Margaret Reist

Local government reporter The journey that led Hasan Khalil to the voting booth in central Lincoln Tuesday spanned two countries and two

REV Development put a portion of the Gold's site in downtown Lincoln on the market, but it says it's still interested in being the site of a Lincoln convention center.

Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird will appoint Joe Dondlinger as the city’s next chief financial officer. He is the chief financial officer for Apace, formerly known as Region V Services.

City officials would remove 24, not 29 trees along Goodhue Boulevard south of the capitol and replace them with 46 more but residents still have concerns.

City officials have postponed a meeting — and vote — on a proposal to remove 24 trees and replace them with 70 trees along Goodhue Boulevard until Dec. 13.

To wrap up an international meeting in Bali, world leaders planted hope for the future in the form of new trees.

The city will contract with an Oklahoma company to build and operate a facility to turn gasses produced by waste at the city's landfill into renewable natural gas.

The City Council approved a 3.3% rate increase for Lincoln Electric System customers, despite concern from one council member about the utility moving to a fixed cost structure.

The Lincoln City Council on Monday decided to allow a controversial proposal to build a medical office on the northwest corner of South 70th Street and Nebraska Parkway to move forward.

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