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Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen’s Office, Industry Groups Crafted Bill Easing Ag Permitting Process, Emails Show

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 04/09/2024 - 12:04am

PC West, a Pillen Family Farms’ livestock operation, sits 6 miles northwest of Platte Center.
(Matt Waite / Flatwater Free Press)

At a February legislative hearing, a seemingly mundane bill reforming county zoning procedures drew testimony from a big name: Gov. Jim Pillen.

For those seeking to build projects such as livestock operations, Pillen said, applying for a permit from the county can be “extraordinarily frustrating.” The bill would “take some of the subjectiveness out of this process,” he told the legislative committee.

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Another Month Of Robust US Job Growth Points To Continued Economic Strength

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 04/09/2024 - 12:03am

Waitress Rachel Gurcik serves customers at the Gateway Diner in Westville, Pa. on Oct. 22, 2023. On Friday, April 5, 2024, the U.S. government issues its March jobs report.
(Tom Gralish / The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP)

WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s employers delivered another outpouring of jobs in March, adding a sizzling 303,000 workers to their payrolls and bolstering hopes that the economy can vanquish inflation without succumbing to a recession in the face of high interest rates.

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New York Moves To Update Its Fracking Ban To Include Liquid Carbon-Dioxide As Well As Water

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 04/09/2024 - 12:02am

Joan and Harold Koster pose for a photo in front of a historic barn on their property, known as Itaska Valley Farm, Wednesday, March 13, 2024, in Whitney Point, N.Y. The Kosters were asked by Texas-based Southern Tier Energy Solutions to lease their land to extract natural gas by injecting carbon dioxide into the ground, which they rejected and are opposed to.
(Heather Ainsworth / AP Photo)

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Natural gas drilling companies would be banned in New York from using an extraction method that involves injecting large amounts of liquified carbon dioxide deep underground under a bill moving through the state legislature.

The measure would immediately block a Texas company that wants to use the method as an alternative to hydraulic fracturing with a water-based solution.

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Climate Change Puts Global Semiconductor Manufacturing At Risk. Can The Industry Cope?

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 04/02/2024 - 5:00am

Semiconductors are the basic building blocks of microchips. These technological marvels are in everything from lightbulbs and toothbrushes to cars, trains and planes, not to mention the vast array of electronics that have become integral to many people’s daily lives.

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State Auditor Exposes Questionable Handling By DHHS Of Tens Of Millions Of Federal Dollars Suspect spending includes pandemic-related funds allocated by Nebraska lawmakers for worker recruitment at nursing homes.

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 04/02/2024 - 3:00am

LINCOLN — More than $21 million in questionable spending of federal pandemic funds by the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services was revealed in a newly released statewide audit.

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Kimberly Palmer: 5 Ways To Calm Financial Stress

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 04/02/2024 - 12:04am

Financial stress is so common that certified financial planner Katie Lindquist says almost every client she has tells her they are feeling it.

“They don’t know what they should be doing with their money, and they feel like they should know. They feel shame around their money habits, which is a huge driving force of stress,” Lindquist says.

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Ag Secretary Vilsack Announces $124m In Funding For Smaller Farms And Rural Businesses, 19 In NE

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 04/02/2024 - 12:03am

OMAHA — U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack visited Omaha Thursday and announced $124 million in grants and loans to projects in 44 states that are aimed at saving energy and creating more income streams for smaller farmers and rural businesses.

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Fallen Crypto Mogul Sam Bankman-Fried Sentenced To 25 Years In Prison

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 04/02/2024 - 12:02am

FXT founder Sam Bankman-Fried.
(Bebeto Matthews / Associated Press)

NEW YORK (AP) — Crypto entrepreneur Sam Bankman-Fried was sentenced Thursday to 25 years in prison for a massive fraud on hundreds of thousands of customers that unraveled with the collapse of FTX, once one of the world’s most popular platforms for exchanging digital currency.

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Powell Says Fed Wants To See 'More Good Inflation Readings' Before It Can Cut Rates

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 04/02/2024 - 12:01am

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Friday reiterated a message he has sounded in recent weeks: While the Fed expects to cut interest rates this year, it won't be ready to do so until it sees “more good inflation readings’’ and is more confident that annual price increases are falling toward its 2% target.

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In An Era Of Corporate Radio, A Nebraska Station Bet Big On Local DJs. It’s Paying Off.

Published by Nikki Palmer on Tue, 03/26/2024 - 5:00am

Jack Swanda mans the afternoon drivetime slot on Boomer Radio. Swanda, a longtime local DJ, has formed the kind of relationships with his listeners that Boomer Radio prizes. Listeners call in from around the country, each with their own on-air nickname.
(Juwan Walton / Flatwater Free Press)

Listening to the radio, an old familiar voice comes on the air. He spins the hits of yesteryear, sparking trips down memory lane to the days of cruising Dodge Street or driving the Square in Fremont.

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Business News

Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen’s Office, Industry Groups Crafted Bill Easing Ag Permitting Process, Emails Show

Another Month Of Robust US Job Growth Points To Continued Economic Strength

New York Moves To Update Its Fracking Ban To Include Liquid Carbon-Dioxide As Well As Water

Climate Change Puts Global Semiconductor Manufacturing At Risk. Can The Industry Cope?

State Auditor Exposes Questionable Handling By DHHS Of Tens Of Millions Of Federal Dollars Suspect spending includes pandemic-related funds allocated by Nebraska lawmakers for worker recruitment at nursing homes.

Kimberly Palmer: 5 Ways To Calm Financial Stress

Ag Secretary Vilsack Announces $124m In Funding For Smaller Farms And Rural Businesses, 19 In NE

Fallen Crypto Mogul Sam Bankman-Fried Sentenced To 25 Years In Prison

Powell Says Fed Wants To See 'More Good Inflation Readings' Before It Can Cut Rates

In An Era Of Corporate Radio, A Nebraska Station Bet Big On Local DJs. It’s Paying Off.

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