April 6 Omaha Primary Guide: Mayoral candidate profiles, race info Share Updated: 1:33 PM CDT Apr 5, 2021 KETV Staff Report Share Updated: 1:33 PM CDT Apr 5, 2021
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Show Transcript OMAHA MAYOR STAFFORD WANTS ANOTHER FOUR YEARS ON THE JOB THE MAYOR FACES FOUR OTHER OPPONENTS. IT’S NOT THERE IS HELD OFFICE NOW FOR EIGHT YEARS, BUT BETWEEN THE PANDEMIC AND PROTESTS THIS PAST YEAR PROVED TO BE ONE OF THE MOST CRYING STAFFORD SAYS OMAHA HAS DONE THE BEST IT COULD AND TELLS KETV NEWSWATCH 7’S ROB MCCARTNEY. SHE’S READY FOR ANOTHER TERM IN OFFICE. WE FARED BETTER OMAHA THAN MOST OTHER CITIES. DID JEAN STOPPER SAYS BY ACTING QUICKLY WHEN THE PANDEMIC HIT CUTTING SPENDING BY ABOUT 22 MILLION DOLLARS. SHE WAS ABLE TO SAVE JOBS AND HELP THE CITY AND THE YEAR WITH A BUDGET SURPLUS. WE HOPE THIS IS JUST A SHORT TERM CRISIS GOING FORWARD. SHE SAYS THERE’S STILL A NEED FOR THINGS LIKE RENT AND UTILITY ASSISTANCE JOBS BUILDING T
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