Cornhusker State News

There were 389 VA home purchases in Nebraska in the second quarter of the VA's fiscal year 2023, totaling $118 million in loans, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

Average VA IRRRL loan amount in Nebraska increases from Q1 to Q2

The average VA interest rate reduction refinance loan (IRRRL) amount in Nebraska during the second quarter of fiscal year 2023 was $243,265, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

Less than 10 people die with COVID-19 listed as a contributing cause in Nebraska during week ending June 24

There were less than 10 deaths with COVID-19 listed as a contributing cause reported in Nebraska in the week ending June 24, making up less than 3.1% of total deaths by all causes in Nebraska.

Nebraska: 43 people in 45-64 age group are estimated to have died during week ending June 17

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 43 people in the 45-64 age group died during the week ending June 17.

VA provides 389 home purchase loans in Nebraska in Q2 2023

There were 389 VA home purchase loans issued in Nebraska in the second quarter of the fiscal year 2023 totaling $118 million, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

Q2 2023: Nebraska's combined tax revenues up 28% since Q1 2023

Nebraska collected $2.1 billion in total tax revenues during the second quarter of 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.

VIDEO: Ricketts Calls on NATO Countries to Meet Defense Spending Obligations: “We Need to See This Promise Turned Into Action”

By Cornhusker State News Report | Jul 1, 2023

On June 22, 2023, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE), the Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security Cooperation, called out NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) ally countries for failing to meet their promised goal of spending at least 2% of their GDP on defense, despite past and present threats to the alliance

Fischer Advances $25 Million for NE Agricultural Research Service Facility in Funding Bill in First Key Step

By Cornhusker State News Report | Jul 1, 2023

U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that she secured $25,000,000 for the construction of a new Agricultural Research Service (ARS) facility at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) in the Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act

Ricketts Backs Measure to Protect 2nd Amendment Rights of Disabled Veterans

On June 22, 2023, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) released the following statement after voting for a Congressional Review Act resolution to block enforcement of an anti-Second Amendment pistol brace rule issued by President Biden’s Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) earlier this year

Fischer Pushes to Override Biden Veto and Protect Truckers, Consumers from Price Hikes

U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), a member of the Senate Commerce Committee, released the following statement after the Senate fell short of overriding President Biden’s veto of her legislation stopping an aggressive Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulation

Fischer Advances $74.3 Million for Offutt Air Force Base Construction in Funding Bill in First Key Step

U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that she secured $74.3 million to support military construction projects at Offutt Air Force Base in the Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies (MilCon-VA) Appropriations Act. Senator Fischer also secured funding to continue to honor Nebraska’s fallen veterans through the Veterans Cemetery Grant Program

72 people die in Nebraska from heart disease in week ending June 24

There were 72 deaths with heart disease listed as the underlying cause reported in Nebraska during the week ending June 24, a 14.3% increase over the previous week.

Tax revenue analysis: Nebraska collects $856 million million in sales and gross receipt in Q1

Nebraska collected $856 million in sales and gross receipt taxes during the first quarter of 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.

VA Purchase Loans in Nebraska average $303,254 for Q2

The average VA Purchase Loan amount for Nebraska in the second quarter of fiscal year 2023 was $303,254, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

Campaign spending: Top Q1 political donation recipients in Nebraska

These Nebraska political organizations received the most money from campaign donations in the first quarter of 2023, according to the Federal Election Commission.

Average VA Purchase Loan amount in Nebraska increases from Q1 to Q2

The average VA Purchase Loan amount for Nebraska in the second quarter of fiscal year 2023 was $303,254, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index

72 people die from diseases of the heart in Nebraska during week ending June 24

There were 72 deaths from diseases of the heart reported in Nebraska in the week ending June 24, making up 22% of total deaths by all causes in Nebraska.

Attorney General Hilgers’ Statement Regarding Biden v. Nebraska

June 30 is an important day for our country as the Supreme Court’s ruling has stopped the Biden Administration’s breathtaking attempt to grab power

Governor Pillen Taking Applications for New Tax Commission At Large Position