First National Bank and the South Omaha Business Association (SOBA) present the 2017 Cinco de Mayo Omaha festival from Friday, May 5 through Sunday, May 7. All public events take place along and around historic South 24th Street between L and P Streets in the heart of South Omaha. Cinco de Mayo Omaha 2017 highlights […]
The Institute of Mexicans Abroad invites youth of Mexican origin who are Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival, DACA recipients, or “Dreamers” to participate in the Forum Dreamers en Movimiento 2017. The forum will take place in New York City from May 31 to June 2, 2017. The forum goal is to promote a working network […]
The Office of Latino/Latin American Studies (OLLAS) at the University of Nebraska Omaha announced last week the appointment of its new director, Dr. Cristián Doña-Reveco, who has also been named associate professor for the Sociology/Anthropology Department. Doña-Reveco’s research interests lie in international migration within the Americas in a comparative- historical perspective. His dissertation, entitled In […]
The Revenue Committee from the Nebraska Legislature recently advanced a package of income and property tax cuts that, as amended, would cost the state $458 million a year when fully implemented. Governor Pete Ricketts and advocates for tax relief rallied in the State Capitol rotunda for LB461, the 2017 Nebraska Taxpayer Reform Act. “Tax reform […]
City Council incumbents advanced handily, while a tight race is underway between South Omaha Democrats Vinny Palermo and Jim Rogers for one of two open Omaha City Council seats, District 4. Rogers, a veteran Democratic Party campaign manager, and Palermo, currently an Omaha Public Schools board member, were in a virtual tie heading into the […]
Heath Mello finished within three percentage points of Jean Stothert, the Omaha Mayor incumbent, during the Primary Elections on Tuesday, April 4. It is expected that more people will almost certainly vote in the general election, May 9, particularly because Mello came within striking distance of Stothert. Douglas County Election Commissioner Brian Kruse predicted 23 […]
A plan to freeze child-care subsidies is one of the latest maneuvers from Nebraska lawmakers who are working to piece together a balanced budget. Legislative Bill 335 would defer further increases to childcare providers who are receiving 18-month state subsidies. John Cavanaugh, chief operating officer for the advocacy group Holland Children’s Movement, says these providers […]
Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 6-8:30 p.m., Catholic Charities is offering a workshop for micro-business owners. Participants will learn about legal matters for owning a business, identifying capital and licenses needed to run your business. For details, call 402-939-4637. […]
In the wake of the Republican failure to repeal the Affordable Care Act, leading figures in the progressive wing of the Democratic Party are rallying behind a single-payer health insurance and a raft of other bold reforms. Sen. Bernie Sanders announced he would introduce a new simple and commonsense alternative Medicare for All bill in […]
The Food Research and Action Center released last week a new report status update on the adoption of the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) across the country. Last year was the third school year that CEP was available to schools and districts with high concentrations of students from low-income families, and the report shows that Nebraska […]
