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Trusted media for curious minds. Nebraska Public Media News provides in-depth reporting on issues and stories that are important to Nebraskans.
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Owners of the smallest businesses feel less confident as they close out the year. Inflation, tariffs and shifts in consumer spending are some of the reasons why. https://t.co/EFiqkiVO9t
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A national survey found the smallest business owners are feeling less confident as they close out the year. Inflation, tariffs and shifts in consumer spending are some of the reasons why.
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The federal government has reopened, but nearly 2,000 refugees in Nebraska are still not receiving SNAP benefits. Some organizations are trying to figure out how to help make up for the loss in benefits. https://t.co/X533lTkZ8u
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Even though SNAP benefits were revived after the federal government shutdown, there are still people without food assistance who previously relied on it. Refugee families are finding themselves...
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☀️ Start your day with the stories shaping Nebraska. Listen and subscribe wherever you get podcasts. https://t.co/ZkWwbCGCk8
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Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen received a key endorsement for reelection. President Donald Trump posted on social media that Pillen has his, “Complete and Total Endorsement for Re-Election — HE WILL NOT LET YOU DOWN!” https://t.co/VnGyYKBOlR
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On Tuesday, President Donald Trump, in a post on Truth Social, said Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen has his, “Complete and Total Endorsement for Re-Election — HE WILL NOT LET YOU DOWN!”
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Funds for a low-income home energy assistance program that help around 40,000 Nebraskans pay their utility bills are delayed following the federal shutdown, as a cold streak is about to hit the Midwest. https://t.co/PAr2TSF9Mc
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The Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program helps around 40,000 Nebraskans pay their heating and cooling bills each year, but the federal government shutdown has kept mid-November payments from...
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Grand Island officials say a deepfake AI video claiming the mayor was banning holiday lights this year was nothing more than "Grinch-level misinformation." https://t.co/yQmtFzNdUZ
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“No, Christmas lights are not banned,” the City of Grand Island wrote Monday in a social media post. City leaders made the post after a video using artificial intelligence was posted online using...
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service is adding a regional hub office in Lincoln, which will be one of four in the country. https://t.co/cu9I7VtPmw
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The Lincoln office of the Natural Resources Conservation Service, which will be one of four across the country, will supervise an 11-state region stretching from the Mexican to Canadian borders.
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Union Pacific has reached an agreement with a fourth rail union guaranteeing job security for union workers as the rail company advances a merger with Norfolk Southern. https://t.co/noqzYWljsa
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Union Pacific Railroad and the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers (IBB) announced this week that the two have “reached an agreement that guarantees job security for union employees” as the...
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A group of Creighton students recently partnered with a national nonprofit to help erase more than $2 million in medical debt. https://t.co/gSDm7vX27A
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About 1,500 Nebraskans are feeling thankful this week after a group of Creighton students helped erase more than $2 million in medical debt. They partnered with national nonprofit Undue Medical Debt,...
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Multiple volleyball players for Nebraska and Creighton will continue their careers after college. Each team had two players picked up Monday in the Major League Volleyball Draft. Read who was selected: https://t.co/xvGD5Qwen1
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Two Husker volleyball players and two Creighton volleyball players were selected Monday in the Major League Volleyball Draft.
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A University of Nebraska grad is making waves in the music industry with a song inspired by the Cornhuskers. https://t.co/zc203sFriP
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After graduating from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 2017, Brina Kay headed to Nashville to pursue her dream of becoming a country singer.
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A Nebraska city is launching a pilot project that could change how nitrate-contaminated drinking water is treated. Learn what the community is doing to keep its drinking water safe: https://t.co/qjYaVEdkZw
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This fall, Fairbury became the first Nebraska city to host a pilot project that could change how nitrate-contaminated drinking water is treated.
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A Country music superstar was announced as the latest act playing a show at Memorial Stadium next year. https://t.co/dyFZKabxBV
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Country star Zach Bryan will play at the Huskers' football stadium April 25.
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Tyson announced plans last week to close its plant in Lexington. Community members are scrambling to figure out what’s next. https://t.co/zaRwHKgEd2
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Just a few days after the meat packing giant Tyson announced its shuttering one of its largest plants in Lexington, community members there are trying to figure out what’s next.
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A group of Nebraskans wants to create a constitutional amendment that would make it harder for state lawmakers to overturn voter-approved initiatives. https://t.co/w4MegQTQSm
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Organizers behind several successful petition drives are filing yet another petition, but one that aims to provide an insurance policy for any petition passed by voters.
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A former state senator from Fremont announced she's forming a “gubernatorial exploratory committee.” https://t.co/Crjsepu1yr
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Lynne Walz, a former state senator from Fremont, announced Monday that she is forming a “gubernatorial exploratory committee.”
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The health care landscape has been changing in central Nebraska. Multiple health centers are being added in the Tri-Cities, giving patients care closer to home. https://t.co/NnymyMQ51B
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The Kearney Cancer Center, Fred and Pamela Buffett Cancer Center’s Kearney location and a new Grand Island Health Center are also recent additions to the health care landscape in central Nebraska.
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Omaha Public Schools received an overpayment of $30.5 million in state aid due to a miscalculation. The district will see a $61 million impact to next year's budget as a result. https://t.co/Hx1iq9sfXL
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In a message to families on Monday, Omaha Public Schools said it received an overpayment of $30.5 million in state aid due to a TEEOSA miscalculation. The Nebraska Department of Education told the...
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A Gering High senior is set to graduate with both a high school diploma and an associate's degree in automotive technology. It's a testament to the growing dual credit programs across Nebraska. https://t.co/kf5gu94sFW
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Several colleges across Nebraska have started offering dual credit courses for free, allowing high school students to earn college credit before they graduate. Enrollment in dual credit has grown...
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Nebraska's casino industry is hitting the jackpot. WarHorse Casinos in Omaha and Lincoln set new records for tax contributions in October, with Omaha generating $1.9 million and Lincoln $1.5 million. https://t.co/hAtvwJ6Gkz
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Casinos in Omaha and Lincoln set records for gross revenue and tax contributions last month.
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