U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) joined 19 other senators in sending a letter to U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Denis McDonough asking that the department correct recent policy initiatives that are making access to care more difficult for veterans.
A total of 26 states, including Nebraska, have rejected or withdrawn membership from a nationwide group working with voter data that has been accused of "hyper-partisanship," according to an analysis by Cornhusker State News.
As President Biden revealed new rules regarding Title IX protections in April of 2024, which redefined “sex” to include “gender-identity,” an analysis by Cornhusker State News shows that Nebraska is one of 25 states that allow boys to play in girls’ high school sports.
As of June 2024, Nebraska experienced a 19.9% increase in prices of goods and services since January 2021, compared to the nationwide trend of a 20.1% increase.
Nebraska received $845,146 in public pension contributions, ranking it 42nd in the United States in 2022, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of Public Pensions.
Nebraska collected $1.5 billion in total tax revenues during the second quarter of 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.