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Happy Thankful for My Dog Day
Reed Moore reminds us to have plenty of treats and toys on hand for our four-legged friends.
Today’s news:
- Omaha Public Schools’ troubled pension fund has seen progress in the last few years but faces serious challenges due to changes in state funding.
- A deputy city attorney is preparing to sue the City of Omaha over the hiring process of its top legal advisor.
- Student loan forgiveness is on hold due to lawsuits from six states, including Nebraska, but the federal government says it is again pausing repayments.
Impacted by Incarceration, Nebraskans Find Hope in RISE Business Program
The RISE Business Academy offers a 12-week course that prepares those affected by incarceration to pitch entrepreneurial endeavors for a chance at funding. But the program has an impact that can’t be measured in dollars and cents.
By Chris Bowling. Published in The Reader.
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By the numbers:
AROUND OMAHA
- Omaha Public Schools has improved its troubled pension fund, but Superintendent Cheryl Logan says changes to state funding could put the program in jeopardy.
- A deputy city attorney is taking the next steps toward suing the City of Omaha over the hiring process of its top legal advisor.
- Omaha’s compost program will see a boost as the city agrees to break down Council Bluffs’ yard waste into nutrient-rich soil.
- Papillion La Vista elementary school students put their engineering skills to the test designing 3 to 4-foot tall Thanksgiving floats.
- An Omaha nonprofit is nearing its $1 million goal to fund an ability-inclusive playground in West Omaha.
- A homeless man, who spent the last few weeks on life support after being attacked around Halloween, has died at age 43. The assailant will soon face upgraded charges, according to WOWT.
Around Nebraska
- Those with student loans are off the hook to pay them — for now. The Department of Education will continue its pandemic-era pause on repayments due to six states, including Nebraska, challenging the administration’s student debt forgiveness program.
- After an extended game of cat and mouse (or goat and … mouse?), the renegade goat of West Lincoln is apprehended by the city’s animal control.
- An old-fashioned bakery is putting Cortland (pop. 505) on the map with an array of sweet offerings.
- As the pandemic recedes from many individuals’ minds, Nebraska’s Thanksgiving travel will reach some of its highest levels in recent years, according to AAA.
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
The Douglas County Board of Commissioner meets to hear presentations from the Greater Omaha Chamber and the Department of Corrections. Read the story by Anton Johnson.
FACT OF THE DAY
From Harper’s Index
Percentage change this year in American adults who say they are “thriving:” −14
Source: Gallup (Washington).
DAILY FUNNY
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