Government
- Tue. 11/03
Election-night results are unofficial; Douglas County certifies about three weeks later
Photo ID and provisional-ballot deadlines on Nov. 10 and Nov. 13 can still change close races before the county canvass.
- Mon. 11/02
What to bring and where to vote in Douglas County on Tuesday
Polls are open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Nov. 3. Bring a photo ID, find your polling place and return early ballots by 8 p.m.
- Mon. 11/02
The races and measures on every Douglas County ballot Nov. 3, and how to find the rest of yours
Statewide races, six county offices, retention votes on statewide and Douglas County judges and four statewide measures appear for every county voter. An address lookup shows the local races. Polls are open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday.
- Sun. 11/01
Omaha City Council delays vote on plumbing-code rewrite to Nov. 10
The changes would widen use of PVC and PEX pipe and let plumbers supervise two apprentices. Builders back them; Plumbers Local 16 opposes them.
- Sun. 11/01
Omaha City Council set for final vote on up to $115 million in redevelopment bonds Tuesday
The Nov. 3 agenda also includes $65.9 million in sewer contracts, a firefighter grant and a hearing on the Puritan Manufacturing TIF.
- Sat. 10/31
OPPD board committee recommends COO Troy Via as interim CEO; full board votes Nov. 19
President and CEO Javier Fernandez plans to step down at the end of the year, OPPD says.
- Fri. 10/30
Omaha City Council approves Puritan Manufacturing TIF plan; up-to-$423,477 agreement set for Nov. 10 vote
The council voted 6-0 on Oct. 27 to approve the TIF project plan for Puritan Manufacturing at 1302 Grace St. The redevelopment agreement for up to $423,477 only had its first reading; it gets a hearing Nov. 3 and a vote is expected Nov. 10.
- Fri. 10/30
Douglas County Board delays vote on sheriff's federal policing-technology grant
Commissioners on Oct. 27 put off for a week accepting a federal policing-technology grant for the Sheriff's Office after Commissioner Chris Rodgers asked what an immigration-information condition commits the county to.
- Fri. 10/30
In-person early voting for Nov. 3 election ends Monday at 5 p.m.; drop boxes open until polls close
The Douglas County Election Commission is open Saturday morning and Monday for in-person early voting; mailed-ballot requests closed Oct. 23, and 13 drop boxes take ballots until 8 p.m. Election Day.
