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Dover says state will face budget deficit again next year
4+ hour, 19+ min ago (161+ words) Dover says state will face budget deficit again next year'norfolkneradio.com State Sen. Rob Dover of Norfolk. Dec. 12, 2024. (Zach Wendling/Nebraska Examiner) State lawmakers are wrapping up this year's legislative session after passing a balanced budget on the latest date…...
Israel strikes Tyre in south Lebanon after evacuation warnings
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (793+ words) A rescue worker inspects the debris of destroyed buildings in the Maarakeh area near Tyre Damaged boats in the port of Tyre Rubble in the street after an Israeli airstrike on Hadath in Beirut's southern suburbs Infographic with a map…...
DeKay outlines measures to close state budget deficit
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (223+ words) DeKay outlines measures to close state budget deficit'norfolkneradio.com Crafted a state budget and closing an estimated $440 million budget deficit dominated the legislative session that is coming to a close. State Senator Barry DeKay of Niobrara outlined the key components…...
Cuba begins prisoner release after mass pardon
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (678+ words) More than 20 inmates were released from Havana's La Lima prison, according to AFP journalists Inmates walk free from La Lima prison in Havana Cuban authorities began to free prisoners on Friday after announcing the country would pardon 2,010 inmates, the second…...
Governor to honor Clearwater
3+ day, 11+ hour ago (180+ words) Governor to honor Clearwater'norfolkneradio.com Gov. Pillen will recognize Clearwater on Monday as Nebraska's 2026 Showcase Community. The Antelope County News reports the annual designation is awarded to a Nebraska community that has demonstrated success in improving quality of life and…...
County Farm Bureaus to host District 16 candidate forum
3+ day, 14+ hour ago (177+ words) County Farm Bureaus to host District 16 candidate forum'norfolkneradio.com The Burt, Cuming, Stanton and Washington County Farm Bureaus are hosting a state-legislature forum on Tuesday at the West Point Community Theatre starting at 7 p.m. Candidates seeking to represent District 16 in the…...
Nebraska auditor to get more oversight of no-bid contracts under proposal folded into unrelated bill
4+ day, 4+ hour ago (472+ words) Nebraska Auditor of Public Accounts Mike Foley speaks with reporters after a hearing before the Legislature's Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee on a bill brought at his request. Feb. 5, 2026. (Zach Wendling/Nebraska Examiner) LINCOLN " A proposal to give the…...
History made: Nebraska Legislature passes first medical cannabis law after decade delay
5+ day, 6+ hour ago (141+ words) History made: Nebraska Legislature passes first medical cannabis law after decade delay'norfolkneradio.com Advocates for medical cannabis join together before a public hearing at the Nebraska State Office Building in Lincoln, Nebraska, on state-drafted regulations for the new medicine approved…...
Nebraska passes budget bills with work still needed to fill projected deficit
5+ day, 5+ hour ago (231+ words) Lawmakers passed the final adjustments to Nebraska's two-year budget Wednesday, with several revenue-raising bills passing later that morning that will help fill the state's projected deficit. The Nebraska Legislature passed Legislative Bills 1071 and 1072 on separate 35-13 votes. For a moment, it…...
Patriots United hosting candidate forum
5+ day, 5+ hour ago (229+ words) Patriots United hosting candidate forum'norfolkneradio.com Patriots United is inviting all candidates, for local, county, district and statewide offices, to a candidate forum on Thursday evening, April 30 from 6:30 to 8:30 at the Stables Event Center in Norfolk. "But the voters have…...