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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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5:56

School Property Tax Cap Blocked; Ban on Breaks for...

Nebraska Update ·

2022/02/09

A proposed cap on school property tax increases was blocked by a filibuster, while a legislative committee heard arguments for and against property tax breaks for casinos.

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5:17

Coloradans still have “a lot of confusion” on...

Nebraska Update ·

2022/02/08

Nebraska Public Media's Jackie Ourada spoke to NPR member station KUNC's Alex Hager about what people in Colorado are saying on Nebraska's proposed canal.

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1:29

Animal Rights Group Calls For Investigation of Local...

Nebraska Update ·

2022/02/07

An animal rights group is calling for staff terminations and a federal investigation in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Meat Animal Research Center in Clay Center near Hastings.

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3:53

Vertical Farming

Nebraska Update ·

2022/02/07

Vertical farms stack rows of plants on top of each other. These indoor farms control the lighting, water and temperature to create ideal conditions to grow fresh produce year-round close to customers. But the industry relies on artificial lighting and has a large carbon footprint.

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1:08

Nebraska Medicine Halts Crisis Standard of Care

Nebraska Update ·

2022/02/04

Nebraska Medicine has been postponing elective surgeries since the start of January’s omicron surge. Corey Shaw is the chief operating officer at the hospital. Shaw said more staff availability and a decreasing number of COVID patients in the hospital is allowing them to free up doctors and nurses for more elective and specialty surgeries.

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6:14

New Prison, Partisanship Focus of Hearings

Nebraska Update ·

2022/02/04

Nebraska legislative committees held hearings Thursday on building a new prison and listing party affiliations of legislative candidates on the ballot.

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1:57

Nebraska Governor Candidates Talk How To Expand State...

Nebraska Update ·

2022/02/04

Six candidates running for state governor spoke on stage at the Lincoln Cornhusker Marriott Hotel to talk about their business priorities in the Nebraska Chamber Gubernatorial Candidates Forum.

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5:09

Recall of Governors and Legislators heard; School...

Nebraska Update ·

2022/02/02

A legislative committee heard a proposal to allow voters to recall governors and state senators, and debate continued on limiting school property tax increases.

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1:28

Covid Cases in Lancaster County Down, But Risk Dial...

Nebraska Update ·

2022/02/02

Lincoln-Lancaster County Health department reports a dip in Covid-19 cases and local positivity rate, but the risk dial will remain in red this week.

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1:43

Nebraska Homeowners Impacted By Pandemic Receive...

Nebraska Update ·

2022/02/02

Nebraska homeowners impacted by the coronavirus pandemic can now apply for assistance. Gov. Pete Ricketts announced Tuesday the Nebraska Homeowner Assistance Fund, using nearly 50 million dollars in funds provided by the federal government.

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5:11

Juvenile diversion bill stopped; halt to teacher...

Nebraska Update ·

2022/01/31

Effort at requiring county attorneys to try diversion before sending truant students to juvenile court falls short; proposal to abolish certain teacher testing requirements gets a public hearing.

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2:01

US Attorney recognizes UNL Law's effort to protect...

Nebraska Update ·

2022/01/28

A University of Nebraska College of Law program earned the attention of US Attorney General Merrick Garland during a White House sponsored event . UNL’s Tenant Assistance Program (TAP) was one of a number of projects launched by law schools around the country to keep renters from being evicted during the pandemic. As people lost jobs and income during the COVID pandemic, the US Attorney General asked law schools to help provide legal services to the thousands of people facing eviction from rental

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5:42

Nebraska Calls for Convention of States to Propose...

Nebraska Update ·

2022/01/28

The Nebraska Legislature voted Friday to call for a convention of states to propose amendments to the U.S. Constitution.

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1:11

First Reading Today for Lincoln LGTBQ...

Nebraska Update ·

2022/01/28

If the proposal were to pass in the coming weeks, discrimination against LGBTQ people would be prohibited under city code. Councilwoman Sandra Washington wrote the changes and said the bill is meant to align with federal rules following a court decision from 2020.

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4:44

Senators Debate Treatment of Students Who Miss Too...

Nebraska Update ·

2022/01/28

The Nebraska Legislature is debating a bill that tries to use diversion before sending students who miss too much school to juvenile court.

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5:23

Why Nebraska Hospitals Are Paying Double For...

Nebraska Update ·

2022/01/27

Health leaders say Nebraska could be short more than 5,000 nurses three years from now. Hospitals now depend on traveling nurses to fill in the gaps. The high demand from the Omicron surge, but low supply of nurses make hospitals spend two to three times more money to hire traveling nurses.

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1:10

New Program Expects Less Stress for Nebraska Hospitals

Nebraska Update ·

2022/01/27

The Lincoln program has already started reviewing patient transfers through the Department of Health and Human Services. Omaha and Grand Island are in the process of hiring nurses for its locations.

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1:17

Five Agencies Combine Insights on Meth Issues in...

Nebraska Update ·

2022/01/27

In Kearney Wednesday, Nebraska Attorney General Doug Peterson’s office, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for Nebraska, Omaha’s Drug Enforcement Agency, the FBI, and the Nebraska State Patrol announced a partnership focused on fighting meth. Peterson said the coalition was formed to better understand large drug organizations and their distribution channels.

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4:52

Criminal Justice Reform Heard; School Tax Credit...

Nebraska Update ·

2022/01/26

The Judiciary Committee heard proposals for criminal justice reform, and the Legislature advanced a bill to maintain an income tax credit for school property taxes.

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6:00

Social Security Tax Cuts Advance; School Aid, Canal...

Nebraska Update ·

2022/01/25

The Nebraska Legislature advanced Social Security tax cuts, and discussed changes to school aid and a proposed canal from Colorado.

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