AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoHousing & HUD Watch: Nebraska’s public housing occupancy stayed high but uneven in 2025, with Hamilton County at 89% (up 7 points), Box Butte at 95% (down 1), Harlan at 100%, Butler at 96% (down 2), Webster at 97% (up 2), Fillmore at 94%, Platte at 98% (down 1), and Stanton at 93% (down 7). Local Governance & Privacy: Ord voted to remove Flock cameras inside city limits, while the county still plans to keep cameras outside town—an early Nebraska test of how surveillance rules get negotiated locally. Ag & Food Industry: Tyson’s Madison, Neb., pork plant will end a sanitation contract and cut 91 jobs tied to the change, while broader Tyson restructuring continues to reshape meatpacking work. Tech & Labor: USCIS says some Nebraska H-1B petitions misclassified workers as “computer programmers” even though site visits found higher-paid engineering duties—raising scrutiny for wage and job reporting. Data Centers Debate: A growing populist push against data centers is showing up at the ballot box, with voters citing land and water use concerns. Business & Community: A $2M NSF-backed AI project led with UNL aims to spot environmental threats to food production systems earlier. Sports & Local Interest: An Omaha-area teen chess player earned a national master qualification and now wants a learner’s permit.
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