Ord Votes to Remove Flock Cameras
City of Ord votes unanimously to remove its Flock cameras, a first in Nebraska
The Ord City Council voted to remove two Flock cameras from its city limits at its meeting Monday, becoming the first city in Nebraska to outright reject the technology.
Jake Lawson and Madison Pitsch
Project Denied TIF in Omaha
TIF funding denied for potential downtown Omaha hotel, proposal moving to City Council
The city council is expected to take up the Drury Development request in the coming weeks.
Sydney Babb
UNL Impacted by Hiring Freeze
UNL faculty hires now require chancellor approval amid statewide hiring freeze and budget cuts
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln will change some of its hiring approval processes this year after Gov. Jim Pillen announced in July that state-funded agencies and entities will lose some of their monthly budget allocations.
Jackie Ourada , Managing editor Nebraska Public Media
US Senate Race
Nebraska State Fair will host US Senate debate between Osborn, Ricketts • Nebraska Examiner
The Nebraska State Fair is hosting a debate between nonpartisan U.S. Senate candidate Dan Osborn and U.S. Sen. Pete Ricketts next month.
Juan Salinas II
Legal Marijuana NOW candidate will stay on fall ballot for Nebraska US Senate • Nebraska Examiner
Mike Marvin, one of the candidates accused of being a “plant” for Dan Osborn, didn’t submit the paperwork to drop out of the Nebraska U.S. Senate race.
Juan Salinas II
Ricketts touts tax cuts, housing law, farm priorities during statewide telephone town hall
U.S. Sen. Pete Ricketts defended recent Republican legislative priorities, outlined efforts to support Nebraska agriculture and businesses and answered questions on topics ranging from Iran and immigration to abortion and
BEN DROZD bdrozdnorfolkdailynews.com
Osborn says to "stop looking left and looking right"
Data Center Pact
Lincoln joins global pact to set standards for data center development
The City of Lincoln recently joined a global effort to set standards for the development of data centers as construction continues to expand across the country.
10/11 NOW
Omaha Superfund Sites
The EPA heralds its Omaha cleanup as a success. But we found many yards still have toxic levels of lead. - Flatwater Free Press
The agency spent hundreds of millions on lead remediation in Omaha, home of the nation’s largest residential Superfund site. New soil tests by the Flatwater Free Press and ProPublica show that many yards still have harmful levels of lead.
Chris Bowling
The EPA doesn’t typically retest homes in the country’s largest residential lead Superfund site. So we did. - Flatwater Free Press
The Flatwater Free Press and ProPublica independently tested hundreds of homes in eastern Omaha and found toxic levels of lead in soil throughout — including in yards that the EPA remediated years ago. Here’s how we did it.
Cassandra Garibay, ProPublica
