Archive for March, 2013
World-Herald editorial: Two offer clear choice in mayor’s race
March 31, 2013 Omaha World Herald Editorial Omahans on Tuesday will begin the process of choosing the city’s next mayor. This is an important election at an important time. The city has emerged from the Great Recession and the Flood of 2011 with eyes focused firmly on the future. But…
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Omaha mayoral hopefuls on crime
March 29, 2013 Omaha World-Herald Do you favor adding more police officers? Brad Ashford In every election, everybody says we need more police officers. I think we need to assess where we are with the officers we have. Obviously if you need more officers in certain places, you try to…
Final Omaha mayoral forum tackles ways to improve city transportation system
March 29, 2013 By: Erin Golden, WORLD-HERALD STAFF WRITER In their last joint appearance of the campaign, the five leading candidates for Omaha mayor seemed ready to put the grueling race behind them. The candidates offered suggestions on better connecting neighborhood groups with city government, fixing more potholes and supporting…
Independent Ashford under attack by Omaha GOP
March 27, 2013 By: Joe Jordan, Nebraska Watchdog OMAHA—If you’re mayoral hopeful Brad Ashford, it’s the good news and the bad news. The bad news is he’s under attack. The good news is you don’t get attacked if you’re not a threat. Leading the charge against Ashford—it’s the first time…
Omaha mayoral hopefuls on taxes
March 27, 2013 By: Omaha World-Herald How would you approach taxes in your term? Brad Ashford We have a very narrow tax base in Omaha — it’s primarily property tax — and a very narrow sales tax base. The more exemptions we remove, the more money will come into Omaha…
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Bike lanes draw ire; sprawl also debated at Omaha mayoral forum
March 27, 2013 By Robynn Tysver, WORLD-HERALD STAFF WRITER Bicycles and urban sprawl. The Omaha mayoral candidates were all over the road Tuesday on those two big-city issues, with several questioning the wisdom of Mayor Jim Suttle’s decisions to hire a bike czar and to develop bike lanes downtown. Republicans…
Meet Omaha mayoral candidate Brad Ashford
March 25, 2013 By: Maureen Wurtz OMAHA (KPTM)- The primary elections are just eight days away. As campaigns go into crunch time, Fox 42 is bringing you complete coverage of the Omaha Mayoral candidates. “I believe small business and entrepreneurship are the drivers for Omaha’s economy,” said Nebraska State Senator…
Omaha mayoral hopefuls on streamlining government
March 26, 2013 By: Omaha World-Herald How would you describe the current financial state of the City of Omaha? Brad Ashford I think we could do a lot better. We’ve done amazingly well in some areas — the riverfront. Individual businesses are doing very well. There’s low unemployment. But the…
