Advocating for open government, open data, and civic engagement through technology. Nebraska's @codeforamerica Brigade.

Omaha, NE
Joined July 2013
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I've added 2022 data to the #Nebraska TIF Report We've now refunded $1.3B in taxes back to developers. #Omaha has a new record holder: East Campus Realty, LLC has received $41.3M in tax refunds so far. ne.tif.report #TIF #TaxIncrementFinancing
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We’re discussing how we can make government meetings more accessible for everyone. What information do you think should be out there? Let us know!
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Hey local TIF people. Can anyone explain why Omaha seems to be SO MUCH WORSE at recouping TIF than Lincoln? ne.tif.report/DOUGLAS/OMAHA/… ne.tif.report/LANCASTER/LINC…
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We also updated our public salary database to reflect this reality. You can now view salary and overtime pay for every state employee and dept. Thank you to the @PlatteInstitute & @CodeForNebraska for partnering on this key government transparency project. salaries.flatwaterfreepress.…
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Our friends @CodeForNebraska have run ne.tif.report/DOUGLAS/OMAHA/… for a few years. Again, not all the answers. But a great resource and important public service.
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I made a thing: 2021 Nebraska Legislature calendar jays.net/tmp/j.html It might become a proper thing eventually via @CodeForNebraska
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Read FFP exec director @mattwynn’s column that more fully explains why we view this as a tool for watchdog journalism…and also how we are actively working to build something similar to make the funding of political campaigns more transparent in Nebraska. flatwaterfreepress.org/our-f…
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Super excited to get this off the ground. Thanks to @PlatteInstitute and @CodeForNebraska for helping us get here!
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2020 data added: nebraska.tif.report/ We've passed $1B in taxes refunded. #TIF #TaxIncrementFinancing
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2019 data added nebraska.tif.report/ Total taxes refunded: $942M #TIF #TaxIncrementFinancing cc/ @PriNeb
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Hey @PriNeb you'll want to update your TIF landing page. Your screenshot shows $695M in total TIF tax refunds to Nebraska real estate developers. The number is $846M now. nebraska.tif.report (Tax Increment Financing)
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2018 data added. Enjoy! nebraska.tif.report/ Nebraska Tax Increment Financing
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What is Open Savannah?: youtu.be/zpoU-qwWw8w?a via @YouTube
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Awesome! I added more to the tif.report list a couple days ago. Looking forward to adding yours!! cc/ @PriNeb @OpenSky_Policy – at Omaha, NE
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We now have Facebook comment threads on nebraska.tif.report. We'll see how it goes. :) #TIF Tax Increment Financing #CivicHacking – at Omaha, NE
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Know any open data TIF resources / projects? Trying to compile a list: tif.report Tax Increment Financing (Nebraska is winning)
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"Open data and civic engagement" 2017 Mozilla Global Sprint Omaha ti.to/Mozilla/global-sprint-… 18 tickets remaining – at Omaha, NE
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This data set took six years to create. Worth every moment. linkedin.com/pulse/data-set-…
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