Stories from Wednesday, May 15, 2024

WASHINGTON — On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Justice unveiled results of its investigation into Nebraska's treatment of individuals with serious mental illness (SMI), revealing concerning practices that violate the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the U.S. Supreme Court's precedent in Olmstead v. L.C...

WASHINGTON – At the request of Hitchcock and Frontier Counties, U.S. Senators Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) and Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.) and U.S. Representative Adrian Smith (NE-03) introduced legislation today to transfer the Bureau of Reclamation (BoR) Swanson Reservoir land to Hitchcock County and the BoR Red Willow Reservoir land to Frontier County. ...