Ryan Hoffman

Managing editor @flatwaterfreep. Send freelance pitches & story ideas. Previously: @OWHnews @TahoeDailyTrib @GlenwoodPI. Cincinnati native

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“A sad day…” A statement from our editor Matthew Hansen 👉 https://t.co/Srb16Stlwr

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It’s a sad day for Nebraska’s right to know. Today the NE Supreme Court in part overturned a ruling, clearing the way for the state to continue to try to charge $44k for public records tied to our nitrate problem. We’ll continue to fight for public records.

[Dirk Chatelain @dirkchatelain]

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I wrote this about a dear friend.

Brad Feeken changed countless lives as Gretna’s basketball coach. Now he’s fighting for his own.

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New @ FFP: Eviction filings by the Omaha Housing Authority are at a six-year high. Some residents are getting eviction notices over debts less than a typical restaurant tab – and some experience homelessness once evicted. Story 👇https://t.co/e8ibs0MvSk

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Today, on Giving Tuesday, consider supporting the First Amendment, freedom of the press, and your right to know the truth. The Flatwater Free Press is looking for 400 new donors this month -- we're at 348 and counting.

[Cindy Lange-Kubick @TheRealCLK]

Such a privilege to report and write this incredible story of love and loyalty between two brothers -- American and Afghan. What a lesson to all of us.
https://t.co/5XIHgi01C3

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New @ FFP: When the Taliban took AFGH., Dave Wilson didn’t hesitate to help Fahira Mohmand escape. It was the least he could do for the youngest daughter of a man who 40 years earlier became his brother. A story beautifully told by @TheRealCLK | https://t.co/aGWTPATqOX

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New @ FFP: Who’s buying NE? A new FFP investigation shows that corporations, out-of-state investment groups, famous billionaires & a powerful church are gobbling up Nebraska farmland. Together, they’re spending a fortune – and changing the state’s future. https://t.co/hFdoeRaSqC

[Sam McKewon @swmckewonOWH]

Nebraska's Trev Alberts is about to become one of the highest-paid ADs in the country:

https://t.co/sNVwqaoTP1

[Chris Bowling @ChrisMBowling]

My first big story for @flatwaterfreep.

The state is breaking laws meant to keep the child welfare system stable. Families are suffering the consequences.
https://t.co/l6nK7Bkjj1

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New @flatwaterfreep: The most notorious cattle baron in Nebraska history built a mansion a long way from the Sandhills.
You can’t buy it unless you have $40 mil.
But you can read @carsonvaughan’s twisting tale of Bartlett Richards and Tranquillo.
Story👇
https://t.co/sDuhshQSXI

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Breaking: An internal memo obtained by @flatwaterfreep says UNO athletics under Trev Alberts lacked proper monitoring & fiscal discipline. It alleges that donors and university leaders were misled on financial details.
UNO is now considering cuts.
Story 👇
https://t.co/yjBjMt9aZk

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New @flatwaterfreep: A fight over the value of 21 Lincoln properties has mushroomed into a court battle that could imperil future affordable housing statewide — even though Nebraskans of low income already struggle to find housing.
@RyanHoffman3 story ⬇️
https://t.co/gGFE2V2nft

[Andrew Wegley @andrewwegley]

Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen sidestepped questions today about his September comments discrediting a @flatwaterfreep reporter over her nationality.

"You've heard my comments," he said. "And that's all I'm gonna say about it." @JournalStarNews

More here:

https://t.co/t0RkaX4y8t

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Gov. Jim Pillen is facing criticism for comments he made in August about a Nebraska reporter who found that multiple Pillen hog farms had nitrate levels far above the legal drinking water limit.

Get the story from @ErinBamer: https://t.co/5KZFlzHQT6

[Ryan Hoffman @RyanHoffman3]

Been lucky to wrk with some outstanding & inspiring journalists. @yanqixu_ is among the best. Innate ability to see the bigger story. Selfless team player. Grateful to wrk with her. Proud of @flatwaterfreep. Can't say the same for our gov in this moment https://t.co/J1VmCImJeM

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We're thrilled to add 2 new journalists to the @flatwaterfreep & @SiliconPrairie family: Chris Bowling & Karlha Velasquez Rivas. @ChrisMBowling, The Reader's former editor, will report on Omaha for FFP.
@karlhadani, previously El Perico's editor, is now SPN's multimedia producer.

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New @flatwaterfreep: When Winnebago kids picture a farmer, they see “a white guy with…a cowboy hat on."
That's changing.
After more than a century of losing farmland, the Winnebago and two other Nebraska tribes are no longer selling. Now they’re buying.
https://t.co/Z46fErOb3q

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GROSS ALERT: Dozens of Nebraska lakes have seen unhealthy levels of a bacteria known as “toxic algae” since 2005. Nutrients from ag and urban runoff contribute to outbreaks. Preventing them, though, requires money and political will, experts say. https://t.co/cVjaxqydC4