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"Without this funding, you are going to continue to see more facilities close and more elder Nebraskans displaced from their communities," said the CEO of the Nebraska Health Care Association.

Long waitlists and low wages have contributed to the reasons that behavioral healthcare providers have asked lawmakers to avoid tax cuts in order to ensure that the salaries of providers can increase for a fully staffed — and fully funded — agency.

Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts vetoes a bill to force the state to accept more rent assistance money from the federal government.

The package includes funding for some of the governors priorities, including $175 million for building a new prison, although it does not authorize construction to begin.

Proposals to cut taxes, approve budget spending, and reform the criminal justice system remain tangled up in the Nebraska Legislature.

“I LOVE NU” Day was well-attended by UNK faculty and students who visited the Nebraska Capitol building to advocate for the Nebraska University system and

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A plan to spend roughly $1 billion in federal pandemic cash won initial approval from state lawmakers on Wednesday despite squabbles over specific projects. The package would pour millions of dollars into job-training programs, housing grants, food pantries, meat processors, a new law enforcement training center and dozens of other projects throughout the state.

In its fifth year, the annual event highlights the university's importance and its impact on the state.

The Nebraska Legislature advanced another major budget bill Tuesday.

Nebraska lawmakers advance the $9.9-billion budget bill, but there are big questions yet over how that money will be spent — especially when it comes to prisons and prison reform.