Published by maggie@omahadai... on Wed, 09/18/2024 - 2:00am
WASHINGTON — U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack apologized to tribal communities last week for delays in shipments and delivery of expired food during a tense congressional hearing that highlighted widespread failures within the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Thu, 09/12/2024 - 5:00am
LINCOLN — Nebraska’s refundable income tax credit program for K-12 school property taxes is officially off the books, and new revisions will close the door for most taxpayers to get such relief on taxes paid in 2024.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Wed, 09/11/2024 - 7:00am
On an afternoon this spring, the five employees of the Douglas County Historical Society posed with imitation movie props in front of a gold backdrop. They made funny faces for the playful photo meant to promote an upcoming exhibit on 20th century film.
The staffers’ cheerful expressions didn’t show something simmering beneath the surface: their growing frustration with the nonprofit’s all-volunteer board.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Wed, 09/11/2024 - 6:00am
Presidential elections of yore were not like this one. Would the media kindly get that into their collective skull? Many journalists seem to think that the reluctance of Kamala Harris to sit down for searing in-depth interviews on "the issues" is a major issue.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Wed, 09/11/2024 - 4:00am
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A classic summertime scene unfolded at a nonprofit's newest site. The girls' team was winning a lively indoor kickball game among young campers. Air conditioning blared. The hit song “Dance Monkey” played throughout the old school building's gym.
None of it was possible just two years ago at this New Orleans East location.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Wed, 09/04/2024 - 8:37am
LINCOLN — Child care advocates on Tuesday launched a campaign to build awareness of a new Nebraska tax credit package described by one expert as a state and national milestone for both the industry and parents.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Wed, 09/04/2024 - 8:35am
KINGSTON, N.Y. (AP) — On a residential block in upstate New York, college students dig and sift backyard dirt as part of an archaeological project that could provide insights into the lives of African Americans buried there centuries ago.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Wed, 09/04/2024 - 8:31am
PITTSBURGH -- What if we began looking at nuclear energy in a different way? What if those new perspectives worked and brought people from all sides of the energy equation together for the first time in a generation?