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Vaccine priorities The time has come to bring some common sense and sanity to the priority of vaccine distribution. Health care workers and first responders should be at the top of the list. People over 65 with comorbidity should be next. The idea of a 25-year-old grocery clerk is just another CDC guideline that missed the mark. I sincerely hope Gov. Ricketts makes the state of Nebraska a benchmark for vaccine distribution and issues guidelines that let our senior citizens know that their lives matter. Ralph M. Pree, Learn the lessons The one thing we need is a thorough understanding of and l...

COVID concerns Given that we just saw the highest number of deaths in one day since the COVID pandemic began with COVID deniers seemingly everywhere, our Republican governor, Pete Ricketts, ought to consider a more humanistic approach to COVID prevention mandates than just the number of open hospital beds, which may very well reflect a historical oversupply as much as anything. What about the number of front-line health care providers — nurses, doctors, housekeeping, patient transporters, etc., available? What is the percentage of double shifts worked, rate of new infections among these...

The State of Nebraska joined an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court, which supports an election-related Texas lawsuit.

Nebraska among list of states supporting Texas lawsuit challenging election results Share Updated: 8:53 PM CST Dec 9, 2020 KETV Staff Report Share Updated: 8:53 PM CST Dec 9, 2020 KETV Staff Report On Wednesday, the State of Nebraska joined an amicus brief which was filed by Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt, according to a news release from Nebraska Attorney Generals Doug Peterson's office.The following 17 states have signed the amicus brief:MissouriAlabamaArkansasFloridaIndianaKansasLouisianaMississippiMontanaNebraskaNorth DakotaOklahoma...

The State of Nebraska has now joined an amicus brief, which allows them to participate in the argument of, the State of Texas' lawsuit questioning the integrity of the electoral process.