Matthew Hansen
Executive Editor at The Flatwater Free Press
Editor of the Flatwater Free Press, Nebraska’s first statewide journalism nonprofit. Ex-columnist for the Omaha World-Herald. Purveyor of artisanal tweets.
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2 weeks ago |
flatwaterfreepress.org | Matthew Hansen
The ask was simple. Will you donate $132 to honor your fellow physician, Dr. Susan La Flesche Picotte? The Nebraska Medical Association put the word out to its members in 2021. Who’s that? Nebraska doctors asked. After they learned her story, $600,000 in donations poured in. In 1889 — 132 years before the ask — La Flesche made American history when she became the first Native American to earn a medical degree.
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Dec 23, 2024 |
flatwaterfreepress.org | Matthew Hansen
JANUARY In Loup County, the smallest school district in the state had a freshman class of one. Bailey. FFP Greater Nebraska reporter Natalia Alamdari on what it’s like to be the lone member of the Class of 2027 – and why it’s key to keep the small school open. FEBRUARY FFP reporter Jeremy Turley uncovered the story that 4 of Nebraska’s largest school districts, including Lincoln, were paying debt collectors to go after unpaid lunch tabs.
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Jul 10, 2024 |
flatwaterfreepress.org | Matthew Hansen
Long before he became governor, Jim Pillen grew a Nebraska livestock empire. For the past year, Flatwater Free Press and its partner on this project, Investigate Midwest, have looked at what Pillen built in the rolling series, “Pigs and Power.” The series by FFP senior reporter Yanqi Xu and Investigate Midwest senior reporter Sky Chadde illustrates how Pillen, starting from humble beginnings, became Nebraska’s biggest hog producer by anticipating the changes roiling American agriculture.
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Mar 15, 2024 |
flatwaterfreepress.org | Matthew Hansen
I can’t tell you how disappointed I am to report what follows, but it’s news you deserve to know and need to understand. The Nebraska Supreme Court this morning announced that it was overturning, in part, a lower court’s decision. This clears the way for the State of Nebraska to charge us an ungodly amount of money to gain access to public records related to the state’s growing nitrate-in-groundwater problem.
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Sep 7, 2023 |
flatwaterfreepress.org | Matthew Hansen |Yanqi Xu |Sky Chadde |Investigate Midwest
Jim Pillen built one of the biggest hog enterprises in the country. Then he got elected governor. It’s a Nebraska success story – one raising questions about potential conflicts of interest. The series, a collaboration between the Flatwater Free Press and Investigate Midwest, details how Pillen built his empire, and examines some issues that arise in his newest role.
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In Nebraska, you can usually transfer your kid to a nearby school district, a policy known as open enrollment. Except if your kid has a disability. Then the answer is often no. @flatwaterfreep's Jeremy Turley & @The74's Lauren Wagner with a crucial story: https://t.co/2FgTwobnTy
