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Biden-Harris Administration Announces $22M in Infrastructure Grants for Nebraska including $750,000 to a Lincoln County project
WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced $22 million for two projects in Nebraska, part of $1.8 billion in awards from the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) discretionary grant program. Today’s awards fund 148 projects nationwide and bring the total amount of Biden-Harris Administration RAISE grants to more than $7.2 billion for over 550 projects across the country.
Soft-serve survivors: How Zesto endured in Nebraska after its ice-cream empire melted
On the hottest day of July 1948 in Norfolk, a second-page ad in the local newspaper presented readers with a flavorful way to cool off. The recently opened Baldridge Zesto Shoppe touted its “new and different … high quality dairy product” that contained 6% butterfat but was “not ice cream.”
Missouri River levels, flooding impacts for eastern Nebraska and western Iowa
As of Friday morning, the Missouri River is expected to crest Saturday morning in the Omaha area after runoff from multiple days of heavy rain upstream. The National Weather Service said moderate to near major flood stages are expected along the Missouri River from Blair to Rulo this week, "rivaling stages that were last experienced in 2019."
‘I’m really sorry’ – Nebraska lawmaker tells woman he failed her during abortion ban negotiations
When Nebraska lawmakers last year banned abortion at 12 weeks, Amanda never thought she’d be a passenger in a car bound for Illinois to get one. She couldn’t fathom she’d be driving seven hours – and spending nearly $10,000 – to have an abortion, months after a key Omaha state senator didn’t fight for an exception that may have changed her story.
Owners of two shops selling delta-8 in Nebraska settle with state AG
LINCOLN — Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers announced settlements Wednesday with three of several owners targeted in 11 state lawsuits filed against vape shops selling legally murky variants of the THC-containing substance delta-8. Hilgers has prioritized closing legal loopholes around delta-8, which he said opened when the 2018 federal farm bill limited delta-9, but not delta-8. The substance is often sold in modified food products made to look and taste like candy and snacks.
Drought difference from 2023 to 2024 shows substantial change
HASTINGS — The change in drought conditions across central Nebraska and the wider state has been drastic from late June in 2023 to 2024. The substantial drought conditions across the region can be traced back to the historically dry year of 2022, which was comparable to the drought of 2012.
Petition signatures turned in for Nebraska paid sick leave ballot measure
LINCOLN — The 250,000 Nebraskans who work at least 30 hours a week but don’t have paid sick leave from their employers will likely get the chance to help secure the benefit at the ballot box. Organizers of Paid Sick Leave for Nebraskans announced Thursday that they were turning in 138,000 voter signatures aimed at […] The post Petition signatures turned in for Nebraska paid sick leave ballot measure appeared first on Nebraska Examiner.
NE auditor alleges mishandling of public funds by nonprofit helping to manage Niobrara Scenic River
LINCOLN — Nebraska’s state auditor has questioned the handling of public funds by a small nonprofit that helps manage the Niobrara Scenic River corridor. Among eyebrow-raising items described Wednesday by Auditor Mike Foley is nearly $40,000 in unused leave pay that went to a top executive who had a purported two-decade-long perfect attendance streak.
Nebraska State Auditor receives complaints about village of Wallace’s clerk
NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (KNOP) - The Nebraska State Auditor, Mike Foley, received concerns on Thursday regarding the outside employment and certain reimbursement payments made by the clerk of the village of Wallace. Foley expressed his reaction to the complaint, stating:. “We felt this was not appropriate and we’ve received some...
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