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By Terry Leahy Mar 3, 2021 The Omaha City Council accepts a 22- million dollar federal grant for rental assistance, part of last Decembers COVID-19 stimulus package. During the discussion of the funding during the regular weekly meeting, City Council member Chris Jerram called for an accountability system for when residents receive financial assistance. The Council indicates they would work with local nonprofits to distribute the funds to tenants who qualify. (Image from City of Omaha)  

Take a look at the top photos from 2020 as captured by the photojournalist of the Omaha World-Herald Blog posts written by Colleen Brennan, the woman chosen to replace outgoing Omaha City Councilman Rich Pahls, have ignited a tense conversation on race. Brennan RISNEY PHOTO & DESIGN Brennan, an account manager at an insurance marketing company, is scheduled to be sworn in Jan. 12. She was selected last week from 17 applicants to serve the remaining five months of Pahls’ term re...

Watch selected clips from our best of video journalism in 2020. An Omaha woman who was selected Tuesday to serve out the remainder of an outgoing City Council member’s term suggested on her website that concerns about the coronavirus have been “blown out of proportion.” She also penned an essay on race in which she said White people want to know “why African Americans don’t stop the adoration of gangs, crime and violence when they are the disproportionate victims of it....

Mitchell David D. Mitchell, who has taken out the paperwork to petition his way onto the ballot for the council’s District 2 seat, alleged in a court filing that Jerram violated his First Amendment rights. Mitchell is one of several people who have said they plan to challenge Councilman Ben Gray for his seat representing northeast Omaha. Jerram is not seeking reelection to his District 3 seat representing midtown and downtown. The primary is April 6, and the general election is May 11. Mit...