Ryan Hoffman

“A sad day…” A statement from our editor Matthew Hansen 👉 flatwaterfreepress.org/a-sad-day-for-…

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.

flatwaterfreepress.org/feeks-fight-he… I wrote this about a dear friend. Brad Feeken changed countless lives as Gretna’s basketball coach. Now he’s fighting for his own.

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 👇buff.ly/418gXg1

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.

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. flatwaterfreepress.org/an-afghan-fami…

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 | tinyurl.com/ydmdjuc6

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. buff.ly/3sEa2hO

Nebraska's Trev Alberts is about to become one of the highest-paid ADs in the country: omaha.com/sports/huskers…

My first big story for @flatwaterfreep. The state is breaking laws meant to keep the child welfare system stable. Families are suffering the consequences. flatwaterfreepress.org/kids-are-gonna…

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👇 flatwaterfreepress.org/former-home-of…

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 👇 flatwaterfreepress.org/memo-uno-athle…

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 ⬇️ flatwaterfreepress.org/housing-in-jeo…

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: journalstar.com/news/state-reg…

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: omaha.com/news/state-reg…

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 flatwaterfreepress.org/governors-comm…

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.

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. flatwaterfreepress.org/three-nebraska…

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. flatwaterfreepress.org/toxic-algae-fo…