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23 hours ago · A decade ago Pete Miller, one of the first people to do street outreach in Omaha, could find someone an apartment within a month or two of meeting them through a program called Rapid Rehousing — a quick fix with subsidized rent while someone looks for a long-term solution.

Jan 16, 2025 · State lawmakers hoped to inspire transformational development in areas like Nebraska Crossing with a 2023 law that resulted in a sales tax cut there and in other designated “good life” districts. Now two years later that project in …

Jan 20, 2025 · Five hundred teachers, principals and superintendents across the state logged onto a Zoom call last week wondering: What do we do if immigration raids affect our school? Among the concerns raised and detailed during the two-hour call: What do we do if Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers ...

Know before you vote. Nebraska voters face decisions touching every aspect of life — from the classroom to the doctor’s office. We compiled information about the candidates and races for three key offices, along with judges and ballot measures, to help you fill out your ballot.

Dec 23, 2024 · FEBRUARY. Four of Nebraska’s largest school districts use debt collectors to go after unpaid lunch tabs. FFP reporter Jeremy Turley uncovered the story that 4 of Nebraska’s largest school districts, including Lincoln, were paying debt collectors to go after unpaid lunch tabs. Lincoln’s school leaders ended the practice almost immediately after …

Mission. Flatwater. Free Press. Flatwater echoes the origins of our state’s name, a translation of the Oto or Omaha words for the Platte River. The Platte of course spans the state, providing sustenance and a travel route for this land’s first human inhabitants.

State of Our Union. The Atlantic came to Lincoln on Oct. 23 to host “State of Our Union: Nebraska.” The daylong event, hosted in partnership with the Flatwater Free Press, featured a series of discussions with local leaders, policy makers and journalists on topics of regional and national importance.

Mar 15, 2024 · Oh jeez, enough with the over-the-top laments, FFP. To paraphrase our Dear Leader Joe, you can’t love our state only when you win. In any case, FFP’s stance that taxpayers should fund its overly broad and burdensome records requests–that would have required THOUSANDS of hours of time from publicly-paid employees–is just unreasonable.