Nebraska Update

Sonny O'Connor started at the University of Nebraska at Kearney 25 years ago, and, on Friday, the 44-year-old and father of four will graduate with bachelor's degree in general studies from UNK. UNK Communications compared O’Connor to the famous movie character Will Hunting from the 1997 Academy Award winning "Good Will Hunting," where Matt Damon stars as the math genius who works as a janitor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. And while O’Connor will say he’s not a genius, he is a fan of all things Boston, MIT's home, and was custodian at UNK.

The U.S. Census Bureau released another set of population estimates this week, providing population data on the county level.

Nebraska’s population growth occurred mostly in the most populous counties – Douglas, Lancaster and Sarpy – with those three counties adding nearly 120,000 Nebraskans from 2010 to 2020. Only 19 other counties saw their population estimates grow, with every other county losing dozens, and in some instances thousands, of people.

The pandemic forced health care providers to expand and adapt to technology to deliver medical care at a distance. Known as telemedicine, it allows a physician to provide care to a patient at a distant site through electronic communications.

Survey data collected by the CDC shows that 15% of surveye...

The U.S. Census Bureau released another set of population estimates this week, providing population data on the county level.

Nebraska’s population growth occurred mostly in the most populous counties – Douglas, Lancaster and Sarpy – with those three counties adding nearly 120,000 Nebraskans from 2...

Sonny O'Connor started at the University of Nebraska at Kearney 25 years ago, and, on Friday, the 44-year-old and father of four will graduate with bachelor's degree in general studies from UNK. UNK Communications compared O’Connor to the famous movie character Will Hunting from the 1997 Academy Awa...

The West Central Health District in North Platte is still dealing with COVID vaccination levels behind all the others health districts in the state, and the head of the district said it has the supply but demand is lagging.

Just under 31% of eligible Nebraskans in the six counties in the West Centra...

Meatpacking COVID protections advance; federal resolution heard

A new coalition against federal tax increase proposals argues new tax codes could unfairly target Nebraska farm and ranch families who might be forced to sell part of their land to pay huge tax bills.

The pandemic forced health care providers to expand and adapt to technology to deliver medical care at a distance. Known as telemedicine, it allows a physician to provide care to a patient at a distant site through electronic communications.
Survey data collected by the CDC shows that 15% of surveyed healthcare providers had telehealth consultations available before the coronavirus outbreak. By August 2020, the number increased to 40%.
The NET segment will address the rapid expansion of telemedicine, how caregivers have adapted its use under pandemic conditions, the implications for patient care, and how it may accelerate the use of remote technologies for patient care, especially in rural areas.

Proposed consumption tax falls short in Legislature