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News from October 2024

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Average VA IRRRL loan amount in Nebraska increases from Q2 to Q3

By Cornhusker State News | Oct 31, 2024

The average VA Interest Rate Reduction Refinance Loan (IRRRL) amount in Nebraska during the third quarter of fiscal year 2024 was $316,559, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

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VA provides 551 home purchase loans in Nebraska in Q3

By Cornhusker State News | Oct 29, 2024

There were 551 VA home purchase loans issued in Nebraska in the third quarter of the fiscal year 2024 totaling $181.4 million, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

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Nebraska ranks 38th in total VA home loans during Q3

By Cornhusker State News | Oct 25, 2024

Nebraska ranked 38th in the nation in VA home loans in the third quarter of 2024, with 690 loans issued, according to the Veterans' Affairs Home Loans Index.

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Nebraska ranked 36th in average VA home loan amount in Q3

By Cornhusker State News | Oct 22, 2024

With $322,608 in home loans issued, Nebraska ranked 36th in average loan amount for VA home loans in the third quarter of fiscal year 2024, according to the Veterans' Affairs Home Loans Index.

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Nebraska Catholic Conference executive director Venzor: ‘When you vote early or on Election Day, please vote for Initiative 434’

By Cornhusker State News reports | Oct 21, 2024

As the Nov. 5 election approaches, advocates for Initiative 434 are mobilizing to raise awareness among Nebraskans, encouraging them to support a measure they believe is crucial for protecting the sanctity of life.

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Lucas: Initiative 439 will cause ‘the deaths of many more unborn children in our state’

By Cornhusker State News reports | Oct 21, 2024

The Nebraska Catholic Conference has launched a campaign urging voters to reject Initiative 439, which they describe as an “extreme abortion initiative.”

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VA provides 690 home loans in Nebraska totaling $222.6 million in Q3

By Cornhusker State News | Oct 19, 2024

The U.S. Department of Veterans' Affairs (VA) issued 690 home loans totaling $222.6 million in Nebraska during the third quarter of the fiscal year 2024, according to the Veterans' Affairs Home Loans Index.

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2 Catholic hospitals in Nebraska administered ‘irreversible sex change interventions’ on kids, says new report

By Cornhusker State News Service | Oct 17, 2024

CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center Bergan Mercy in Omaha and CHI Health Good Samaritan in Kearney combined for at least 4 such patients and 17 prescriptions written during that period.

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Nebraska receives $13.6 million in VA Interest Rate Reduction Refinance Loans during Q3

By Cornhusker State News | Oct 16, 2024

The VA issued 43 Interest Rate Reduction Refinance Loans in Nebraska during the third quarter of fiscal year 2024, according to the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

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Average Nebraska household has spent $30,988 in extra inflation costs since 2021

By Cornhusker State News | Oct 16, 2024

The average Nebraska household spent $30,988 in extra costs due to inflation since January 2021, when President Joe Biden (D) and Vice President Kamala Harris (D) took office.

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Pope Francis: Abortion is ‘an assassination’

By Cornhusker State News reports | Oct 16, 2024

Pope Francis referenced Vice President Kamala Harris' support for abortion, calling it "an assassination."

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RFK Jr.'s endorsement of Trump could energize Catholic voters in Nebraska

By Cornhusker State News reports | Oct 16, 2024

Former Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made headlines after endorsing Donald Trump on Aug. 23, 2024. This move comes as Kennedy, a Catholic and the nephew of former President John F. Kennedy, shifts his political allegiance in a move that could influence Catholic voters in the state and nationwide.

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College students paid more in Nebraska in 2022-23 school year

By Cornhusker State News | Oct 15, 2024

College tuition fees rose 1.9% in Nebraska in the 2022-23 school year, according to the latest disclosure from the National Center for Education Statistics.

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VA Purchase Loans in Nebraska average $329,287 for Q3

By Cornhusker State News | Oct 13, 2024

The average VA Purchase Loan amount for Nebraska in the third quarter of fiscal year 2024 was $329,287, according to the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

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Nebraska: Veterinary companies were the least FDA inspected companies in Nebraska in Q3

By Cornhusker State News | Oct 11, 2024

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) conducted an inspection at one Veterinary company from Nebraska in the third quarter of 2024.

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VA home loan amount averages $322,608 in Nebraska for Q3

By Cornhusker State News | Oct 10, 2024

The average VA home loan amount in Nebraska during the third quarter of the fiscal year 2024 was $322,608, according to the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

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VA’s Interest Rate Reduction Refinance Loans in Nebraska average $316,559 for Q3

By Cornhusker State News | Oct 7, 2024

The VA’s Interest Rate Reduction Refinance Loans in Nebraska for the third quarter of the fiscal year 2024 averaged $316,559, according to the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

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Analysis: Nebraska one of 25 states allowing boys to play girls’ high school sports

By Cornhusker State News | Oct 6, 2024

In line with the Biden-Harris Administration's proposed rules regarding Title IX protections in April of 2024 which redefined “sex” to include “gender-identity,” and would require U.S. schools and colleges to include males who identify as females in female specific spaces like locker rooms and bathrooms, an analysis by Cornhusker State News shows that Nebraska is one of 25 states that allow boys to play in girls' high school sports.

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VA Purchase Loans in Nebraska average $317,278 for Q2

By Cornhusker State News | Oct 4, 2024

The average VA Purchase Loan amount for Nebraska in the second quarter of fiscal year 2024 was $317,278, according to the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

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Nebraska ranks 34th in average VA home loan amount in 2023

By Cornhusker State News | Oct 3, 2024

With $301,619 in issued loans, Nebraska ranked 34th for the average amount of a VA home loan in 2023, according to figures provided by the Veteran Affairs Home Loans Index.