Nebraska News

UNL Seeking Civic Scientists to Test Well Water Quality Across the State in August

Published by admin on Fri, 07/12/2019 - 12:00am

Lincoln – A team of researchers at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln needs curious people.

Shannon Bartelt-Hunt, professor of civil engineering at Nebraska, is seeking citizen scientists to conduct water tests in August for a program that aims to track water quality across the state and to keep Nebraskans safe.

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Court Taking Comments on Proposed Best Practices for Guardianships

Published by admin on Tue, 07/09/2019 - 12:00am

The Nebraska Supreme Court Commission on Children in the Courts has proposed codifying the standards of best practice for guardianship in the juvenile court.

The committee is proposing six new rules about establishing, maintaining and terminating a guardianship in juvenile court after a child has been adjudicated according to Neb. Rev. Stat. 43-247(3)(a), which describes the jurisdiction of juvenile court.

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Wanted: Lawyers For Rural America

Published by admin on Mon, 07/08/2019 - 12:00am

After an early career modeling in Los Angeles and New York City, Furonda Brasfield returned home to pursue her passion: practicing law in rural Arkansas.

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Nominations of Volunteers Sought for Step Forward Awards

Published by admin on Wed, 07/03/2019 - 12:00am

Lincoln – The Nebraska Governor’s Office and Serve-Nebraska are seeking nominations for the Step Forward Awards.

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Homestead Exemption Application Due Monday

Published by admin on Fri, 06/28/2019 - 12:00am

Lincoln – The Nebraska Department of Revenue, Property Assessment Division, reminds property owners that the Nebraska Homestead Exemption Application, is due to their county assessor by Monday, July 1.

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Disaster Prep Makes Sense for Small Businesses

Published by admin on Fri, 06/28/2019 - 12:00am

Lincoln – A survey commissioned by Nationwide insurance company in 2015 found that three out of four small business owners do not have a disaster recovery plan in place. But more than half of those surveyed said it would take at least three months to recover from a disaster.

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NDEQ, State Energy Office to Become DEE

Published by admin on Thu, 06/27/2019 - 12:00am

Lincoln – Two state agencies, the Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality and the Nebraska Energy Office, will merge into the Department of Environment and Energy (DEE) effective July 1, Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts announced Monday.

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Nebraska Part of Multistate Settlement with ITT Tech

Published by admin on Thu, 06/27/2019 - 12:00am

Lincoln – Attorney General Doug Peterson announced Monday that his office has secured $1,767,000 in debt relief for 176 former ITT Tech students in Nebraska as part of a settlement with 43 other state attorneys general.

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Replacing Styrofoam Cups Saves $7,000 for Corrections

Published by admin on Wed, 06/26/2019 - 12:00am

Lincoln – The Nebraska Department of Correctional Services is saving $7,000 a year at the Diagnostic and Evaluation Center by replacing Syrofoam cups with plastic tumblers.