COVID-19

Traffic Down 33% in Omaha

Published by Scott Stewart on Wed, 04/08/2020 - 9:27pm

Lincoln – Nebraska Department of Transportation officials said that statewide traffic volumes from the first week of April held steady from March reports. Volumes showed a slight uptick in statewide vehicle traffic from a 29% decrease March 22-28 to a 28% decrease in the first week of April compared to the 2016-2018 three-year average.

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Lutheran Family Service Has More Telehealth, Outreach

Published by Scott Stewart on Wed, 04/08/2020 - 9:27pm

Lutheran Family Services of Nebraska has expanded telehealth services after shifting its workforce to work-from-home, with a capacity of 45 virtual “therapy rooms.”

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Chambers Issue Statement on Early Voting During Pandemic

Published by Scott Stewart on Wed, 04/08/2020 - 9:27pm

A joint statement was issued last Monday on behalf of the Nebraska Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Nebraska Bankers Association, the Nebraska Realtors Association, the Nebraska Society of CPAs, the Nebraska Independent Community Bankers Association, the Nebraska Telecommunications Association.

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ABA Sets Up National Hotline for COVID-19 Help

Published by Scott Stewart on Wed, 04/08/2020 - 9:26pm

Chicago – To help meet the legal needs caused by the pandemic, the American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division and RingCentral Inc. have created a national hotline to connect the Disaster Legal Services Program with those seeking civil legal services.

Call 888-743-5749 to connect disaster survivors to legal assistance in every state and U.S. territory.

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Bellevue Postpones Collection of Yard Waste Until May 1

Published by Scott Stewart on Wed, 04/08/2020 - 9:26pm

Bellevue – The City of Bellevue has announced that separate yard waste collection will be delayed until at least May 1. City residents may continue to use both blue trash carts and brown yard waste carts for landfill trash and/or yard waste material, including brown bio bags. Both of these carts will be collected as landfill trash. No items will be collected outside the carts.

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Brennan Center Seeks Release of Prisoners During Pandemic

Published by Scott Stewart on Wed, 04/08/2020 - 9:26pm

New York – The Brennan Center for Justice sent a letter to each of the nation’s governors urging them to use their authority to release as many people as possible from incarceration for the duration of the pandemic, focusing on people who are vulnerable to infection and don’t pose a threat to public safety.

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Nebraska Chinese Association Gives 10,000 Surgical Masks

Published by Scott Stewart on Wed, 04/08/2020 - 9:25pm

Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., coordinated the donation of 10,000 surgical masks by the Nebraska Chinese Association to health care businesses and first responders.

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Douglas County Jail Remains COVID-19 Free as of Tuesday

Published by Scott Stewart on Wed, 04/08/2020 - 9:24pm

The Douglas County Jail has no cases of COVID-19 among its staff and inmate population, Corrections Director Mike Myers told county commissioners last Tuesday.

“We are doing everything that we know to do to try to prevent and, if and when prevention is no longer possible, to contain,” Myers said.

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NSEA Offers Free TV Lessons

Published by Scott Stewart on Wed, 04/08/2020 - 9:24pm

Lincoln – The Nebraska State Education Association is offering educational programming for elementary and secondary students in partnership with News Channel Nebraska and school districts, with financial support from the National Education Association.

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Medicaid Submits 1135 Waiver

Published by Scott Stewart on Wed, 04/08/2020 - 9:23pm

Lincoln – Nebraska Medicaid has submitted an 1135 Waiver application to the federal government as part of the Department of Health and Human Services’ response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.