Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 01/10/2025 - 7:00am
LINCOLN — Speaker John Arch of La Vista this week outlined the Nebraska Legislature’s biggest 2025 issue as lawmakers return to Lincoln: the state budget.
Arch, who is so far running unopposed to helm Nebraska’s legislative branch for two more years, said the budget would “without a doubt” be state lawmakers’ biggest issue in 2025 when they return for a 90-day session beginning Wednesday at 10 a.m.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 01/10/2025 - 5:00am
My book “Delay, Deny, Defend: Why Insurance Companies Don’t Pay Claims and What You Can Do About It” was thrust into the spotlight recently, after UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was shot and killed in what authorities say was a targeted attack outside the company’s annual investors conference. Investigators at the scene found bullet casings inscribed with the words “delay,” “deny” and “depose.”
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 01/10/2025 - 4:00am
LINCOLN — A new state law could lead to greater efficiency in setting rules, regulations and safety standards for some of Nebraska’s smallest school districts.
Nebraska Education Commissioner Brian Maher reclassified or shifted roughly 80% of the state’s 245 school districts to new, smaller levels at the beginning of the year.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 01/03/2025 - 7:00am
OMAHA — The Nebraska chapter of a national Latino-focused civil rights organization is pressing the Omaha Police Department to accept more formal input from the people it polices.
Local leaders with the League of United Latin American Citizens, or LULAC, say they want the City of Omaha to formalize a new citizens advisory committee for local police.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 01/03/2025 - 5:00am
NEW YORK (AP) — The man accused of burning a sleeping woman to death inside a New York City subway train has been indicted on murder and arson charges, prosecutors announced Friday, as authorities continue working to identify the victim.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 01/03/2025 - 3:00am
President-elect Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court on Friday to pause the potential TikTok ban from going into effect until his administration can pursue a “political resolution” to the issue.