Nebraska News

UNO Ranked Third for Military Affiliated Students, Families

Published by jaymi@omahadail... on Tue, 11/26/2019 - 12:00am

The University of Nebraska at Omaha was nationally recognized as a top destination for military affiliated students and their families.

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Transportation Improvement Plan Amendment Announced

Published by jaymi@omahadail... on Tue, 11/26/2019 - 12:00am

Lincoln – The Federal Highway Administration and Federal Transit Administration require each state highway agency to develop a Statewide Transportation Improvement Program, which must list all highway and transit projects that will be using federal funds, as well as all regionally significant transportation projects using non-federal funding sources.

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Nebraska’s Effort Against Human Trafficking Earns ‘A’

Published by jaymi@omahadail... on Tue, 11/26/2019 - 12:00am

The majority of states and the District of Columbia have ‘A’ (15) or ‘B’ (21) grades, while Maine and South Dakota are the only states with ‘D’ grades. (Courtesy Shared Hope International)

Nebraska’s coordinated efforts to combat human trafficking over the past eight years has raised a score of the state’s performance from an ‘F’ to an ‘A’ grade.

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Nebraska Inmates Can Apply to Serve Sentences in Home States

Published by jaymi@omahadail... on Mon, 11/25/2019 - 12:00am

Lincoln – The Nebraska Department of Correctional Service has asked over 600 inmates to say if they would prefer to serve their sentences in facilities in their home states, opening the door to transfers that could ease overcrowding in Nebraska’s prisons.

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Nebraska First State to Share Drivers’ Records with Census Bureau

Published by jaymi@omahadail... on Mon, 11/25/2019 - 12:00am

Lincoln – Nebraska is the first state agreeing to share drivers’ license records with the U.S. Census Bureau as the federal agency tries to comply with President Donald Trump’s order to count the number of U.S. citizens.

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Berry Law Gives Award to Lincoln Veteran Court Mentor

Published by jaymi@omahadail... on Mon, 11/25/2019 - 12:00am

The lead mentor at the Lancaster County Veterans Treatment Court was presented with a $500 check for the mentor's volunteer work.

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Scott Foundation Gives $14.6 Million for Scholarships to Creighton’s Heider College

Published by jaymi@omahadail... on Fri, 11/22/2019 - 12:00am

Creighton University and the Suzanne & Walter Scott Foundation announced a $14.6 million scholarship program established for Heider College of Business students.

The commitment re-creates and extends the Scott Scholars program, the most generous scholarship offered by the college.

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Lincoln Holds First Lawyers in the City with UNL College of Law Student Support

Published by jaymi@omahadail... on Fri, 11/22/2019 - 12:00am

Lincoln – Thirteen Nebraska Law students worked alongside volunteer attorneys to provide free legal services at Lincoln’s first Lawyers in the City event.

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Memorial Service Set for Iowa Chief Justice Mark Cady

Published by jaymi@omahadail... on Fri, 11/22/2019 - 12:00am

Des Moines, Iowa – The family of Iowa Supreme Court Justice Mark Cady is holding a public memorial service to celebrate his life at Drake University in Des Moines, where Cady earned undergraduate and law degrees.