Omaha City Council to consider raising minimum wage to match inflation and protect teen workers
Read the full article on KMTV 3 Omaha may set a $15 minimum wage for all workers, regardless of age The proposed ordinance would tie annual wage increases to the inflation rate BROADCAST TRANSCRIPT: OMAHA, Neb. (KMTV) – The Omaha City Council is considering an ordinance that would raise the minimum wage for non-tipped workers […]
Nebraska DED official who guided multimillion-dollar state grant program leaves for Omaha post
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner OMAHA — A key manager of a Nebraska grant program that’s investing multimillions into historically disadvantaged North and South Omaha neighborhoods has left state government to join the administration of Omaha Mayor John Ewing Jr. Javier Saldaña Jr., formerly the economic recovery division administrator for the Nebraska Department […]
From player to coach, Jordy Frahm stays with the Huskers
Read the full article on KMTV 3 LINCOLN, Neb. (KMTV) — Jordy Frahm, a two-time NFCA Player of the Year and four-time First-Team All-American, may no longer play for Nebraska. However, she’s staying with the program – serving as an assistant coach for Head Coach Rhonda Revelle. “We are thrilled to have Jordy join our […]
June 2: Omaha City Council discusses development projects and employee fundraising rules
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Nebraska seeks temporary Medicaid work requirements exemption for Dawson County
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner LINCOLN — Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen has directed the state’s largest agency to seek federal approval to temporarily waive new Medicaid work requirements in Dawson County. Pillen directed the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services to seek a temporary high-unemployment exemption. Dawson County had the highest monthly […]
June 2: Lancaster County commissioners approve contracts, grants and public safety agreements
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Nebraska DHHS reviewing federal rule on Medicaid work requirements, declines call to ‘press pause’
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner LINCOLN — Nebraska became the first state to implement new federally mandated work requirements for Medicaid recipients in May, and the federal government this week released a first look at what all states would need to follow by Jan. 1. The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released […]
Faith questioned: Nonprofit hospital paid a doctor nearly $5 million. Is it a symptom of a flawed system?
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UNO’s AI-CCORE Lab to open exhibit on Friday with robot guide named Robo Ditto to help neighbors explore AI
Read the full article on KMTV 3 UNO’s AI-CCORE Lab opens a community exhibit Friday at 11 a.m. Robot guide named Robo Ditto uses AI to interact with visitors and navigate the exhibit space Neighbors can work with the lab on real-world AI projects BROADCAST TRANSCRIPT: OMAHA, Neb. (KMTV) – The University of Nebraska Omaha’s […]
USDA confirms first case in 60 years of flesh-eating New World screwworm in Texas calf
Read the full article on KMTV 3 OMAHA, Neb. (KMTV) — The USDA has confirmed a case of the New World screwworm re-entering the United States for the first time in 60 years. Inspectors confirmed larvae in a wound of a 3-week-old calf in Zavala County, Texas. It is the only confirmed case so far, […]