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Ewing Sends Stothert Packing, Gives Heart Of ‘Blue Dot’ A Democratic Mayor

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 05/19/2025 - 12:00am

John Ewing with his daughters before results were announced Tuesday night.
(Courtesy of Howard K. Marcus)

OMAHA — Frustration over streets, a streetcar and seeing the same mayor for three terms showed at the ballot box Tuesday as politically divided Omaha voters sent Republican Mayor Jean Stothert into retirement in lieu of a fourth term.

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Why Nebraskans Keep Standing Up For Head Start

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 05/19/2025 - 12:00am

As the recipient of Nebraska’s largest Early Head Start-Child Care Partnership grant, we’ve made a promise: to show up with care, consistency and compassion, especially when families face the toughest of times. Our work with CRCC, CSI, Educare Lincoln and Educare of Omaha, Inc., brings more than 200 combined years of experience in serving Nebraska’s children and their families.

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Trump Administration Welcomes 59 White South Africans As Refugees

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 05/19/2025 - 12:00am

Afrikaner refugees from South Africa arrive, Monday, May 12, 2025, at Dulles International Airport in Dulles, Va.
(Julia Demaree Nikhinson / AP Photo)

DULLES, Virginia (AP) — The Trump administration on Monday welcomed a group of 59 white South Africans as refugees, saying they face discrimination and violence at home, which the country's government strongly denies.

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As Omaha, Lincoln Voters Head To Polls, Debate Reignites Over Low-Turnout Off-Cycle City Elections

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 05/12/2025 - 12:00am

Ballot drop boxes, like this one photographed outside the Douglas County Election Commission in October 2024, see much more traffic during regular presidential and midterm elections compared to off-cycle city elections.
(Rebecca S. Gratz / Flatwater Free Press)

Dave Richardson got his first taste of voting when his aunt Marjorie lifted him up to the polling booth and let him fill in the bubble next to Adlai Stevenson’s name on her 1952 presidential ballot.

For an 8-year-old infatuated with politics, it was “just like ice cream” — even though his chosen candidate fell short of winning the White House.

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Nebraska Should Counteract International Uncertainty With State Stability

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 05/12/2025 - 12:00am

Tariff-related cost increases in building materials and lumber market instability this year have been causing great uncertainty in the construction and home improvement markets.

As the head of Millard Lumber, that’s terrifying.

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Pillen Admits He And Other Farmers ‘Messed Up,’ Expects New State Agency To Improve Water Management

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 05/12/2025 - 12:00am

Jesse Bradley, newly appointed director of the soon-to-be Nebraska Department of Water, Energy and Environment. Bradley is currently interim director of the two agencies that will be merged in the next couple of months, May 7, 2025.
(Zach Wendling / Nebraska Examiner)

LINCOLN — In marking the merger of two water-focused state agencies, Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen on Wednesday said he and other farmers “messed up” in managing water resources.

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Trump, Carney Faceoff In Oval Office Leaves Gaping Differences On Tariffs, 51st State

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 05/12/2025 - 12:00am

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney faced off in the Oval Office on Tuesday and showed no signs of retreating from their gaping differences in an ongoing trade war that has shattered decades of trust between the two countries.

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Donald Trump Taps Wellness Influencer Close To Robert F. Kennedy Jr. For Surgeon General

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 05/12/2025 - 12:00am

Dr. Casey Means (left), a wellness influencer, attends a confirmation hearing for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for the Secretary of Health and Human Services post, at the Capitol in Washington, Jan. 29, 2025.
(Ben Curtis / AP Photo)

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is tapping Dr. Casey Means, a physician-turned-wellness influencer with close ties to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., as his nominee for surgeon general after withdrawing his initial pick for the influential health post.

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Denise Powell Launches Bid In Nebraska’s 2nd Congressional District

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 05/05/2025 - 12:00am

Denise Powell, known for her work helping new candidates run for office, is running for Congress in Nebraska’s Omaha-based 2nd District.
(Courtesy of Denise Powell for Congress

LINCOLN — Denise Powell, known for her role boosting new candidates with Women Who Run, is running for Congress in 2026 in Nebraska’s 2nd District.

Powell told the Nebraska Examiner on Wednesday that she is running because many people in the Omaha area have lost a “voice in D.C.,” and the district needs more of an “everyday working” person to represent them.

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Trump National Security Adviser Waltz Is Out Following Signal Chat Blunder In Major Staff Shakeup

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 05/05/2025 - 12:00am

WASHINGTON (AP) — White House national security adviser Mike Waltz is set to depart the administration just weeks after it was revealed he added a journalist to a Signal chat being used to discuss military plans, according to two people familiar with the matter on Thursday, marking the first major staff shakeup of President Donald Trump’s second term.

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