Deal reached on constitutional concerns over early entry for Tom Osborne into Nebraska Hall of Fame
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner LINCOLN — Concerns over the constitutionality of a proposal to make former Husker football coach and former U.S. Rep. Tom Osborne eligible for the Nebraska Hall of Fame led state lawmakers to broker a deal to broaden the original measure sought by Gov. Jim Pillen, a former NU […]
Nebraska judges’ retirement plan changes advance, save state $1.5 million annually
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner LINCOLN — Nebraska lawmakers gave wide first-round approval Thursday to a proposal eliminating state contributions to a retirement plan for about 150 state judges. The plan has been fully funded for nearly five years. An amended Legislative Bill 1101, from the Nebraska Retirement Systems Committee, would end the […]
Tensions mount in Nebraska Legislature over disagreement on answers to deficit
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner LINCOLN — State budget tensions boiled over onto the floor of the Nebraska Legislature Thursday in the aftermath of lawmakers’ rejecting a $50 million proposal to increase the state’s cigarette tax. Lawmakers appear to be in a standoff over options to help fill the state’s projected budget deficit, […]
March 3: Lancaster County Commissioners approve fire district annexation
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March 3: Omaha City Council advances zoning changes, addresses wastewater contract dispute
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Construction work starts at southeast Nebraska rare minerals mine, Adrian Smith helps dig in
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner LINCOLN — Early construction work has launched on a long-awaited “critical minerals” mine in southeast Nebraska, with state and local officials starting the digging during a recent briefing at the project site. U.S. Rep. Adrian Smith, R-Neb., was among the Nebraskans updated last week on the planned Elk […]
Sherwood Foundation gifts $1.1M for relief to former Tyson Foods workers in Lexington
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner OMAHA — A $1.1 million gift from Omaha-based Sherwood Foundation aims to provide emergency help to former Tyson Foods employees still looking for work after the company closed its Lexington, Nebraska, plant in January. The donation was announced Wednesday. Partnering nonprofit Lutheran Family Services is to begin accepting […]
The SBH Review: There’s more to Omaha fish fry season than just fried fish
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Bellevue community mourns Sgt. 1st Class Noah Tietjens, one of four soldiers killed in drone strike
Read the full article on KMTV 3 BELLEVUE, Neb. (KMTV) – A candlelight ceremony will be held at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Martial Arts International to honor Sgt. 1st Class Noah Tietjens. Thursday would have been his 43rd birthday. Sgt. First Class Noah Tietjens, a Bellevue native, was among four service members killed in a […]
UNMC creates new scholarship program to address rural nursing workforce woes
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner OMAHA — To help respond to a Nebraska rural nurse shortage, the University of Nebraska Medical Center plans to award 30 full scholarships with federal funding it secured for its new Rural Nebraska Nursing Fellowship. The awards will cover tuition, fees and books for a two-year Bachelor of Science […]