Government

A new report shows one in five Nebraska children lived in poverty in 2011.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa civil rights activists say new information from the federal government should prompt a change in the state's policy barring driver's licenses for young immigrants allowed by a federal rule to live in the United States.

Governor Dave Heineman has approved a 195 mile alternate route through Nebraska for the Keystone XL pipeline project.

Douglas County residents have a way to follow their tax dollars online.

Exemptions on medical equipment, prescription drugs, and manufacturing machinery are among those Governor Dave Heineman wants removed from the state’s tax code.