Zoning Battles

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (40+ words) The Nebraska Supreme Court says three proposed Lincoln charter amendments can go before voters in November, despite a missed deadline. The Nebraska Supreme Court says three proposed Lincoln charter amendments can go before voters in November, despite a missed deadline....

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (81+ words) The Nebraska Secretary of State will not place a proposed constitutional amendment on the November ballot. The Protect Nebraskans’ Initiative and Referendum Powers Constitutional Amendment would have limited lawmakers' ability to change laws approved directly by voters. A former state…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (923+ words) Chief Deputy Ben Houchin of the Lancaster County Sheriff's Office announced the expansion at a Wednesday morning briefing. The four proposed ballot measures seek to legalize and regulate online sports betting, restrict K-12 and collegiate school sports participation to students' sex…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago   (541+ words) A grassroots group behind the push to raise the number of police officers in Lincoln by 79 is pausing its push to get on the November ballot, organizers announced Thursday. Seen from the interior of a car, raindrops on the front…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (158+ words) Although fencing and equipment stand in the way, four incubator spaces for small business startups will be available for rent at the Kensington. A bathroom in one of the 36 units that will be available in the Kensington. The banisters just…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (459+ words) As pressure grows over a possible data center near Adams, Nebraska, Gage County residents are asking county leaders for more time — and for a more transparent public process — before farmland is converted into an industrial-scale project. County leaders are weighing…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (408+ words) A sweeping bipartisan federal housing law co-authored by Nebraska Republican Rep. Mike Flood is being touted by supporters as a major step toward increasing the nation’s housing supply, though housing experts say its effects are likely to take years to…...

2+ mon, 8+ hour ago   (264+ words) (Lincoln) -- A Nebraska coalition said it has cleared a major hurdle in its effort to make it more difficult for state lawmakers to change laws approved by voters. At a news conference in Lincoln, leaders with the Respect Nebraska Voters…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (178+ words) A woman circulates the petition to create the "Nebraska Work People Party " at the Douglas County Treasurer’s office located at 411 N 84th St. in Omaha, on Monday, June... Javascript is required to use this website. A woman circulates the petition to…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (123+ words) A crowd of around 30 people filled the seats for Wednesday's Gage County Planning and Zoning Commission meeting at the courthouse in Beatrice, many of them to speak against data centers. The commission will have agenda items on the city removing…...