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The first day of the 2024 session of the Nebraska Legislature kicked off with 70 new bills introduced, a number of them related to the states workforce development struggles.

Eighty-one new bills were introduced in the first day of the Nebraska Legislature’s 2024 session.Though Speaker John Arch struck an optimistic tone Wednesday, s

A state senator said one of his priorities during the upcoming legislative session is expanding Nebraska's child care workforce.

The Nebraska Public Service Commission is holding a hearing on Thursday while it conducts its investigation into a recent Windstream outage. 

Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen on Friday said he doesnt "believe in welfare" as he defended his administrations decision to not apply for federal summer grocery aid for low-income families.

Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen on Friday said he doesnt "believe in welfare" as he defended his administrations decision to not apply for federal summer grocery aid for low-income families.

LINCOLN, Neb. — Gov. Jim Pillen’s administration has decided that Nebraska won’t be participating in a new national child nutrition program that could have delivered an estimated $18 million in

A bipartisan group of state lawmakers are criticizing Gov. Jim Pillens administration for rejecting a new federal program that could feed about 150,000 Nebraska children next summer.

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Fifteen lawmakers are urging Nebraskas executive branch to reconsider after DHHS said this week that it does not intend to apply for federal summer grocery aid for low-income families.