Republican council candidate rubs shoulders with Democratic mayor in flier

By   /  May 4, 2013  /  Nebraska  /  2 Comments

Trent Fellers' campaign sent out this flier, which implies he was endorsed by Mayor Chris Beutler, which he was not.

By Deena Winter | Nebraska Watchdog
Updated 7:24 p.m. Monday
LINCOLN – A Republican candidate for the Lincoln City Council apparently thinks he can win votes by rubbing shoulders with Lincoln’s Democratic mayor.
The Trent Fellers campaign sent out a flier that pictures him next to Mayor Chris Beutler and says, “Chris Beutler and Trent Fellers, working together to [...]

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Lincoln arena to be done on time, but overall project not under budget

By   /  May 3, 2013  /  Nebraska  /  3 Comments

HaymarketNow

By Deena Winter | Nebraska Watchdog
LINCOLN – Lincoln’s new basketball arena will open one month ahead of schedule, Mayor Chris Beutler announced today.
The Pinnacle Bank Arena will open Aug. 14, members of the three-person West Haymarket Joint Public Agency announced today at a press conference.
“It’s good for a mayor’s health not to have to worry [...]

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GOP calls on Beutler, councilman to apologize to Clare

By   /  March 25, 2013  /  Nebraska  /  5 Comments

Mayor Chris Beutler

Lancaster County Republican party officials are calling on Lincoln Mayor Chris Beutler and Councilman Gene Carroll to apologize to their colleague on Lincoln’s arena board, university Regent Tim Clare.

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Arena parking add-on gets tempers flaring in Lincoln

By   /  March 22, 2013  /  Nebraska  /  6 Comments

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By Deena Winter | Nebraska Watchdog
LINCOLN – The board overseeing construction of Lincoln’s new basketball arena voted today to spend another $30 million to build two parking garages south of the arena – pushing the project over the budget advertised to voters three years ago.
When board member and University of Nebraska Regent Tim Clare tried [...]

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Beutler doesn’t rule out a run for governor, U.S. Senate

By   /  February 19, 2013  /  Nebraska WatchBlog  /  1 Comment

Lincoln Mayor Chris Beutler

By Deena Winter | Nebraska Watchdog
Updated 9:43 a.m.
LINCOLN – Lincoln Mayor Chris Beutler did not rule out a run for governor or the U.S. Senate today in a radio interview.
Beutler said it’s become difficult for him to think about running for other offices because he’s “developed this love affair with the city” and all the [...]

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