Jan 30, 2025 · Nebraskans want accountability from their elected officials and government. They want to know whether their tax dollars are being well-spent, whether state agencies and local governments are responsive to the people and whether officials, programs and policies are working for the common good.

Jan 30, 2025 · GOP members of U.S. Senate probe RFK Jr. on his history of vaccine denial BY: Jennifer Shutt - January 30, 2025 WASHINGTON — Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s opinions about vaccine safety, both past and present, appeared likely to lead at least a few Senate Republicans to vote against his nomination following a second confirmation hearing Thursday.

Jan 29, 2025 · Excluding high-need retention grants, Dungan’s program could annually cost between $66 million (if all teachers were in their first to sixth year of teaching) and $106 million (if all teachers were in their 16th year of teaching or beyond).. If all teachers received one high-need retention grant before 2028, as allowed under the bill for certain subject area endorsements, that would cost an ...

Jan 2, 2025 · LINCOLN — In the summer of 2002, Margaret Stamp returned home to Sarpy County from college four weeks after her 74-year-old grandmother, Phyllis Behm, had died from a short battle with colorectal cancer.. Stamp found her dad, Mark Behm, a former northeast Nebraska county attorney and private practice lawyer, wincing in pain on the living room floor.

Jan 28, 2025 · LB 427, from State Sen. Bob Andersen of Omaha, would require the state treasurer to allow families to create educational savings accounts for any K-12 school expenses. LB 131, also by Sorrentino, would expand the state’s current college savings accounts to let them be used to cover the costs of K-12 schools.. New, narrower proposals. State Sens. Beau Ballard of Lincoln and Christy Armendariz ...

Jan 19, 2025 · LINCOLN — Arguments for whether Nebraska lawmakers should change the threshold needed to end debate and shut off a filibuster, possibly aiding conservative priorities, appear more centered on rural and urban interests than partisan goals. This year, the Nebraska Republican Party again identified lowering the filibuster threshold — set currently at two-thirds of the 49-member Legislature ...

Jan 17, 2025 · LINCOLN — “Minor adjustments” could be coming to Nebraska’s imminent paid sick leave law this October, which the campaign said are meant to aid implementation. Legislative Bill 415, from State Sen. Beau Ballard of Lincoln, would modify the Nebraska Healthy Families and Workplaces Act, which ...

6 days ago · DHHS issues ‘guardrails’ for serving Nebraska kids with autism as Medicaid costs surge, audits loom BY: Cindy Gonzalez - January 31, 2025 LINCOLN — Spurred in part by the rising costs of services to young Nebraskans with autism, the state on Friday announced new “guardrails” they hope ward off potential misuses of public funds.

Dec 23, 2024 · Nebraskans want accountability from their elected officials and government. They want to know whether their tax dollars are being well-spent, whether state agencies and local governments are responsive to the people and whether officials, programs and policies are working for the common good.

Dec 16, 2024 · KEARNEY, Neb. — Legislative leaders are embracing potential changes to state law meant to reinforce their oversight role after Nebraska’s top prosecutor last year questioned the constitutional scope of two legislatively empowered investigators.. The in-progress proposal, sitting at about 126 pages, would create a formal legislative division of oversight over the state’s other branches of ...