Video special: Heineman to announce Senate decision in two weeks, ‘hopefully.’

By   /  May 23, 2013  /  Nebraska Video, Nebraska WatchBlog, Uncategorized  /  2 Comments

Gov. Dave Heineman

Joe Jordan | Nebraska Watchdog
Early next month.
That’s when we might know if Gov. Dave Heineman is running for the Senate.
In an interview with Nebraska Watchdog, Heineman said he’ll decide “hopefully within the next two weeks.”
So will he run or won’t he? Find out what he is and isn’t saying from Nebraska Watchdog’s Joe Jordan. 
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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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Analysis: Stothert landslide. How? What’s next?

By   /  May 15, 2013  /  Nebraska, Nebraska Featured, Nebraska Video  /  76 Comments

Mayor-Elect Jean Stothert celebrates her win

Joe Jordan | Nebraska Watchdog
OMAHA—A west Omaha Republican landslide has handed Republican Jean Stothert the keys to the corner office on the 3rd floor of City Hall come June 10.
Stothert’s 57-42 win over incumbent Democrat Jim Suttle earns her the title of Omaha’s 51st mayor and the city’s first female chief executive.
How did she pile up such big numbers [...]

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