Published by kai@omahadailyr... on Tue, 03/12/2024 - 5:00am
March is National Credit Education Month, a time to learn about credit scores and what they mean for you.
In the simplest terms, a credit score is the way businesses can predict the likelihood that you will pay them back in time. Using a complex mathematical formula, they decide if you are a safe or high risk, and whether or not they can trust you with a loan of any kind.
Published by kai@omahadailyr... on Tue, 03/12/2024 - 5:00am
A new study by Coworking Cafe – an information hub that works to find the best coworking spaces across the country – has rated the top cities for maintaining a healthy work/life balance. Evaluating 100 cities, all with populations of 200,000 or higher, they split their metrics into 4 categories: Mental Heath, Affordability, Remote Work, and Commute.
Published by kai@omahadailyr... on Tue, 03/12/2024 - 5:00am
A study by SonderCare, a home hospital bed provider, looked into the states offering the best elder care. Using the number of nursing homes and respite facilities per 100,000 citizens, occupancy rates in the last year, private and semi-private nursing home monthly costs, and the percent of nursing homes with 0 deficiencies, all 50 states were compared.
Published by kai@omahadailyr... on Mon, 03/11/2024 - 5:00am
For the last six months, The Daily Record’s Kai Van Ginkel has been working to bring attention to the Streetcar Project that has been started by Mayor Jean Stothert and the Omaha Streetcar Authority (OSA). As the final part of this series, we spoke directly to citizens to get their thoughts on the project and how it will affect them.
Published by kai@omahadailyr... on Wed, 03/06/2024 - 5:00am
Members say school district boundaries reflect redlining of years past and unfairly keep some kids in underperforming schools.
More than 40 education advocacy organizations have teamed up to fight longstanding residency requirements that tie children to their local public schools — rather than letting them transfer to places that might serve them better.
The No More Lines Coalition aims to end what it calls “discriminatory public school district boundary lines” in all 50 states by 2030.
Published by kai@omahadailyr... on Tue, 03/05/2024 - 5:00am
Recent guidance for pension-linked emergency savings accounts, or PLESA, provided by the Department of Labor (DOL) and IRS will likely spur more companies to give employees the green light to set up an emergency savings account within their retirement plan.
Published by kai@omahadailyr... on Tue, 03/05/2024 - 5:00am
EMERSON, Neb. — Corliss Hassler rushes in the front door of Post 60 Market and heads straight for the produce case.
“I’m back,” she announces.
It’s around lunchtime, but it’s already her second trip in today — this time, she’s picking up a few items for the Friday fish fry at the local Catholic church.
Published by jason@omahadail... on Tue, 02/27/2024 - 5:00am
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Drivers in eight Midwestern states will be able to fuel up with a higher blend of ethanol throughout the year under a final rule announced last Thursday by the Environmental Protection Agency.
Published by jason@omahadail... on Tue, 02/27/2024 - 2:00am
After a long battle, Paris’s beloved bouquinistes will be staying put this summer. The decision, announced on 13 February by the French government, came after considerable public backlash to the police prefecture’s original plan to move part of the iconic Seine booksellers elsewhere for the inauguration of the Olympics Games on 26 July.