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Women Still Paid Less Than Men

Cheril Lee — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 10:06:06 +0000

Data from the US Census Bureau reveals that a gender-based wage gap affects women throughout Nebraska.

Good 360 opens national distribution and sorting center in Omaha

Katie Schubert — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 13:34:21 +0000

North Omaha is the new home of a national distribution company’s new centralized location.

Good 360 opened its distribution and sorting center on North 16^th Street Friday. The organization gets donations of new surplus or out of season products from corporations. They repackage and donate the products to nonprofits, who distribute the items to people in need.

Omaha Mayor signs anti-discrimination ordinance

Katie Schubert — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 18:11:48 +0000

Omaha Mayor Jim Suttle has signed an ordinance banning discrimination in all public places on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.

Mayor Suttle signed the ordinance Thursday at City Hall. The city council narrowly approved it Tuesday on a 4-3 vote. It bans discrimination against gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender individuals in the workplace and all public places.

Omaha City Council passes LGBT anti-discrimination ordinance

Katie Schubert — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 21:14:56 +0000

The Omaha City Council has approved an ordinance banning discrimination in the workplace and all public places against gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender individuals.

Councilman Ben Gray sponsored the ordinance. It passed on a city council vote of four to three. The vote came one week after a three-hour public hearing, where supporters and opponents made their case as to why the ordinance should, or shouldn’t, pass.