Gov. Pete Ricketts’ veto of the Gage County bail out sales tax hike is just another chapter in the financial woes of state and local govern­ment.

Not long ago you learned of the calamity in Omaha Public Schools pension system. It wasn’t alone.

The Douglas County Board of Commissioners and Justice Center Development Corp. have scheduled three public forums for next week to provide updates on the juvenile justice center project.

The public will have an oppor­tunity to share thoughts and ask questions about the proposed plans, according to a news release.

Fifty years ago, wives of local lawyers and judges decided to band together for camaraderie and support. They created the Omaha Lawyers’ Wives organization and elected Patty Buckley as their first president.

They submitted their original article of incorporation as a non­profit on Feb. 20, 1969. Seven years later, almost to the day, they changed the group’s name to the Omaha Law League Foundation Inc. in order to better reflect their membership, which included judges, lawyers and others inter­ested in their mission

Two journalists have dedicated their careers to the importance of telling the stories of the legal com­munity in Omaha.

Through their positions at The Daily Record, these two women have shaped the relationship be­tween the Omaha Bar Association and the city’s daily legal newspaper, a relationship that stretches back to the beginning of both organizations in the late 1800s.

This year’s Omaha Bar Association Public Service Award honors The Daily Record publisher Lynda Henningsen and local news editor Lorraine Boyd.