Seven Omaha nonprofits will receive $13.6 million in state and private funding to boost home construction and renovation under a new Nebraska state law.
While the national data indicates that many students struggle with math and reading, state-level statistics show that certain states have foun…
Gov. Pete Ricketts is sending the wrong signal about conservation in the state.Â
A Pulse writer praises the Omaha City Council for a series of decisions at this week's session.Â
Facing criticism from small cities that feared losing status and funding, the federal government said Tuesday that it won’t raise the population threshold for what qualifies as a metro area.
The state offers a great variety of park opportunities and must properly maintain and enhance them for future generations.Â
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Proposals to build a streetcar line in Omaha have circulated for at least 15 years. As it was last presented, the streetcar would cost about $170 million and run from midtown to near-north downtown.
Tens of thousands of homeless have been staying in hotels across the U.S. paid for by federal programs aimed at preventing the spread of COVID…
The decision leaves the future of a $3 million state effort to expand availability and use of higher blends of ethanol, besides the common E10 blend, up in the air.
DES MOINES (AP) — Iowa. Gov. Kim Reynolds on Wednesday signed into law a tax bill that requires the state to take over funding of mental healt…
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The American Rescue Plan will provide $491.3 million for Nebraska K-12 schools, with an additional $54.6 million going to the Nebraska Department of Education.
The recent decision by a Texas agency to not award the Houston area, which suffered the brunt of damage from Hurricane Harvey, any funding for…
A supporter of Omaha protesters and a supporter of the Omaha police union take issue with a recent World-Herald editorial.Â
With only a month to go before the scheduled end of the session, state senators still have plenty of items on the to-do list.
There are multiple examples of workable credentialing systems at the state and federal levels that could serve as a model for a Nebraska system.
The Goodrich Scholarship Program at the University of Nebraska at Omaha traces its origins to 1972 with one question: “What could students fro…
Residents and workers in the Mead area got a glimmer of hope Tuesday when health officials explained a University of Nebraska/Creighton University proposed study.
Correctional officer Robert McFarland and nurse Lorena Schulte died in a hammer attack by two inmates during a failed escape attempt on March 23.
CHI Health soon will provide on-demand, 24/7 access to behavioral telehealth consultations at emergency rooms and clinics in rural Nebraska.
Dame Julie Walters is urging the government to keep its promise to double the amount of money for dementia research funding.
The Revenue Committee authorized Sen. Mike Flood of Norfolk to prepare a legislative proposal that would give authority to the governor to commit up to $1 billion to accelerate highway construction.
As the Senate gets set to take up the Biden administration's $1.9T COVID relief legislation, Republicans are criticizing Democrats and the Whi…
President Joe Biden is "optimistic" that progress can be made in the battle against cancer, convening a meeting in the Oval Office with a grou…
California Gov. Gavin Newsom and state legislative leaders have reached an agreement aimed at getting most public school children back in clas…
SpaceX has reportedly raised $850 million in a recent round of funding. This means that the company will now have a valuation of about $74 bil…
