U.S. Housing Secretary Turner visits Nebraska, calls Omaha ‘Highlander’ grounds model

By: Cindy Gonzalez

Outlets: Nebraska Examiner

Published: May 22, 2026

Words: 930

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 5 days ago

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OMAHA — The nation’s top housing official was in Omaha Thursday, promoting Trump administration strategies to increase homeownership by cutting “red tape” for builders and rebuilding troubled neighborhoods via “opportunity zone” incentives.

U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Scott Turner’s visit to Nebraska’s most populous city focused on a tour of a revitalized North Omaha neighborhood once home to an oft-violent public housing project.

He called the newer and still-growing Highlander mixed-use redevelopment area — …

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