Dec 4, 2017
President Trump’s commission on the opioid crisis called Wednesday for a nationwide system of drug courts and easier access to alternatives to opioids for people in pain, part of a wide-ranging menu of improvements it said are needed to curb the opioid epidemic....
Nov 29, 2017
OWH 11/29/17 LINCOLN — Three attorneys have been recommended for consideration to fill a vacancy on the State District Court bench in Papillion. A nominating committee has forwarded Cass County Attorney Nathan Cox and Julie Bear, both of Plattsmouth, and Steven...
Nov 27, 2017
The Justice Department has issued new guidelines aimed at providing more transparency around prosecutors’ secret demands for customer data stored on tech firms’ servers. The binding guidance, approved last week by Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein, ends the...
Nov 20, 2017
OWH 11/18/17 Lancaster County Attorney Joe Kelly will do a great job as U.S. attorney for Nebraska, according to the woman who held the job last. “He will seamlessly transition into that position,” said Deborah Gilg, who served as the U.S. attorney for Nebraska during...
Nov 17, 2017
OWH 11/16/17 LINCOLN — Nebraska’s efforts to combat human trafficking now rank firmly above the national average, seven years after the state earned a failing grade. Shared Hope International gave Nebraska a score of 86 out of 100 on Wednesday in its 2017 report...
