Regents vote to increase NU tuition by 4.25%, cut $8 million in next $1.19 billion budget
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner LINCOLN — The University of Nebraska Board of Regents voted Thursday to increase tuition rates across NU by about 4.25% this fall, the fourth straight annual increase at NU. Regents voted 6-2, the same margin as last year, to approve NU’s $1.19 billion operating budget. Regents Kathy Wilmot […]
Nebraska AG sues city of Lincoln over minimum wage rule at odds with state law
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner LINCOLN — Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers announced Thursday he is suing the city of Lincoln over its recently passed minimum wage rule that set a different rate than the state’s. Hilgers said the ordinance violates state law and that the city is out of step with its […]
2 more cruise ship passengers leave Omaha quarantine after deadly hantavirus outbreak
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner OMAHA — Two more people who were passengers aboard a cruise ship that was the site of a deadly hantavirus outbreak have returned to their home states following about five weeks of monitoring at the University of Nebraska Medical Center-based National Quarantine Unit, according to a Thursday update. UNMC […]
June 16: The Omaha City Council reviews increasing minimum wage
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Mayhew Cabin reopens in Nebraska City on Juneteenth after seven-year closure and restoration
Read the full article on KMTV 3 NEBRASKA CITY, Neb. (KMTV) — The Mayhew Cabin in Nebraska City is reopening after seven years — and on Juneteenth. The cabin served as a stop on the Lane Trail, or Free-State Trail, where 12 enslaved people who had escaped from Missouri rested on their way to freedom. […]
Pillen requests federal disaster declaration for mid-May storms in central Nebraska
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner LINCOLN — Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen is requesting that President Donald Trump issue a major disaster declaration in the wake of severe storms that hit central Nebraska in mid-May. Pillen’s request follows tornadoes, extreme straight-line winds and flash flooding May 15-18 across eight counties. If approved, federal funding would […]
Woman’s flair finally enters history-filled ‘Lawyers Room’ at State Capitol
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner Applause follows the unveiling of retired Justice Lindsey Miller-Lerman’s portrait in the State Capitol’s “Lawyers Room,” where about 70 photos of others who served on the Nebraska Supreme Court are displayed. Supreme Court Chief Justice Jeffrey Funke, shown here alongside Miller-Lerman, spoke about what he called her historic […]
Home Birth Blues: 49 states allow nurse midwives to deliver your baby inside your home. Not Nebraska.
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New grocery store coming to North Omaha; community gets first say in what it looks like
Read the full article on KMTV 3 North Omaha residents are being given a direct voice in shaping what the new grocery store will look like Tex Johnson made clear there is currently no grocery store readily available in the area, framing this development as a long-overdue solution to a food access problem in North […]
Fans spend big at Men’s College World Series, from flights to tailgates
Read the full article on KMTV 3 OMAHA, Neb. (KMTV) — Visitors and locals alike are opening their wallets at the Men’s College World Series in Omaha, with some fans spending as much as $10,000. The spending starts before fans even arrive. Megan Sigler, a visitor from California, estimated her time at the CWS $1,200 […]