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There are now nearly 36-thousand COVID-19 cases in Nebraska. Officials reported 89 new cases yesterday bringing the total in the state to 35-thousand-975.…

The City of Omaha is opening some of it's libraries. The city says five branches across the city will open September 21st. It comes after Douglas County…

The Douglas County board has approved spending $1.85 million in federal coronavirus relief funding to buy a mobile command center for the sheriff's…

Nebraska state government collected more tax revenue than expected in June and ended its fiscal year with about as much money as expected. The Nebraska…

Five years after Nebraska lawmakers approved a sweeping plan to reduce prison crowding, state officials are only marginally closer to fixing the problem…

Nebraska will use its $1.1 billion share of federal coronavirus money to help small businesses, local governments, nonprofits and other groups hard-hit by…

Nebraska lawmakers have given initial approval to a $9.4 billion, two-year state budget that shovels millions of extra dollars into the state’s rainy-day…

Nebraska state government could see a boost to its emergency fund over the next few months, but the COVID-19 virus and a panicked stock market are…

Nebraska's corrections department director is calling on lawmakers to consider building a new prison. Corrections Director Scott Frakes unveiled a plan…

A bill designed to lower property taxes by boosting state aid for Nebraska's K-12 public schools has advanced out of a legislative committee but will…