The Omaha City Council approved a contract with the Omaha fire union that will increase firefighters pay 15% by 2027 and combat burnout among paramedics.
The Nebraska state auditor s office says Douglas County miscalculated in distributing millions to local governments last year, overpaying some and shorting others. The mistake has gone on for years.
Officials said the expenditures are necessary to ensure their jurisdictions do not run afoul of extensive guidelines dictating how the money must be used. The city of Lincoln took a