On his 100th day in office, Omaha Mayor John Ewing emphasized the nonpartisan nature of his goals to lift the city’s economic standing and declared his disinterest in playing politics with divisive national figures.

The Democratic mayor’s remarks came during a conversation about the future of Omaha with Flatwater Free Press Editor Matthew Hansen at the third annual Flatwater Free Press Festival. The event, hosted in Omaha Wednesday, featured a series of discussions with local leaders, policymakers and journalists on topics of regional and national importance.

Ewing laid out prosperity-boosting objectives to add high-paying jobs, build affordable housing and spur pivotal public projects, including future expansions of the under-construction streetcar.

As other Democratic mayors have emer

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