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Provisional Ballots Boost Nebraska Dems' Margins In Urban Races
In the end, the most populous counties helped Democratic state senators hold onto the ability to filibuster.
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Nebraska Labor Update: Unemployment Rate Ticks Up; Nonfarm Workforce Hits New Record
October’s nonfarm employment is up about 8,500 filled jobs over the previous month and about 28,000 over last year at the same time.
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Front Porch Team Awards Funds To 14 Omaha Housing Programs, Projects
The goal is to spark the creation of up to 645 affordable dwellings in the city.
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Key Senator Says Rosy State Finances Call For Accelerating Tax Breaks
“We are collecting more money than we need, and it has to go back to the taxpayer,” said State Sen. Lou Ann Linehan.
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Omaha Group Poised For Role In Helping Asylum-Seekers Crowding Southern U.S. Border
The team plans to provide temporary refuge to migrants who are expected to arrive next month.
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Biden Administration Touts $1.2 Billion Sent To Nebraska Via Infrastructure Law
Support for the bill split the state's all-Republican congressional delegation.
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Nebraska Agrees To Settlement With Walmart In Lawsuit Over Opioid Dispensing
In a press release on Tuesday, Nebraska AG Doug Peterson said that settlement negotiations are also well underway with Walgreens and CVS.
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Decatur Housing Director Overpaid Herself Nearly $32,000, State Audit Says
The findings on Nicole Small have been forwarded for possible criminal prosecution.
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A ‘Golden' Year Ushers In New Leadership For Nebraska's Latino Commission
Maria Arriaga is the new executive director of the agency that serves as a link between state government and area Hispanics.
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In Nebraska's Sea Of Red, Few Felt Splash From ‘Republican Wave'
Democrats appeared poised to hold off a filibuster-proof GOP majority in the Legislature but lost statewide and congressional races.
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Nebraska's First Casino Has Already Sent Nearly $800,000 To Property Tax Relief
Reducing Nebraska’s property taxes was one of the leading selling points for legalizing gambling casinos, which voters approved in 2020.
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State Officials Urge Nebraskans To Consider Adoption Amid Low Numbers
Adoption rates in the Cornhusker State are the lowest since 2003.
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Hammering Out Details Of Nebraska's Voter ID Law Won't Be Easy, Lawmaker Says
Valid photo identification will now be needed to vote.
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Nebraska Will Be Receiving Nearly $12 Million In Its Share Of Google Settlement
The company had misled users about its location-tracking practices since at least 2014, according to the settlement.
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Water Leak At Nebraska State Penitentiary May Disrupt Operations For A Year Or Two
The leak could add more ammunition to calls by Gov. Pete Ricketts and corrections officials to build a new, 1,500-bed prison.
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Frederickson Moves Ahead Of Dornan In Pivotal Nebraska Legislative Race
If the result holds, Republicans will have fallen one seat short of gaining a supermajority in the 49-seat Unicameral Legislature.
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Omaha Psychiatrist Regains Medical License, But Can't Treat Female Patients
Dr. Gregory Wigington admitted having sexual relations with two female patients, including one woman he eventually married.
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Business Survey: Remote Working In Nebraska May Be Leveling Off
The Bureau of Business Research will conduct a public webinar Nov. 18, noon to 12:45 p.m, to discuss the survey’s findings.
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‘Awkward' Process Begins To Hire A New Clerk Of The State Legislature
The appointment probably will be approved by the new Legislature in January rather than the current one.
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$66 Million Headed To Support Nebraska Child Care Workers With Stipends, Student Loan Aid
The Department of Health and Human Services, from Nov. 14-17, has scheduled virtual information sessions in English and Spanish.
