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WEBImmigration. Twenty one Nebraska counties outside the Omaha and Lincoln metros are growing, growth sparked by immigrants and their extended families. Experts say immigration is key to the survival of small towns like Wakefield, even though it can also cause housing shortages, strain schools and create …
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WEBAug. 20: Omaha Human Rights and Relations Board. By Omaha Documenters. Aug. 29, 2024. Lincoln has paid millions – far more than Omaha – to settle employee lawsuits. More are looming. By Naomi Delkamiller. Aug. 29, 2024. All work produced by the Flatwater Free Press — articles, videos, photos and other media — is available for ...
Nebraska tribe pays $65K a year to rent land on its own …
WEB2 days ago · A bluff along the Missouri River, called Maiden’s Leap, reminded tribe members of their Minnesota homelands, and they decided to stay. Driven away from the town of Niobrara by hostile white settlers, they moved into the Bazile Creek region around 1866, Runnels said, an area that would later become the reservation.
We’re launching the next phase in Nebraska ... - Flatwater Free Press
WEBSep 3, 2021 · We heard what people want from a newsroom that gets the benefit of starting from scratch in 2021. We meshed that advice with industry best practices, and came up with what we think is a uniquely Nebraskan take on the nonprofit news movement that has swept the country over the past decade.
Pickin' up pawpaws: Meet the midwestern "tropical" fruit thriving …
WEB18 hours ago · Kentucky State University has had a dedicated pawpaw research program since 1990, developing the pawpaw as a commercial crop. At the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, pawpaw trees were planted on East Campus as part of a national study on pawpaw growth throughout the plant’s native region.
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WEBAug 28, 2024 · Greater Nebraska. We want to tell the stories of all the communities outside our metros, too. Whether they be plain old good yarns or long-term investigations, we’re committing a major part of our content mix to doing journalism throughout the state. Nebraska Evolving: The perception is that smaller communities are dying.
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WEBMission. Flatwater. Free Press. Flatwater echoes the origins of our state’s name, a translation of the Oto or Omaha words for the Platte River. The Platte of course spans the state, providing sustenance and a travel route for this land’s first human inhabitants. Today it connects Scottsbluff to Omaha and hundreds of communities between.
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WEBJan 26, 2022 · Matt Wynn is the Executive Director of the Nebraska Journalism Trust, which launched and funds the Flatwater Free Press. He has spent 13 years at news organizations across the country, most recently on the investigative team at USA Today. He lives in his hometown of Omaha with his wife, Sarah, and three children.
Ricketts' Riches: How we did it - Flatwater Free Press
WEB1 day ago · Ricketts’ Riches: How we did it. The Flatwater Free Press analyzed public state and federal campaign finance records to get the most complete look at the Ricketts’ political giving possible. We reached out to national and local experts, current and former Nebraska politicians and strategists, and every living governor for context.
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WEBThe Flatwater Free Press is Nebraska’s first statewide, nonprofit newsroom. We focus on two types of stories: investigations and feature stories that highlight the best of The Good Life. We believe that journalism is a public good; that sharing Nebraskan stories and keeping an eye on out institutions makes for a better, stronger state.