Nebraska mothers to appeal ruling upholding state restrictions on midwife-assisted home births
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner LINCOLN — A pair of Nebraska mothers appealed a ruling Friday denying their request for a preliminary injunction on a state law banning nurse midwives from assisting in home births. Emily Tvrdy and Amanda Musilek filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in June challenged the ban, alleging […]
Nebraska hits trifecta in federal grant awards for child welfare system
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner LINCOLN — Nebraska’s Department of Health and Human Services has been selected to receive nearly $1.5 million in federal grants intended to modernize the child welfare system. The funds come in three grants from the Administration for Children and Families, a division of the U.S. Department of Health […]
Sept. 16: Douglas County tax hearing draws concerns over rising property taxes and school funding
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Czech President Petr Pavel visits Nebraska
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner LINCOLN — Czech President Petr Pavel visited Nebraska Thursday to highlight the state’s ties and partnership with the Czech Republic. The day’s affair included multiple stops. Pavel visited the University of Nebraska-Lincoln to talk with students about the state’s deep connections with the Czech Republic. He had a […]
Commission open to sculpture idea for Cameron, Nebraska’s ‘Capitol Cat’
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner LINCOLN — A commission expressed openness Friday to a revised proposal for a sculpture to honor the Nebraska State Capitol’s longtime unofficial feline mascot. Multiple members of the seven-person Nebraska Capitol Environs Commission said they might be able to support the scaled-back idea to honor 11-year-old Cameron the “Capitol […]
Nebraska retirement director resigns after less than half a year with agency
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner LINCOLN — After an 18-month search to find a new director for Nebraska’s Public Employees Retirement System, the man selected for the position is resigning at the end of October. NPERS legal counsel Tag Herbek confirmed in an email that Executive Director Thomas Pfeifle resigned effective Oct. 31. […]
Teens were allegedly abused by state employees. It will be hard to sue the state.
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