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Feds find Nebraska violates ADA regarding people with mental illness
(State News ~ 05/15/24)
WASHINGTON — On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Justice unveiled results of its investigation into Nebraska's treatment of individuals with serious mental illness (SMI), revealing concerning practices that violate the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the U.S. Supreme Court's precedent in Olmstead v. L.C...
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Senators, congressman introduce bill to transfer reservoirs to counties
(Local News ~ 05/15/24)
WASHINGTON – At the request of Hitchcock and Frontier Counties, U.S. Senators Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) and Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.) and U.S. Representative Adrian Smith (NE-03) introduced legislation today to transfer the Bureau of Reclamation (BoR) Swanson Reservoir land to Hitchcock County and the BoR Red Willow Reservoir land to Frontier County. ...
