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Nebraska Names New Slate Of Vendors To Handle Medicaid Starting In 2024
The process has seen more than typical scrutiny.
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Nebraska's Education Commissioner Announces His Resignation
“I am looking forward to opportunities to continue my leadership in education at the state and national level,” Matthew Blomstedt said.
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Past Ethics Complaint Against Nebraska AG Was Dismissed After Legal Review
Doug Peterson's support of a lawsuit challenging the counting of votes in the 2020 election wasn't "purely political," according to letter.
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Hospitals, Other Providers Question State Of Nebraska's Failure To Pay Health Data Provider
DHHS signed a contract with La Vista-based CyncHealth to provide a statewide Heath Information Exchange.
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Young STEM Prodigy From Western Nebraska Moves Up In National Contest
A teen from Grant has been recognized as one of the country's most promising STEM middle schoolers.
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Schuyler, Nebraska, Man Indicted For Selling Fake Social Security Cards
Werner Monterroso-Monterroso was named in a five-count indictment announced by Thursday by the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
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Nebraska's Work Ethic, Educated Workforce May Help Weather Possible Recession, Economist Says
Eric Thompson of the University of Nebraska spoke Thursday morning at the fall policy summit of the Open Sky Policy Institute.
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Group Files Ethics Complaint Against Nebraska AG For His Support Of Lawsuit Challenging 2020 Vote
The 65 Project said it filed bar complaints Wednesday against Doug Peterson and 14 other Republican attorneys general.
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City Of Omaha Seeks Second Lobbyist To Work State Legislature In Lincoln
Mayor Jean Stothert said hiring an extra lobbyist during the last session for bills related to the city’s streetcar initiative was helpful.
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Nebraska Election Officials Say Their Job Is More Stressful, Under The Spotlight
They say some people are reluctant to become poll workers because of threats and harassment seen nationwide.
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Nebraska Soybean Farmers Invest In West Coast Export Terminal Expansion
The terminal is operated by AG Processing Inc., an Omaha-based cooperative that owns and operates 10 soybean processing facilities.
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Nebraska Education Chief Takes Pandemic-Related Message To Capitol Hill
Matthew Blomstedt testified that chronic absenteeism in the state's schools saw a striking 70% jump in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Complaints Prompt State Utilities Board To Schedule Hearing On Telephone Outages, Poor Services
Most of the complaints came from the Omaha and Valentine areas.
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A Pro Baseball Team And Q Street Revival Are Among Ideas For South, North Omaha Grants
Monday’s public hearing, which followed earlier meetings with business and agency leaders, was the first of four to be held this week.
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Nebraska Board Of Pardons Rejects Earnest Jackson's Commutation Request
His supporters maintain that he has spent 22 years in prison for a murder he didn’t commit.
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Group Says Voter ID Would Block Thousands Of Nebraskans From Voting
Voting rights advocates argue that the ballot initiative is a blunt-force proposal aimed at fixing a non-existing problem.
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Nebraska Medical Marijuana Initiative Official Voices ‘Disgust' At Late Review Of Its Signatures
The medical marijuana group was informed Aug. 22 that it had failed to turn in sufficient signatures to qualify for the November ballot.
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Ground By Gretna Outlets Mall To Turn Into Sprawling Industrial Park
About 170 acres of former farmland is expected to turn into the Omaha metro area's largest contiguous industrial park.
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Chinese Wireless Tech Could Put Offutt Air Force Base And Nebraska Missile Silos At Risk
More than 10,000 people working at the base could be at risk of having cell phone calls, texts and data seen by the Chinese government.
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Remote Sandhills Reservoir Declared An “International Dark Sky Park”
The sky is so bereft of street lights at Merritt Reservoir State that, after sundown, the Milky Way casts a shadow.
