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Nebraska Update

Nebraska Public Media

From the Capitol to your community, Nebraska Public Media’s local journalists bring you top stories and essential context every weekday morning.

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5:39

Legislature Looks to Advance Tax Cuts in Delicate...

Nebraska Update ·

2022/03/30

The Nebraska Legislature looked to advance a package of income, corporate, Social Security and property tax cuts, linked in a delicate political balancing act with other proposals.

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4:25

Nebraska healthcare leaders propose deeper staffing...

Nebraska Update ·

2022/03/30

In our third part of our healthcare staffing series, we sit down with healthcare leaders on solutions they have to address the system's staffing shortfall — that go deeper than just using cash to put out the fire.

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5:57

Legislature Approves Budget; Lake, Canal Projects...

Nebraska Update ·

2022/03/29

The Nebraska Legislature gave final approval to budget bills Tuesday and advanced proposals for a lake between Lincoln and Omaha, and a canal from Colorado.

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1:29

Local Nursing Home Provider Advocates For Elder Care...

Nebraska Update ·

2022/03/29

Nebraska’s older adults struggle to get the care they need. Nursing homes are closing or turning down patients because they don’t have enough staff. This week, one local nursing home provider is in Washington, DC to advocate for them.

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4:13

Nursing Centers are Still Struggling with Hiring Workers

Nebraska Update ·

2022/03/29

While hospitals hit their capacities during the COVID-19 omicron surge, they had to hold onto patients who couldn't get released to nursing care centers. Those facilities say their slim staffing levels aren't seeing relief and, therefore, couldn't help hospitals juggling longer-term patients. This is the second part of our series on Nebraska's healthcare staffing crisis.

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5:34

Staffing Shortage Left Hundreds of Nebraskans Without...

Nebraska Update ·

2022/03/29

New numbers show staffing shortages were the prominent reason hundreds of patients couldn’t get the care they needed during the COVID-19 omicron surge. In at least one case, a Nebraska hospital says a patient died waiting for a staffed hospital bed. Nebraska Public Media’s Jackie Ourada leads our series that takes a closer look at the crisis.

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5:06

Prison Reform, Taxes, Budget Remain Tangled in...

Nebraska Update ·

2022/03/28

Proposals to cut taxes, approve budget spending, and reform the criminal justice system remain tangled up in the Nebraska Legislature.

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1:45

Often-Absent Parole Board Members Not Helping Crowded...

Nebraska Update ·

2022/03/28

Parole is granted in 62-percent of hearings when five board members are there, compared to just 56-percent of cases when less than the full board votes. Just 37-percent of Nebraska palore hearings had a full board, from May 2018-to-December 2021.

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3:53

The Potential Opportunity for Black Farmers in Hemp

Nebraska Update ·

2022/03/28

The hemp industry is worth more than $800 million, according to a recent report. The same report showed just 6% of hemp growers are Black. Cannabis has been a hard market for people of color to break into, but some hope hemp could offer a new way in.

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5:25

Tax Cuts Fall Short; Abortion Ban to be Debated in...

Nebraska Update ·

2022/03/25

Proposed cuts to income and property taxes fell short in the Nebraska Legislature Friday, while senators decided to consider an abortion ban later this session.

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0:58

Nebraska Youth with Tourette's Becomes Youth Ambassador

Nebraska Update ·

2022/03/25

Brody was diagnosed with a tic disorder in fourth grade. He was diagnosed with Tourette Syndrome in sixth grade, which is a type of tic disorder. Brody said he sometimes gets short and quick muscle or vocal impulses.

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0:58

Creighton Women's Basketball Plays Iowa St. Tonight...

Nebraska Update ·

2022/03/25

Creighton Head Coach Jim Flanery said Iowa State will be prepared. However, he said his team is familiar with high-pressure situations and can easily adapt.

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5:33

Criminal Justice Reform Discussion Slows Budget Action

Nebraska Update ·

2022/03/24

The Nebraska Legislature moved ahead on the state budget, but only after a long discussion on criminal justice reform.

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1:42

Nebraska High School Students Advocate For STEM...

Nebraska Update ·

2022/03/23

At the state capitol, fourteen high school students wore their best dress and spoke to Nebraska state legislators about the importance of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (or STEM) education in Nebraska.

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5:35

Legislature Moves Toward Approving ARPA Spending

Nebraska Update ·

2022/03/23

The Nebraska Legislature moved Wednesday toward approving $1 billion in ARPA fund spending.

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1:32

NSP Searches for Missing Linda Dillard near Table Rock

Nebraska Update ·

2022/03/23

Eric Jones is the lead investigator in Dillard’s case. He said the patrol will search the area she was last seen.

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5:30

Help for Poor Areas of Omaha Advanced Despite Cost...

Nebraska Update ·

2022/03/22

The Nebraska Legislature on Tuesday advanced a bill aimed at helping poor areas in Omaha despite questions about the cost of it and other proposals.

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1:03

Bird Flu Found in Butler County Flock of 570,000...

Nebraska Update ·

2022/03/22

Bird flu was detected in a flock of more than half a million chickens in Butler County. It’s Nebraska’s first case of the disease in a large commercial chicken flock.

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1:03

AltEn May Get Renewed Permit to Release Treated...

Nebraska Update ·

2022/03/21

AltEn could get a renewed permit to release its treated wastewater onto nearby agricultural lands.

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1:40

FED Hikes Interest Rates, What Nebraskans Should Know

Nebraska Update ·

2022/03/21

The U.S. central bank decided to raise interest rates for the first time since 2018. The quarter-percent hike could be followed by six additional increases throughout the year. In total, the federal bank eyes a 1.9% interest rate by the end of 2022, with three more increases in 2023.

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