NEWS 5.24.21: NE Drops Federal C-19 Benefits, Senate Race Update, Pool Schedule, & Library Return
0:48 Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts announced during his last news COVID-19 news conference he signed an executive order suspending all previous executive orders issued during the pandemic. The Governor is also ending the states participation in the $300 federal COVID-19 benefits, due to the low number of unemployed Nebraskans. The program ends on June 19th. Nebraska is tied for the lowest unemployment rate in the state at 2.8%, along with South Dakota and a few other states. Iowa plans to end federal benefits on June 13th and South Dakota on June 26th. The Iowa Department of Public Health r...
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