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School tax credits and school aid have helped rural areas...but there’s a ways to go

EDITORS NOTE: This opinion was first published by the Nebraska Examiner, online under Creative Commons license CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.

02/28/2024 05:00 AM

Response to J.L. Schmidt CapView (2/13/24) Column RE: LB45

A recent editorial in this publication showed no understanding of the constraints on city governments regarding rundown properties, citing LB 45. While it would be most desirable for all property owners to keep their properties in peak condition, that is not the reality; thus, communities across the state are left with buildings which continue to deteriorate.

02/28/2024 05:00 AM

A special week, year for Cougar Nation

Wowza, the 2023-24 school year has been an amazing year for Cougar Nation, following a trip to the state semifinals in football this past fall, a dose of adrenaline was added this past week by the girls basketball team and Rowan Jarosik in the 2024 Nebraska State High School Wrestling Championships in Omaha.

02/21/2024 05:00 AM

I’m Not Sure That I Love This Program

CAPITOL VIEW

02/14/2024 05:00 AM

Gov. Pillen Announces SEBT “Nebraska Solution”

Surrounded by more than 20 state senators in the Warner Chamber at the State Capitol, Governor Jim Pillen touted a “Nebraska solution” that will allow the state to take advantage of the federally-funded Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer (SEBT) program, while ensuring that additional needs of children and their families are met. Gov. Pillen was joined in his announcement today by Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) CEO Steve Corsi, Nebraska Department of Education (NDE) Commissioner Brian Maher and Senator Ray Aguilar (District 35).

02/14/2024 05:00 AM

Bringing the border crisis under control

The crisis at our Southern Border is enormous, unprecedented, and is putting Americans at risk. According to United States Customs and Border Protection, more than 1 million migrant encounters have been recorded at the border since October 1, 2024—a mark reached faster than any previous fiscal year on record. To this point in Fiscal Year 2024, 50 individuals whose names appear in the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Terrorist Screening Database have been stopped trying to enter the United States illegally. This is greater than the number of terrorist watchlist encounters at the border in FY17-FY22 combined.

02/14/2024 05:00 AM