Nebraska Update

A Nebraska Early Childhood Workforce Commission report calls for nearly doubling early education spending by 2030.

After three years in the making, the report details recommendations for improving education of children up to third grade.

The report estimates Nebraska will need to invest $912 million...

Peer-to-peer vehicle sharing, reflexology discussed

The Iowa caucuses are in just six days, and democratic presidential candidates are vying for the support of Iowa voters. Many candidates are flooding the airwaves with television ads, including on Omaha TV stations, where many viewers won’t vote until May.

Bill to combat human trafficking advances, but without money

Question of lawyers for juveniles coming to a head

Campus sexual violence reporting requirement advances

Less than 20-percent of professional engineers are women, a number that hasn’t really improved much over the last several decades. The historically male-dominated profession has trouble attracting and recruiting females, but that could be changing. Introduce a Girl To Engineering Day is set for Satu...

Farm, business groups support property tax plan, schools oppose

After last spring’s heavy rains and flooding, many Midwestern communities are still living with damaged water infrastructure. NET's Christina Stella reports that some still don’t know how they’ll afford to protect themselves from more damages this year.

After last spring’s heavy rains and flooding, many Midwestern communities are still living with damaged water infrastructure. NET's Christina Stella reports that some still don’t know how they’ll afford to protect themselves from more damages this year.