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Governor Pillen Announces Resignation of DHHS CEO Smith

By Cornhusker State News Report | Jul 6, 2023

On July 5, Governor Jim Pillen announced the resignation of Dannette R. Smith, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). Smith was appointed CEO in January 2019 by then Governor Pete Ricketts

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Analysis: Nebraska ranked #49 for gun sales in 2022

By Cornhusker State News Report | Jul 5, 2023

Nebraska ranked #49 for guns sales in 2022, with an estimated 27,554 guns sold, according to federal data compiled in a new report by SafeHome.org.

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Less than 10 people die from kidney disease in Nebraska during week ending July 1

By Cornhusker State News | Jul 5, 2023

There were less than 10 deaths from nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis reported in Nebraska in the week ending July 1, making up less than 3.5% of total deaths by all causes in Nebraska.

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Less than 10 people die from influenza and pneumonia in Nebraska during week ending July 1

By Cornhusker State News | Jul 5, 2023

There were less than 10 deaths from influenza and pneumonia reported in Nebraska in the week ending July 1, making up less than 3.5% of total deaths by all causes in Nebraska.

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Lower individual income tax revenue in Nebraska as of Q2 2023 compared to Q2 2022

By Cornhusker State News | Jul 5, 2023

The second quarter of 2023 brought in $916 million in individual income tax revenue for Nebraska, a 22% decrease from the same period in the previous year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Ricketts Statement on Biden v. Nebraska Decision

By Cornhusker State News Report | Jul 5, 2023

 U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) released the following statement after the Supreme Court of the United States issued a ruling in Biden v. Nebraska overturning the student loan cancellation scheme issued by President Biden’s Department of Education last year

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How many 85 and older-year-olds died in Nebraska during week ending June 17?

By Cornhusker State News | Jul 4, 2023

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 91 individuals age 85 and older died during the week ending June 17.

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End of life: Nebraska deaths during week ending June 17 did not exceed death expectancy

By Cornhusker State News | Jul 4, 2023

Nebraska's death count did not exceed death expectancy during the week ending June 17, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Nebraska's Q2 2023 individual income tax revenue up 51.4% from previous quarter

By Cornhusker State News | Jul 4, 2023

The second quarter of 2023 brought in $916 million in individual income tax revenue for Nebraska, a 51.4% increase from the first quarter of 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.

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Fischer Statement on SCOTUS Ruling in Biden v. Nebraska

By Cornhusker State News Report | Jul 4, 2023

U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) issued the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court released its ruling in Biden v. Nebraska

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Ricketts Statement on Affirmative Action Decision

By Cornhusker State News Report | Jul 4, 2023

 U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) released the following statement after the Supreme Court of the United States issued a ruling in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard and Students for Fair Admissions v. University of North Carolina ending the consideration of race in the application process for higher education

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Week of June 17: 63 people in 75-84 age group are estimated to have died in Nebraska

By Cornhusker State News | Jul 3, 2023

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 63 people in the 75-84 age group died during the week ending June 17.

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Ricketts-Backed Bill to Fight Fentanyl Crisis Advances with Bipartisan Support

By Cornhusker State News Report | Jul 3, 2023

U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) announced he recently co-sponsored the FEND (Fentanyl Eradication and Narcotics Deterrence) Off Fentanyl Act, a bipartisan effort led by Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) to fight the flow of deadly fentanyl into our country

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Fischer, Colleagues Reintroduce Bipartisan Firefighter Cancer Registry Reauthorization Act

By Cornhusker State News Report | Jul 3, 2023

U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) recently co-led the introduction of the bipartisan Firefighter Cancer Registry Reauthorization Act, which would reauthorize the program and raise the authorized funding level

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Week ending June 17 could be deadliest for people in 65-74 age group in Nebraska

By Cornhusker State News | Jul 2, 2023

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 28 people in the 65-74 age group died during the week ending June 17.

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Nebraska's combined tax revenues up 27.7% from Q1 to Q2 2023

By Cornhusker State News | Jul 2, 2023

Nebraska collected $2.1 billion in combined tax revenues and income taxes during the second quarter of 2023.

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177 deaths in Nebraska in week ending July 1

By Cornhusker State News | Jul 2, 2023

There were 177 deaths in Nebraska in the week ending July 1, according to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention.

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

By Cornhusker State News | Jul 2, 2023

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

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Nebraska deaths did not exceed upper threshold of death expectancy during week ending June 17

By Cornhusker State News | Jul 2, 2023

Nebraska's death count did not exceed the upper threshold of death expectancy during the week ending June 17, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Week ending July 1: 12 deaths among Hispanic people in Nebraska

By Cornhusker State News | Jul 2, 2023

There were 12 Hispanic people who died in Nebraska in the week ending July 1, according to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).