Tag: Nebraska
Nebraska state senators hosting 2 public meetings on property taxes, education
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) – A group of state senators will hold a public forum here Sunday ahead of an expected special session next week. The community meetings will be held in Omaha and Lincoln, which weren’t stops on Gov. Jim Pillen’s tax plan town hall tour across the state this summer — though he did …
US government must return land it took and never developed to a Nebraska tribe under new law
WINNEBAGO, Neb. (AP) — The Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska will soon get back about 1,600 acres (647 hectares) of land the federal government took more than 50 years ago and never developed. A new law will require the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to return the roughly 2.5-square-mile (6.5-square-kilometer) tract of land along the Missouri …
OPS teacher pension fund faces questions before state takes over management • Nebraska Examiner
LINCOLN — Omaha Public Schools, the largest school district in Nebraska, is less than 50 days from handing over management of its pension fund to the state. But a new state audit widened the scope of problems Nebraska could inherit from the Omaha School Employees Retirement System, leaders of the state retirement system were told …
Millions more Nebraska state dollars to go toward funding Omaha projects
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) – There was a big announcement for three Omaha metro organizations Wednesday. Gov. Jim Pillen and other state officials revealed the Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha Performing Arts, and the Elkhorn Athletic Association are getting more funding from the Shovel-Ready Capital Project Program than originally announced in 2022. “The funds are assisting awardees …
Nebraska State Patrol makes 29 DUI arrests over 4th of July weekend
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) – Nebraska State Patrol put out their numbers for their campaign for the 4th of July weekend. Troopers made 29 DUI arrests over the holiday, just slightly less than last year’s 36 arrests. “Nebraska roadways were busy over the 4th of July weekend,” said Colonel John Bolduc, Superintendent of the Nebraska State …
Consultant sees $531M in trims to NE state government • Nebraska Examiner
LINCOLN – A highly-paid consultant is projecting that Nebraska state government could cut $531 million in spending within a year if it more sharply focused on system-wide outcomes that better serve its customers, and tapped more federal and state reserve funds. In a 57-page report after a year on the job, Utah-based Epiphany Associates said …