Nebraska Government News

Nebraska tax revenue in October rebounded after a dismal September that prompted a special legislative session to cut the state budget, but collections still fell below official projections.

Emmy award-winning actress Patricia Heaton has been chosen as the speaker for the 10th Anniversary Women's Power Lunch.

Nebraska lawmakers are having trouble following directions during the special legislative session intended to cut $334 million from the two-year state budget.

A program aimed at middle schools is encouraging Nebraska students to show gratitude to war veterans.

Health officials in south-central Nebraska say an Adams County resident who had the swine flu has died.

An initiative to help Nebraskans better manage their personal finances will get under way next week.

Pollsters say economic worries may have contributed to a decline in rural Nebraskans' views of their communities.

The chairman of the Nebraska Game and Parks Board of Commissioners is leaving the post.

The award is among more than $17 million in grants announced Tuesday by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Most Nebraska agencies will feel some pain over the next year and a half if lawmakers adopt the widespread spending cuts Gov.

As part of observing National Adoption Month, state health officials are emphasizing the importance of helping children in foster care find safe, permanent homes.

Heineman is calling for broad cuts combined with transferring some money from the state's general fund.

Wet weather continues to stall fall harvest in Nebraska and officials say they haven't seen these kind of delays in decades.

A judge has cut a $1,000 state fine down to $50 against a former city administrator who used the Norfolk computer system in 2006 to send a single e-mail about a proposed cap on state spending.

State Sen. Jeremy Nordquist of Omaha asked for feedback on Nebraskans' priorities for the state budget, and he's getting it.

Nebraska's latest weekly crop report says fall harvest continues to lag because of chilly, wet weather.

A powerful autumn snowstorm is slowly moving out of Colorado toward Nebraska and Kansas, causing blizzard-like conditions on the eastern plains and leaving in its wake treacherous roads and hundreds of canceled flights.

The Nebraska Department of Education and Apple Inc. have partnered to offer teachers a new online educational tool.

A foot of wet snow has knocked out power to about 1,100 customers of a south-central Nebraska utility district.

Nebraska's political leaders are praising China's move to lift its ban on U.S. pork imposed last spring out of fear of swine flu.