A copy of Omaha’s mask mandate is shown during a news conference outside of the Douglas County Health Department offices, Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022. Nebraska Attorney General Doug Peterson has since filed a lawsuit challenging the mask mandate. (Scott Stewart/Daily Record)
The State of Nebraska is challenging the authority of the City of Omaha to mandate public health measures without state permission amid a surge of the highly contagious omicron variant.
State...
Area attorneys have a standing invitation to help advance the rule of law on a global scale through Lawyers Without Borders.
The Omaha Bar Association hosted LWOB Executive Director Robin Taylor in...
The Justice Department is establishing a specialized unit focused on domestic terrorism, the department’s top national security official told lawmakers last week as he described an “elevated” threat...
People cool off in the water at the confluence of the South Platte River and Cherry Creek in Denver, Wednesday June 16, 2021. (AP)
Colorado’s governor is warning he will “protect and aggressively assert” his state’s water rights after Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts announced a plan to spend $500 million on a canal and reservoir...
Glass sculptures by artist Dale Chihuly are seen in a courtyard between rooms at the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center in Omaha., Friday, May 19, 2017. (AP)
Hospitals in Nebraska are stretched thin due to the current surge in coronavirus cases fueled by the highly contagious omicron variant, combined with the large number of health care workers who are...
Legal News
01/17/2022 - 4:00am
Area attorneys have a standing invitation to help advance the rule of law on a global scale through Lawyers Without Borders.
The Omaha Bar Association hosted LWOB Executive Director Robin Taylor in November at a continuing legal education session at...
Business News
Doorman Dilon Moore, center, helps with shopping carts and controls the number of customers allowed to shop at one time at a Trader Joe’s supermarket in Omaha, Thursday, May 7, 2020. (AP)
01/12/2022 - 4:00am
As the raging omicron variant of COVID-19 infects workers across the nation, millions of those whose jobs don’t provide paid sick days are having to choose between their health and their paycheck.
While many companies instituted more robust sick...
In Memoriam
oseph K. Meusey: May 16, 1941 — November 15, 2021.
12/07/2021 - 3:10pm
While the legal profession can be confrontational and the situations in which the participants often find themselves doesn’t always lead to friendships, Joe Meusey created a legacy of civility and decorum for trial attorneys who’ll be fondly be...
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Kirk Hicks, a certified public accountant in Omaha, poses for a portrait, Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021. (Scott Stewart/Daily Record)
10/22/2021 - 12:00am
In 2021, the Nebraska Legislature dramatically expanded both the benefits and the timeframe for a relatively low-profile but significant tax credit program for qualifying small businesses in Nebraska.
Most people are unaware of these changes, though...
