Archive for February, 2013
Prison ‘good time’ on front burner in Omaha mayor’s race
February 27, 2013 By: Joe Jordan, Nebraska Watchdog The Omaha mayor’s race moves to Lincoln today with a possible showdown on crime. When incumbent Democrat Jim Suttle testifies in favor of sentencing changes for violent criminals, he’ll be sitting across the table from one of his four mayoral opponents, State Sen….
Nebraska’s juvenile lockup rate 3rd highest in U.S.
February 27, 2013 By: Joe Duggan, WORLD-HERALD BUREAU LINCOLN — Nebraska has one of the highest juvenile lockup rates in the country, a distinction that comes as lawmakers consider reform of the state’s juvenile-justice system. Nebraska ranked third among the states in 2010 in incarceration rates for juvenile offenders, according…
Ashford: Mayor Must Take Active Role in Labor Negotiations
February 26, 2013 For Immediate Release RE: Ashford: Mayor Must Take Active Role in Labor Negotiations Brad Ashford, who is a candidate for Mayor of Omaha, believes the first step in getting Omaha’s fiscal house in order is to have the mayor take an active role in any future labor…
Chambers and Sokol back Ashford for mayor
February 25, 2013 By: Joe Jordan, Nebraska Watchdog.org Mayoral hopeful Brad Ashford has picked up two potentially controversial endorsements: State Sen. Ernie Chambers and David Sokol. Sokol, a former top executive at Berkshire Hathaway and Warren Buffett’s one time heir apparent, spent much of the last two years in a…
Center that helped foster neighborhood groups closing up shop
February 23, 2013 By: Carol Bicak, WORLD-HERALD STAFF WRITER Neighborhood associations were surprised and dismayed to learn that the Omaha Neighborhood Center — a resource for the groups for more than 11 years — has closed its doors. “I had no idea this was imminent,” said Tom Everson, chairman of…
Lawmakers to debate 30-year minimum for youths convicted of murder
February 22, 2013 By: JoAnne Young, Lincoln Journal Star The Legislature will get the opportunity to debate a bill this session that would change sentences for juveniles convicted of first-degree murder. The Judiciary Committee on Thursday voted 6-0, with two members absent, to move the bill (LB44) to the full…
Lawmakers advance bill that would set new minimum sentence for juveniles convicted of murder
February 21, 2013 By: Martha Stoddard, Omaha World Herald Bureau The Legislature’s Judiciary Committee advanced a bill Thursday that would set a new minimum sentence for juveniles convicted of murder. Legislative Bill 44, as amended by the committee, would provide for a possible sentence of 30 years to life in…
Capitol Conversations: Sen. Brad Ashford
Senator Brad Ashford discusses taxes, juvenile justice, and the death penalty in NET’s Capitol Conversations. See the interview here.
Posted under: Issues, Leadership, News Stories, Public Safety, Taxes & State Government
