Omaha deputy city attorney files sex discrimination suit against mayor, city
Deputy Omaha City Attorney Michelle Peters has filed a federal lawsuit alleging the city of Omaha and Mayor Jean Stothert discriminated against her on the basis of her sex when the Mayor appointed Matt Kuhse to be the city attorney in October 2021.Read the lawsuit here.Peters alleges the city changed a job posting so that […]
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Omaha mayor reacts to fire at homeless encampment
Omaha Mayor Jean Stothert addressed the topic of homelessness after a tent went up in flames in the Old Market. A man barely escaped the fire near 13th and Howard Wednesday night.It’s the same encampment neighbors voiced their concerns about last week.KETV Newswatch 7 caught up with Stothert after her town hall Thursday night. She […]
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Omaha City Council elects new councilmember | #citycouncil
The Omaha City Council voted Tuesday to elect Ron Hug as the new council member.Hug will represent District 4, replacing former city councilman Vinny Palermo, who is in jail.Councilmembers were not able to reach a majority on their first two votes before electing Hug.Hug is currently a member of the Metropolitan Community College Board of […]
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Omaha City Council to vote on Palermo replacement Tuesday | #citycouncil
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OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) – The Omaha City Council plans to officially fill the seat left vacant by Vinny Palermo on Tuesday. That means for the first time since April, District Four will finally have someone to fight for them. Officials told 6 News that the city clerk will hand a piece of paper – a […]
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Omaha mayor heads to Ireland to meet newly elected mayor
Omaha Mayor Jean Stothert announced she will travel to Ireland on Monday.She’s headed to the Emerald Isle to meet with the newly elected mayor in Omaha’s sister city of Naas.Mayor Bill Clear was elected to the position in July.Omaha has been in a sister city relationship with Naas since 2002.Stothert’s office said the weeklong trip […]
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Mayor increase police budget, City Councilmember increase property tax relief
Omaha City Council President Pete Festersen wants to boost property tax relief even more next year.Mayor Jean Stothert’s budget calls for a 2.1% increase.She says the need for a bigger police budget limits how much relief the city can provide.Festersen’s amendment would add nearly $1 million for property tax relief which is about 20% more.“Property […]
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Omaha City Council announces applicants for District 4 Council seat | #citycouncil
OMAHA, Neb. (KMTV) — Omaha City Council President Pete Festersen announced the applicants for the District 4 Council seat on Tuesday. The City Council received 12 applicants for the vacant District 4 City Council seat. The following applications have been received: Andrew Adams Rebecca Barrientos-Patlan Terri Blackburn Samuel Canova Garry Gernandt Ron Hug Margo Juarez […]
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Omaha forum for candidates to replace Vinny Palermo on city council | #citycouncil
With the Omaha City Council set to vote on removing Vinny Palermo, community leaders have scheduled a forum for candidates in his district.Palermo, who is one of four people charged in an alleged fraud scheme, has missed three months of council meetings.City Council president Pete Festersen said the council will be voting to vacate Palermo’s […]
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Omaha Mayor Jean Stothert not recommending 2023 annexation package
Related video above: Omaha Mayor Jean Stothert gives State of the City addressOmaha Mayor Jean Stothert says there will not be an annexation package recommended in 2023.Stothert announced her decision Tuesday, saying the annual evaluation did not show any Sanitary and Improvement Districts that met her annexation goals.”This year is a unique exception to my […]
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Omaha Mayor and Fire Chief share expectations for new downtown headquarters
OMAHA, Neb. (KMTV) — On Tuesday the Omaha City Council voted to approve a nearly $3 million agreement with local architectural firm Leo A Daly to start the process of creating options for a proposed combined police and fire headquarters. 3 News Now Reporter Molly Hudson took a deeper look at what Mayor Jean Stothert […]
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