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Issues raised with NE DHHS use of InterRAI (opens the original)
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LINCOLN, Neb. (Nebraskan Examiner) - Health professionals and parents raised concerns with a state advisory committee on Wednesday about Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services’ use of the InterRAI program. InterRAI is used to decided how much public funds people with intellectual and developmental disabilities can receive. Multiple health professionals and parents stated issues with the program, saying that typos, or if the disabled person was cared by their family at home, could sever
At least 61 employees left Nebraska Department of Economic Development within 15 months (opens the original)
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After 26 years working in Nebraska’s Department of Economic Development, former director of field operations Sheryl Hiatt said she didn’t want to retire, but she felt she had no other option. According to Hiatt, changes made within the department — most of which came after Gov. Jim Pillen’s appointment of Maureen Larsen as interim director in July 2025 — made her time working there unpleasant enough that she chose to leave earlier than she previously planned. She isn’t the first former DED emplo
Nebraska Legislature will decide whether to apply Gov. Pillen’s 5% spending cuts during 2027 session (opens the original)
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LINCOLN, Neb. (Nebraska Examiner) - When a new Nebraska Legislature convenes for its 2027 session, lawmakers will have the authority to accept or reject Gov. Jim Pillen’s plan to cut all state agencies’ budgets by a minimum of 5%. Pillen announced the spending cuts in a July memo. Though the memo announced the reductions would begin immediately, there have been some exceptions. State officials confirmed the cuts will not apply to Nebraska’s funding formula for K-12 public schools, while the fund
Nebraska community colleges will see delayed implementation of Gov. Pillen’s 5% spending cut (opens the original)
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The effects of Gov. Jim Pillen’s 5% spending reduction across all state agencies aren’t likely to hit Nebraska’s community colleges until mid-2027. Michael Baumgartner, executive director of the Nebraska Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education, said the 5% cut won’t impact the state’s Community College Future Fund — the largest share of state aid to such institutions, currently $285 million for fiscal year 2026-27. The fund was created as a replacement for property tax revenues and c
Former state Sen. Dan McKeon’s case dismissed after diversion program completed (opens the original)
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Former state Sen. Dan McKeon’s criminal case in Lancaster County Court was dismissed after he successfully completed a court diversion program, according to court documents. McKeon, of Amherst, faced a Class III misdemeanor charge stemming from allegations that he inappropriately touched a legislative staff member during an end-of-session party last May, according to the Nebraska State Patrol. An Aug. 28 court date has been canceled. According to court documents filed Thursday, the case was dism
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