Nebraska could pull thousands of young children out of poverty by providing their families with a $1,000 per child tax credit, a legislative panel was told.
Nebraskans who get laid off from work could exhaust their unemployment benefits much faster if state lawmakers approve a bill to reduce the maximum eligibility period by nearly 40%.
As they urged Gov. Jim Pillen to reverse his decision to refuse federal summer grocery aid, a group of five young Nebraskans knew they faced long odds.
Nebraskans who get laid off from work could exhaust their unemployment benefits much faster if state lawmakers approve a bill to reduce the maximum eligibility period by nearly 40%.