OMAHA, NE. -- On National Peace Officers Memorial Day, President Biden honored fallen police officers and their families.
The president's address at the U.S. Capitol was one of many memorial services held around the country on Sunday, including one right here in Omaha.
It was an extremely emotional scene outside of Omaha Police Headquarters as dozens of families watched their loved… Read more »
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Across the country, law enforcement agencies are being celebrated on National Peace Officers Memorial Day.
And because of the pandemic, Omaha Police hosted their annual Police Memorial Service for the first time since 2019.
Family and friends of loved ones who served were invited to the Omaha Police headquarters to share stories, and hear their loved ones’ names be… Read more »
WASHINGTON D.C. – Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02) today announced that his bill, H.R. 5658, the DHS Roles and Responsibilities in Cyber Space Act, passed the House after favorable consideration by the Homeland Security Committee. This bill is aimed at helping protect private industry from cyber-attacks from other nations such as Russia and China. The bill passed with a vote of 313 to… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Representatives Don Bacon (R-NE-02), Victoria Spartz (R-IN-05), Brad Schneider (D-IL-10), and Abigail Spanberger (D-VA-07) introduced H.Res. 1109, to recognize the Ukrainian famine of 1932-1933, known as the Holodomor, as a genocide and to remind and educate the public of the repressive Soviet policies against the people of Ukraine.
In the early 1930s,… Read more »
Today, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 288-131 to approve and advance the Federal Firefighters Fairness Act, a bipartisan measure authored by Rep. Salud Carbajal (D-CA) that ensures federal firefighters receive the same access to job-related disability and retirement benefits as state, county, and municipal firefighters.
Carbajal’s measure would create the presumption that… Read more »
When the Pentagon released its 2023 budget request on March 28, a graphic was shown to reporters breaking down the $773 billion in spending by department—and the Air Force led the way, with $243.1 billion in its accounts.
But when Air Force officials spoke to journalists later that afternoon, their budget documents showed just $194 billion, with an extra $40.1… Read more »
Crystal meets with Don Bacon on this episode to get to know him as a family man and Congressman.
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RALSTON, Neb. —At the ribbon cutting for the Ralston Granary District Project, Douglas County Commissioner Jim Cavanaugh announced he will ask the County Board to allocate $500,000 in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds for the project, which is already a $30 million endeavor.
“Every graduating class has hundreds and hundreds of young people who are looking for opportunities to start… Read more »
U.S. Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH) and U.S. Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) have introduced a bipartisan, bicameral resolution designating April as Second Chance Month to honor the work of communities, government institutions, nonprofits, congregations, employers, and individuals to remove the unnecessary legal and societal barriers that prevent people with criminal records from becoming productive… Read more »
