The 60-39 roll call Saturday by which the Senate voted to advance a measure overhauling health care to a full debate. A "yes" ...
Latest U. of Nebraska debate over embryonic stem-cell research shows dispute unlikely to fade The University of Nebraska's governing board was expected to ...
Former employees say Neb. meatpacker violated federal law in handling of layoffs Three women who once worked at a Nebraska meatpacking company have sued their former employer, saying it violated a federal law aimed at protecting workers during mass layoffs or plant ...
April trial set for Nebraska businessman facing 21 charges and accused of securities fraud An April trial date has been set for a Nebraska man accused of luring elderly investors under false pretenses and using some of their money to buy luxury ...
Legislative committee removes Nebraska farmers' checkoff dollars from budget-cutting proposal Complaints from Nebraska farmers and agriculture groups about using checkoff dollars to help balance the state budget appear to have worked. On Wednesday, the Legislature's budget-writing Appropriations Committee voted to ditch Gov. ...
USDA's latest forecast says Nebraska's expected corn harvest to beat 2007 record by 8 percent The latest federal forecast shows no change in expectations for a record Nebraska corn crop. The U.S. Department of Agriculture says that, based on Nov. 1 conditions, ...
2 Nebraska banks get total of nearly $5.8M in rural loan guarantees from stimulus funding Two Nebraska banks have obtained federal loan guarantees through the U.S Department of Agriculture, which is using federal stimulus funding. The USDA said in a news release ...
Poll suggests rural Nebraskans less positive about their communities; economic worries cited Pollsters say economic worries may have contributed to a decline in rural Nebraskans' views of their communities. The 2009 Nebraska Rural Poll was conducted by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Center ...
US Sen. Johanns of Nebraska takes issue with administration's student loan stance U.S. Sen. Mike Johanns said Thursday that his concern for Nebraska families is what's driving his opposition to legislation that would turn control of student loans over to the government ...
A look at states where farmland is being released from federal conservation program Here's a look at the states where the most land is being released from the federal Conservation Reserve Program: _ Texas, 3.85 million acres active; 644,025 acres expire in ...
Neb. governor proposes widespread cuts to deal with $334M revenue shortfall in 2-year budget Most Nebraska agencies will feel some pain over the next year and a half if lawmakers adopt the widespread spending cuts Gov. Dave Heineman proposed on Monday. Heineman's ...
Children direct certified for school lunches The following is the percent of school-aged children from households receiving food stamps who were directly certified for free or reduced priced lunches by schools in 2008-2009. Percentages above 100 percent are possible because some school ...
