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Hand-Counted Election Audit Finds Low Error Rate With Nebraska's Voting Machines
Populist Republicans had questioned the integrity of the voting process.
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Nebraska Chamber Launches Statewide Tech Association
The goal is to unite Nebraska's tech minds and to push for growth and favorable policies for the industry.
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Class Of 16 New State Troopers Sworn In As Union Calls For Higher Wages
The addition of the new troopers still leaves the Nebraska State Patrol about 60 sworn officers short of its authorized force of 482.
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Norfolk Woman Sentenced For Diverting Funds From Tribal Account For Domestic Violence Victims
Andrea Rodriguez, 42, was put on probation for four years, fined $10,100, and ordered to pay restitution for the $19,432 she stole.
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Nebraska Unemployment Rate Up Slightly Over Last Month
Employment in the state reached another high in November, according to the Department of Labor.
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Union For State Employees Calls For Better Wages, Benefits
The goal is to lure a new generation of public servants.
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Nebraska Farmers Frustrated By Mexican Move To Stop Buying GMO Corn From U.S.
Sales statistics show that the state exported more than $348 million of corn to Mexico.
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Construction Liens Join $44 Million In Financial Claims In Nebraska Bank Fraud Case
Lincoln-based Altar Construction and Omaha’s Millard Lumber filed claims against an acreage that was being developed by Aaron Marshbanks.
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County Attorney Declines To File Charges Over Fund Shift At History Nebraska
The head of the organization, who has since resigned, deposited funds meant for pandemic relief into the History Nebraska Foundation.
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Court Rejects Barger's Request For Hand Recount In Lincoln Legislative Race
The judge said his court lacked the jurisdiction to consider the lawsuit.
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Groups Write Letter, Urging Nebraska Congressional Delegation To Back Immigration Changes
The groups want to “create stability” for migrant families, employers and towns.
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Omaha Meat Processing Company Fined, And On Probation, For False Beef Grading Records
Two former employees of Nebraska Beef Ltd. also were sentenced for U.S. Department of Agriculture violations.
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State Now Expected To Complete Long-Delayed Expressway System In 2036
Last year, the projected end date was 2040.
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Nebraska Gets An Additional $41 Million In Opioid Settlement Funds
The settlement is with CVS and Walgreens.
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Nebraska Legislative Candidate Urges Judge To Order A Hand Recount, But Technicality Might Trip Up Lawsuit
Russ Barger lost by 223 votes to George Dungan in Legislative District 26.
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State Shifts Plow Drivers Westward To Deal With Shortage Of Workers
The Nebraska Department of Transportation is short about 250 workers who are licensed to drive snowplows.
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Room Confinements In Nebraska Juvenile Justice Get Shorter, Report Says
State law defines “room confinement” of juvenile offenders as placing them alone in a room or part of a facility against their will.
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Nebraska Hospital Leaders Call For Help In Battling ‘Triple Threat' To Patient Care
There's been a recent surge in cases of COVID-19, RSV and influenza.
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Researcher Says Data On Contaminants Linked To Chicken Litter Was Misinterpreted By Nebraska Barn Supporters
Most of the seven sites tested in Burt, Butler, Dodge, Seward and Washington Counties involved waterways that flow into the Platte River.
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Nebraska Registered Nurse's License Revoked For Patient Abuse, Unprofessional Conduct
In one instance, Scott Shoff left a patient’s mouth and nose bloody after physically pushing the person onto a hospital bed.
