• The Omaha City Council did not pass a budget amendment that would have divested $2 million from the police. It did pass an amendment to fund the same community programs with $1.8 million from the city’s cash reserves.
• Protesters have renewed calls to defund the police following the Omaha City Council’s decision.
• Mayor Jean Stothert said she’ll veto the council’s decision as taking money from the city’s cash reserve would be “reckless.”
• A group of parents are pooling their resources to act as ad-hoc teachers and give their kids the best education possible.
• Omaha Public Schools’ first day back was rocky for some, but others were able to connect easily.
• Millard, Gretna and Ralston schools all reported COVID-19 cases on Tuesday.
• A new live-in mental health and substance abuse treatment facility is being considered for North Omaha.
• Omaha officials say they expect to see $30 million in police and fire costs covered by CARES Act money, following updated state rules.
• Charges have been filed against 30 of the 120 protesters arrested on July 25.
• Omaha’s rent assistance program, which started earlier this month, has approved about 10% of the people who’ve applied for help.
• A spike in crime has the Omaha Police Department worried. Omaha City Council member Ben Gray said his district, North Omaha, is in the midst of a gang war that requires all hands on deck.
• The end of another protection against evictions means that September could leave even more people losing their homes.

Around the State

• Mailboxes set for removal in Lincoln will now stay.
• As the issue of human trafficking receives more attention nationwide, advocates in Nebraska are trying to paint a local picture of the issue.