Health Apr 03 A Nebraska hospital in peril shows how a Republican-led rural health fund is coming up short By Margery A. Beck, Ali Swenson, Associated Press
Nation Dec 31 Bans on using SNAP funds for soda, candy and other foods take effect in some states Jan. 1 Indiana, Iowa, Nebraska, Utah and West Virginia are the first of at least 18 states to enact new waivers prohibiting purchase of certain foods through the SNAP program. By JoNel Aleccia, Associated Press
Nation Dec 27 Watch 3:51 How a company in landlocked Nebraska is helping fight plastic pollution in oceans A new report from the Pew Charitable Trusts and its partners predicts that plastic pollution will more than double over the next 15 years — the equivalent of dumping nearly a garbage truck full of plastic waste every second. Hundreds… By Kassidy Arena, Nebraska Public Media
Politics Nov 06 Nebraska converts prison into federal immigration center, aims to fill it by Thanksgiving A minimum-security state prison in the remote southwest corner of Nebraska reconfigured to serve as a federal immigration detention center began accepting detainees earlier this week, Gov. Jim Pillen said Thursday. By Margery A. Beck, Associated Press
Politics Aug 04 WATCH: Nebraska Republican appears at town hall, shouted down by hostile crowd on Trump's tax cuts Flood braved the ire of a Democratic-leaning college town audience dominated by hundreds of people intent on expressing their displeasure chiefly with cuts to Medicaid benefits and tax reductions tilted toward the wealthy. By Thomas Beaumont, Associated Press
Jul 10 Watch 9:20 Opera uses AI to give people with non-verbal disabilities a voice By Jeffrey Brown, Simon Epstein At an Omaha, Nebraska, festival this summer, new work explores the intersection of art, disability and technology, asking questions like "who has a voice?" and "who gets to be heard?" Senior arts correspondent Jeffrey Brown reports on this unusual undertaking… Continue watching
Jun 30 GOP Rep. Bacon of Nebraska cites dysfunction in deciding not to seek reelection By Margery A. Beck, Associated Press Rep. Bacon recently indicated he was considering retiring, saying he wanted to spend more time with family. But when pressed, he acknowledged that divisions within his own party contributed to his decision. Continue reading
Mar 27 Watch 6:48 Trade wars, federal cuts complicate lives of some Nebraskans who put Trump back in office By Lisa Desjardins, Kyle Midura President Trump’s sweeping measures, from tariffs to federal worker cuts, are taking shape in Washington, but their impact is already rippling far beyond. Lisa Desjardins visited rural Nebraska where livelihoods are on the line. Continue watching
Mar 20 Watch 5:38 Inside a heated town hall where a Nebraska Republican faced backlash over Trump's policies By Lisa Desjardins, Kyle Midura While Republicans currently control both chambers of Congress, they’ve been losing control of their events back home. Lisa Desjardins attended one of the only town halls held by a Republican member during this congressional recess, catching up with him and… Continue watching
Nov 10 Three states had paid leave on the ballot. Voters in each one overwhelmingly approved them By Chabeli Carrazana, The 19th In Missouri, Alaska and Nebraska, where voters supported President-elect Donald Trump, they also voted to expand paid sick leave, proving that "voters don't see these as partisan issues.”… Continue reading