America’s employers pulled back on hiring but still delivered another month of solid gains in June, adding 209,000 jobs.
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Organizers behind a petition to repeal a Nebraska law providing tax credits for donations to private and parochial school scholarship funds have raised more than $1.1 million.
On a visit to Grand Island Thursday, Gov. Jim Pillen said his administration will succeed in fixing the state's property tax problems.
On the economic merits, the New York Daily News editorial board supports President Joe Biden's plan to cancel more than $400 billion in studen…
It's an article of faith among members of the Nevada education establishment that more taxpayer support is the key to lifting the state's publ…
When sports betting eventually becomes legal in Florida, the Gators do not expect to be blindsided. The potential impact and pitfalls of sports wagering is front of mind and a major focus for coaches and administrators nationwide. Just as omnipresent as online betting is the percolating fear a player or program could become embroiled in scandal. The looming risks of legalization recently ...
If Friday's jobs report is strong, that could push the Federal Reserve to keep interest rates higher for longer to defeat high inflation.
NEW YORK — Stocks fell Thursday after reports suggested the U.S. job market remains much more resilient than expected.
Businesses and organizations shelled out record amounts on lobbyists to influence Nebraska lawmakers and shape legislation last year, according to a new report.
By a narrow margin, the Hall County Commission decided Wednesday not to buy a new HVAC system for the Hall County Jail.
A fundraiser is planned for Team Nebraska to participate in the Transplant Games of America, which is like the Olympics for organ recipients.
I am convinced the reason a majority of young Americans regard patriotism as unimportant is that they see so little evidence of healthy patrio…
LE MARS, Iowa — Former Vice President Mike Pence told Iowa voters Wednesday that he “doesn’t buy” the argument that the wealthiest Americans do not pay their fair share of taxes. U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra and the Wells Visitor Center and Ice Cream Parlor hosted Pence and about 50 attendees at a meet-and-greet in Le […]
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A group of Democratic senators is asking the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to take action against medical credit cards such as CareCredit, saying the cards’ deferred interest features are confusing and often lead to consumers paying high interest rates after a promotional period has ended.
LINCOLN — Forces for and against repeal of a controversial school choice law have spent more than $1.6 million thus far to woo Nebraska voters, according to recent state campaign spending reports. Spending is expected to rise even further as an effort to repeal the “Opportunity Scholarships Act” signed into law this spring faces an […]
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NEW YORK — Wall Street edged lower Wednesday following a rally that had sent it roaring 16% higher for the year so far.
LINCOLN — Special interest groups set another spending record last year in their quest to influence Nebraska lawmakers and shape state laws, a…
LINCOLN — Bolstered by a $800,000 contribution from a national donor, organizers behind a petition to repeal a law providing tax credits for d…
Wall Street drifted lower following a rally that sent it roaring 16% higher for the year so far, even as the U.S. economy has remained stronger than many investors feared.
Cremated remains were left behind when a bank foreclosed on a Benson funeral home. Now, another mortuary is trying to reunite those remains with families.
Rich in digitized data, the nation's schools are prime targets for far-flung criminal hackers, who are assiduously locating and scooping up sensitive files.
Nebraska officials gave a multi-billion contract to Centene Corporation even as the managed care giant had to shell out nearly $1 billion for drug overpayment claims, including $29 million in the Cornhusker state.
Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw has spoken often of safety and better service since he took the job over a year ago, but it’s safety that has dominated discussions after one of his trains derailed and caught fire in February in Ohio.