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The proposal for a new state prison was among a variety of issues discussed Thursday by Sen. John Stinner of Gering during a bi-weekly conference call hosted by the Scottsbluff-Gering Chamber of Commerce. Stinner says at well in excess of 100 pages and at a cost of $230 million, the plan to try to address [...]
By GRANT SCHULTEFebruary 17, 2021 GMT LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The director of Nebraska’s prison system unveiled plans Tuesday to convert the state’s oldest prison into a minimum-security facility for $4 million in new costs, but he said the plan would only work if lawmakers agree to build a separate, $230 million prison for higher-risk inmates. Nebraska Department of Correctional Services Director Scott Frakes outlined the project to overhaul the Nebraska State Penitentiary as part of a larger effort to ease overcrowding in the state prisons. Lawmakers are considering the new prison propos...
President Carter, supporters testify on university deferred maintenance plan Post Views: 662 Discovery Hall, which opened last fall on the UNK campus, was constructed through a successful state-university partnership that addresses critical deferred maintenance needs across the University of Nebraska system. The state-of-the-art STEM facility replaced UNK’s nearly 70-year-old Otto Olsen building, which was on the state’s capital construction replacement list for more than two decades. LINCOLN – University of Nebraska President Ted Carter asked state senators on Tuesday to exten...
by Fred Knapp, Reporter/Producer, NET News The Nebraska Legislature meets Tuesday (Photo by Fred Knapp, NET News) Listen to this story: Sorry, but the video you are requesting is unavailable at this time, or unplayable on your platform! Fred Knapp, Reporter/Producer, NET News a href "https://twitter.com/fredmknapp/" img src "/sites/default/files/t+.png?" /a February 16, 2021 - 6:07pm Major questions involving a proposed new prison and property taxes are being highlighted in a preliminary budget recommendation to the Nebraska Legislature. In his budget proposal last month, Gov. Pete Ri...
for The Fence Post LINCOLN, Neb. — Three bills related to Nebraska’s brand law are set to be heard by the Legislature’s Agriculture Committee on the afternoon of Feb. 9. Because of COVID restrictions, testimony on the bills can be offered in several ways, (see the end of the article for details). Two of the bills, LB 571 and LB 572 were introduced by Sen. Steve Halloran, who chairs the legislature’s agriculture committee. His legislation comes on the heels of the impasse with the two brand bills heard by his committee last spring. With that experience fresh in his mind, Halloran hoste...