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Nebraska leaders applaud passage of ‘Big Beautiful Bill’
Nebraska leaders are reacting to the final passage of the “Big Beautiful Bill” on Thursday. The U.S. House of Representatives ...
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As Republicans in Washington cut Medicaid, a rural Nebraska health clinic closes
In Washington on Thursday, Nebraska Congressman Adrian Smith was among 218 House Republicans who voted to send to President ...
Nebraska hospitals brace for long-term impacts of ‘Big Beautiful Bill’
Once the bill is fully implemented, The Nebraska Hospital Association said it would result in 78,275 Nebraskans losing health ...
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Nebraska federal delegation lockstep on big Trump bill
There was no political surprise from the all-Republican Nebraska federal delegation, despite posturing, Rep. Don Bacon ...
'It Is Not Helpful': Deb Fischer Presses Russell Vought For A Full DoD Budget After Waiting Months
During a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing Wednesday, Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE) questioned OMB Director Russell Vought ...
Deb Fischer backs Omaha city councilman for Don Bacon’s House seat
Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE) endorsed Omaha City Councilman Brinker Harding in his bid for Rep. Don Bacon’s (R-NE) swing House ...
Curtis Medical Center to close after 30 years, citing inflation and uncertain federal funding
Citing inflation over the past few years combined with uncertainty of future federal funding, Community Hospital has made the ...
Why a Nebraska man says he forgives his son-in-law for killing his daughter and grandsons
Lane Kugler has forgiven his son-in-law for stabbing to death his only daughter and two grandsons. But he has nothing but contempt for the mental health system in Nebraska and ...
Omaha city councilman mounts bid to succeed outgoing House Republican Rep. Don Bacon
Omaha City Councilman Brinker Harding has mounted a congressional bid to succeed Repbublican Rep. Don Bacon in the U.S. House of Representatives ...