Nebraska lawmakers consider Medicaid expansion
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Health care advocates are urging Nebraska lawmakers to expand Medicaid coverage as part of the federal health care law, while the state's Medicaid chief says the program is too...
View ArticleUnicameral advances bill cutting number of early voting days
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska lawmakers advanced a measure to reduce the number of days in which registered voters can cast their ballots in person.
View ArticleNebraska lawmakers give first-round approval to foster care legislation
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A bill that would help Nebraska qualify for more federal foster care money has won first-round approval from lawmakers.
View ArticleNebraska to nearly triple wind energy capacity by 2015
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A series of new projects will nearly triple Nebraska's wind energy capacity by the end of 2015.
View ArticleMedicaid backers turn to those who didn't qualify
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Less than a year after lawmakers rejected Medicaid expansion in Nebraska, supporters are turning to a new group of allies: Low-income people who now realize that don't quality for...
View ArticleHeineman signs Neb. water sustainability bill
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Governor Dave Heineman has signed a bill designed to help Nebraska prepare for floods, water shortages and water quality problems.
View ArticleDemocratic leader blocks Senate vote on Keystone
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats are refusing to let supporters of the Keystone XL oil pipeline to use an energy efficiency bill as a vehicle to attempt winning congressional approval for the...
View ArticleGroup will push for Nebraska minimum wage increase
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Supporters of a higher minimum wage in Nebraska are planning to gather signatures for a November ballot measure that would raise it to $9 an hour by 2016.
View ArticleCourt hears arguments in same-sex divorce case
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The case of a woman who wants to divorce her same-sex partner after legally marrying in Iowa is now in the hands of the Nebraska Supreme Court.
View ArticleNearly 1,000 Iowa, Nebraska VA requests not scheduled
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — An audit of Veterans Affairs facilities has found nearly 1,000 veterans who requested an initial appointment in Iowa or Nebraska over the last decade, but have not yet been seen.
View ArticleReport gives Nebraska passing grades for its small business climate
Nebraska gets a B+ when it comes to an overall climate of friendliness for small businesses.
View ArticleChikungunya case confirmed in Douglas County
Douglas County has its first confirmed case of the mosquito-borne chikungunya virus.
View ArticleLawsuit targets Nebraska horse racing measure
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A Nebraska anti-gambling group has filed a lawsuit to keep off the November ballot a measure that would allow betting on previously recorded horse races shown on machines that...
View ArticleCompany settles over Nebraska solicitations
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A company has entered a settlement agreement over its solicitations to Nebraska corporations and businesses.
View ArticleObscure Nebraska panel may hold sway over pipeline
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Congress is scrambling to vote on the Keystone XL oil pipeline, but the project could still end up before an obscure commission in Nebraska that regulates telephones, taxi cabs and...
View ArticleNebraska state budget bills advance after spending debate
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska lawmakers have given initial approval to an $8.6 billion budget, with new spending for property tax reductions, education and a controversial dental-school project in Omaha.
View ArticleUnicameral gives final approval to death penalty repeal
Governor Pete Ricketts says he’ll veto bills to repeal Nebraska’s death penalty and end mandatory minimum sentences for some crimes.
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