Flatwater Free PressMost recently, Sara was an enterprise reporter at the Omaha World-Herald, where she covered the ultra-dramatic 2022 gubernatorial primary race. Before that, as a state government reporter, she broke stories on Nebraska footing the bill (and refusing to admit it) for deploying state troopers to the southern border and its practice of inking millions in no-bid pandemic contracts with an out-of-state company. She graduated from Gretna High School and Creighton University and ultimately returned to Nebraska from Washington state, where she covered state government for The Olympian and three other newspapers. She and her husband, Alex, welcomed identical twin boys in June. They’re excited to introduce them to Omaha’s parks and music scene.
A “historical lack of fiscal discipline.” A “lack of monitoring” of projected budgets. Funds improperly “disguised” as revenue alongside an allegation that donors and university leaders were misled…
On average, Nebraska homeowners paid nearly twice as much to insure their homes in 2020 as they did in 2007, a steeper increase than most other states.
Governor’s spokesperson says office “has responded to all public records requests in accordance with the law.”
The new Nebraska law appears to be in some legal danger after a recent Arkansas court ruling.
The Nebraska Legislature’s own research office is casting doubt on the amount of water that state officials expect a proposed canal will deliver to the state. But it…
A bill passed in 2021 aimed to spare victims of violent crime in Nebraska from the burdensome process of being reimbursed for medical treatment – instead allowing providers…
Legislators have introduced at least two bills related to Nebraska’s Crime Victim’s Reparations program during the ongoing legislative session. Omaha Sen. Wendy DeBoer, a Democrat, introduced Legislative Bill…
State money for Nebraska’s Crime Victim’s Reparations program comes from multiple places, including about $20,000 from the state’s general fund, plus court fees and a percentage of the…
The eight-person committee that hears appeals for Nebraska’s Crime Victim’s Reparations program rarely meets, which can leave survivors of violent crime wondering whether and when they might get…
A state program is meant to help Nebraskans who have been raped, abused, assaulted, or family members reeling from the death of a loved one. It’s helping very few of them, a Flatwater Free Press analysis shows.