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Nebraska lawmakers came close Tuesday to blowing up a bill that would allow workers to claim medical and religious exemptions from workplace COVID-19 vaccine mandates.

Gov. Pete Ricketts proposal for a canal to bring water from Colorado into Nebraska ran into questions, and the Legislature advanced a proposal to make requesting vaccine exemptions easier.

In 2019, the state made what would later amount to a $158 million mistake in awarding a state contract to St. Francis Ministries.

The measure would require health care providers to inform patients and get written consent acknowledging that stem cell therapies theyre seeking have not been approved by the FDA.

Bill introductions continue in the Nebraska Legislature.

Nebraska is staring at a future where there may be more residents 65 and older than there are 18 and younger, Lincoln Sen. Anna Wishart noted, and "I see that

The proposals introduced Wednesday for how to spend $1 billion in stimulus funds included new University of Nebraska facilities, providing grants to farmers and ranchers, retaining teachers and furthering cancer

Nebraska is ending its contract with the embattled Kansas-based nonprofit overseeing the care of abused and neglected children in the Omaha area.

LINCOLN - On Tuesday, October 19th, State Sens. Ben Hansen and Robert Clements delivered a co-signed letter Tuesday from 26 Nebraska state senators to the Nebraska Secretary of State’s office to

Child welfare agency admits it underbid contract