U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. toured the National Biocontainment Unit on the University of Nebraska Medical Center campus in Omaha on Thursday.
- Jackie Ourada and Noelle Annonen Nebraska Public Media News
Records obtained show a number of agency strategies — from cutting positions to potentially having employees sleep in cars rather than in hotel rooms — to comply with 5% cuts.
- Josh Reyes World-Herald Bureau
The Disability Alliance of Nebraska said while a contractor reviews the interRAI assessment tool used to determine disabled Nebraskans' level of need, anyone whose funding was reduced should receive their former funding.
- Aaron Sanderford World-Herald Managing Editor
Jessica Flanagain, the political consigliere of Sen. Pete Ricketts, said she did not help former Republican-turned-nonpartisan Brett Lindstrom gather signatures for his gubernatorial bid.
- Josh Reyes World-Herald Bureau
LINCOLN — Two new political parties hoping to become official in Nebraska each received favorable rulings from a Lancaster County District Court Judge on Wednesday.
- Aaron Sanderford World-Herald Managing Editor
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U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. toured the National Biocontainment Unit on the University of Nebraska Medical Center campus in Omaha on Thursday.
Records obtained show a number of agency strategies — from cutting positions to potentially having employees sleep in cars rather than in hotel rooms — to comply with 5% cuts.
The Disability Alliance of Nebraska said while a contractor reviews the interRAI assessment tool used to determine disabled Nebraskans' level of need, anyone whose funding was reduced should receive their former funding.
Jessica Flanagain, the political consigliere of Sen. Pete Ricketts, said she did not help former Republican-turned-nonpartisan Brett Lindstrom gather signatures for his gubernatorial bid.