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The current Mayor of Omaha is Jean Stothert, a member of the Republican Party.The City Clerk is Dan Esch, a member of the Democratic Party and members of the City Council are Pete Festerson, Council President from District 1; Juanita Johnson from 2; Danny Begley from 3; Ron Hug from 4; Don Rowe from 5; Brinker Harding from 6 and; Aimee Melton, [3] Council Vice President from 7.
Logan Fontenelle, an interpreter for the Omaha Tribe when it ceded the land that became the city of Omaha to the U.S. government. Various Native American tribes had lived in the land that became Omaha since the 17th century, including the Omaha and Ponca, Dhegihan-Siouan language people who had originated in the lower Ohio River valley and migrated west by the early 17th century; Pawnee, Otoe ...
The history of Omaha, Nebraska, began before the settlement of the city, with speculators from neighboring Council Bluffs, Iowa staking land across the Missouri River illegally as early as the 1840s. When it was legal to claim land in Indian Country, William D. Brown was operating the Lone Tree Ferry to bring settlers from Council Bluffs to Omaha.
Second Jewish mayor. Resigned after winning election to the U.S. Senate. Democratic (1976-1987) 45 Robert G. Cunningham (interim mayor) 1976 June 6, 1977 Republican: Succeeded mayor Edward Zorinsky who won election to the U.S. Senate. Stepped down June 6, 1987 to serve on the State Game and Parks Commission. [3] 46 Albert L. Veys: 1977 1981 ...
On August 26, 2014, Omaha policemen accidentally shot and killed television sound technician Bryce Dion. Dion was killed while his team was filming an episode of the TV show Cops. [6] Officer Kerrie Orozco, a 7-year veteran of the Omaha Police Department, and a member of the Gang Unit, was shot and killed on May 20, 2015.
The Government of the U.S. State of Nebraska, established by the Nebraska Constitution, is a republican democracy modeled after the Federal Government of the United States. The state government has three branches: the executive , the legislative , and the judicial .
According to the Nebraska Department of Labor, in March 2008 the unemployment rate in Omaha was 3.9 percent. Between 2000 and 2005 Omaha's job growth was 0.70 percent. In 2006 the sales tax rate was seven percent, with income tax at 6.68 percent. That same year the median family income was $56,869, with a 1.80 percent housing price gain. [3]
Tourism in Omaha, Nebraska, United States offers visitors history, sports, nature and cultural experiences. Its principal tourist attractions are the Henry Doorly Zoo and the College World Series (CWS). A 2003 study by a Creighton University economist estimated that the CWS added $33.8 million to the city's economy that year. [1]