A diverse new coalition of dozens of Nebraska organizations is drawing attention to the state’s need for more immigrants. Members of the Nebraska Alliance for Thriving Communities maintain that immigrants are vital for the state’s economy and communities to thrive and stress the need for immigration reform. Nebraska currently has one of the lowest unemployment rates in the country […]

A Grand Island-based organization is offering a diversion program cited in a new report as one of the most effective with at-risk youths. The intervention program is Multi-Systemic Therapy, which the Mid-Plains Center for Behavior Healthcare Services has offered for more than 20 years. In a report by The Sentencing Project, the therapy approach is identified as […]

As the country observes Autism Acceptance Month, Nebraska families raising a child with Autism Spectrum Disorder are among those learning they will be receiving financial assistance. The Family Support Waiver is based on passage of a 2022 bill and will provide up to $10,000 annually for 850 Nebraska families with a child with a developmental or intellectual disability, […]

In the 2023 legislative season, 25 states introduced legislation related to artificial intelligence. More than a dozen of them enacted AI regulations. This year, at least 30 states have pending AI legislation, including Nebraska. Nebraska has two AI-related bills scheduled for hearings Feb. 28.  Legislative Bill 1203, introduced by Sen. John Cavanaugh, D-Omaha, would require what he […]

After several automakers started omitting AM radios, especially in their electric vehicles, the AM for Every Vehicle Act was introduced in Congress. It would require automakers to keep AM radios in vehicles at no additional cost. Several of the 15 stations of the Nebraska Rural Radio Association’s Rural Radio Network broadcast on the AM band. […]