Feb 24, 2020
By Aaron Sanderford / World-Herald staff writer Feb 23, 2020 KEARNEY, Neb. — Tammie Jones’ heart raced every time her cellphone rang with a call from the state’s largest juvenile justice center. The calls often brought bad news about her 17-year-old son, who was at...
Feb 12, 2020
Riley Johnson – Lincoln Journal Star, 2.11.20 Lancaster County is exploring renting space in Air Park to have autopsies done locally instead of in Omaha, Lancaster County Attorney Pat Condon said. Condon, who also serves as the county coroner, said having a...
Feb 7, 2020
Unicameral Update February 7, 2020 Sen. Steve Lathrop, LB916 The state would fund additional beds for inmates who are preparing to reenter their communities under a bill heard Feb. 5 by the Appropriations Committee. Sen. Steve Lathrop LB916, sponsored by Omaha Sen....
Feb 5, 2020
Unicameral Update – February 5, 2020 The Agriculture Committee heard testimony Feb. 4 on a bill that would update the Nebraska Hemp Farming Act to harmonize it with new federal regulations. The Nebraska Hemp Farming Act, which the Legislature passed last year,...