omaha Documenters. •.