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 Mayor Jean Stothert’s lengthy absentee record
Mayor Jean Stothert’s proposal to change the city charter to allow the mayor to run things while out of town has drawn questions about how often she’s been absent.The remote-work mayor currently has to transfer power to City Council President Pete Festersen when he or she leaves the state.“There wasn’t one decision that was made […]
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