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Nebraska healthcare leaders propose deeper staffing solutions
In our third part of our healthcare staffing series, we sit down with healthcare leaders on solutions they have to address the system's staffing shortfall — that go deeper than just using cash to put out the fire.
Legislature Approves Budget; Lake, Canal Projects Advance
The Nebraska Legislature gave final approval to budget bills Tuesday and advanced proposals for a lake between Lincoln and Omaha, and a canal from Colorado.
Local Nursing Home Provider Advocates For Elder Care in DC
Nebraska’s older adults struggle to get the care they need. Nursing homes are closing or turning down patients because they don’t have enough staff. This week, one local nursing home provider is in Washington, DC to advocate for them.
Nursing Centers are Still Struggling with Hiring Workers
While hospitals hit their capacities during the COVID-19 omicron surge, they had to hold onto patients who couldn't get released to nursing care centers. Those facilities say their slim staffing levels aren't seeing relief and, therefore, couldn't...
Staffing Shortage Left Hundreds of Nebraskans Without Care
New numbers show staffing shortages were the prominent reason hundreds of patients couldn’t get the care they needed during the COVID-19 omicron surge. In at least one case, a Nebraska hospital says a patient died waiting for a staffed hospital bed....
Prison Reform, Taxes, Budget Remain Tangled in Legislature
Proposals to cut taxes, approve budget spending, and reform the criminal justice system remain tangled up in the Nebraska Legislature.
Often-Absent Parole Board Members Not Helping Crowded NE Prisons
Parole is granted in 62-percent of hearings when five board members are there, compared to just 56-percent of cases when less than the full board votes. Just 37-percent of Nebraska palore hearings had a full board, from May 2018-to-December 2021.
The Potential Opportunity for Black Farmers in Hemp
The hemp industry is worth more than $800 million, according to a recent report. The same report showed just 6% of hemp growers are Black. Cannabis has been a hard market for people of color to break into, but some hope hemp could offer a new way in.
Lynch, Nebraska's Remote Community Opens A New Grocery Store
The remote village of Lynch, Nebraska up near the South Dakota border lost their only grocery store and became a food desert in spring 2020. The community opened a new cooperative grocery store on March 26.
Tax Cuts Fall Short; Abortion Ban to be Debated in Legislature
Proposed cuts to income and property taxes fell short in the Nebraska Legislature Friday, while senators decided to consider an abortion ban later this session.