Henry Cordes

1 week ago | kearneyhub.com | Henry Cordes

Omaha needs bold, innovative strategies and action if the city is to address poverty, which is markedly elevated within the city’s Black community. Those were among the conclusions of an anti-poverty plan released Monday by Mayor John Ewing. The plan suggests numerous steps that could help lift Omahans out of poverty, including improved access to public transit, use of tax-increment financing to build more affordable housing, stepped up job training and improved access to health care.

1 week ago | journalstar.com | Henry Cordes

A federal audit at Glenn Valley Foods this spring found that of 177 employees at the plant, 107 were suspected of working with either fraudulent or inadequate documentation, according to a federal court affidavit. That’s what ultimately prompted the federal raid at the Omaha meatpacking plant June 10 and the arrest and detention of more than 70 workers.

1 week ago | yorknewstimes.com | Henry Cordes

Omaha needs bold, innovative strategies and action if the city is to address poverty, which is markedly elevated within the city’s Black community. Those were among the conclusions of an anti-poverty plan released Monday by Mayor John Ewing. The plan suggests numerous steps that could help lift Omahans out of poverty, including improved access to public transit, use of tax-increment financing to build more affordable housing, stepped up job training and improved access to health care.

1 week ago | omaha.com | Henry Cordes

Omaha needs bold, innovative strategies and action if the city is to address poverty, which is markedly elevated within the city’s Black community. Those were among the conclusions of an anti-poverty plan released by Mayor John Ewing Monday. The plan suggests numerous steps that could help lift Omahans out of poverty, including improved access to public transit, use of tax-increment financing to build more affordable housing, stepped up job training and improved access to health care.

1 week ago | siouxcityjournal.com | Henry Cordes

A federal audit at Glenn Valley Foods this spring found that of 177 employees at the plant, 107 were suspected of working with either fraudulent or inadequate documentation, according to a federal court affidavit. That’s what ultimately prompted the federal raid at the Omaha meatpacking plant Tuesday and the arrest and detention of more than 70 workers.