$200,000 for Omaha golf tourney finds Heineman and Mello at odds

By   /  May 22, 2013  /  Nebraska WatchBlog  /  5 Comments

Tom Watson in action during the second round of the Bank of Amer

Joe Jordan | Nebraska Watchdog
Gov. Dave Heineman won’t say some lawmakers tried to pull a fast one, at least not directly.
But his comments tied to a $200,000 state earmark for an Omaha golf tournament— this July’s U.S. Senior Open—find at least one lawmaker firing back.
On Tuesday, the Republican governor vetoed the payout arguing that in [...]

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Video special: 21 days ’til ‘Team Suttle’s’ exit. Who’s out?

By   /  May 21, 2013  /  Nebraska Video, Nebraska WatchBlog  /  12 Comments

Mayor-elect Jean Stothert

Joe Jordan | Nebraska Watchdog
OMAHA—There’s a sign, a very big sign, in the mayor’s office that reads Real Solutions. Mayor Jim Suttle.
On Monday Suttle and Mayor-elect Jean Stothert stood in front of the sign and talked transition.
Nebraska Watchdog’s Joe Jordan is reading between the lines, noting among other things the names of Suttle’s team members [...]

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Video exclusive: Stothert’s tax and spending cuts. What? When?

By   /  May 20, 2013  /  Nebraska, Nebraska Video  /  44 Comments

Mayor-elect Jean Stothert will be sworn in June 10. Her first budget is due in mid-July.

Joe Jordan | Nebraska Watchdog
OMAHA—With her budget due in 60 days Mayor-elect Jean Stothert tells Nebraska Watchdog she knows where millions of dollars can be saved, she’s just not saying when.
In an exclusive interview (see below) with Nebraska Watchdog’s Joe Jordan, Stothert details new areas of big savings.
And then there’s those tax cuts she wants. [...]

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Video special: NRA sees Stothert’s win as Bloomberg’s loss

By   /  May 17, 2013  /  Nebraska, Nebraska Video  /  22 Comments

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Joe Jordan | Nebraska Watchdog
OMAHA—Remember Mayor Jim Suttle’s anti-gun campaign commercial?
If you don’t (see it below) the National Rifle Association does.
While Mayor-elect Jean Stothert thanked a lot of folks for her Tuesday night win over Suttle a band of voters she didn’t directly thank is now getting a big pat on the back from the country’s [...]

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Mayor-elect’s husband caught in political crossfire

By   /  May 16, 2013  /  Nebraska WatchBlog  /  14 Comments

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Joe Jordan | Nebraska Watchdog
OMAHA—One month after an exclusive Nebraska Watchdog report pointedly questioned Fire Chief Mike McDonnell’s future in a Jean Stothert administration, Stothert’s husband has apparently been caught in the crossfire.
Mayor-elect Stothert tells Nebraska Watchdog that Dr. Joseph Stothert, the fire department’s medical director the last two decades, has been sent packing by [...]

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