Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 12/03/2024 - 5:00am
NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart's sweeping rollback of its diversity policies is the strongest indication yet of a profound shift taking hold at U.S. companies that are re-evaluating the legal and political risks associated with bold programs to bolster historically underrepresented groups.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 12/03/2024 - 4:00am
LINCOLN — Two former state lawmakers, an Omaha couple that founded a senior home care service and the head of a Lincoln facility that won the first-ever “Coolest Thing Made in Nebraska” contest are the latest inductees into the Nebraska Business Hall of Fame.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 11/26/2024 - 7:00am
LINCOLN — The Lincoln Chamber of Commerce has formed a Latino business advisory group and this week held its first “Latino Connect” gathering, which organizers said drew more than 150 people.
Jason Ball, chamber president and CEO, said the focus is on connecting Latino-owned businesses in the Capital City with resources so they can grow.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 11/26/2024 - 6:00am
This essay is not to rub salt in the very fresh wound, nor hopefully, should it come across as a lecture but instead as an inspection of the things that led up to the loss. I would further add that I am not a Republican or a conservative, nor am I a Democrat, (though honestly, I cannot recall what I put down when I registered to vote more than a decade ago).
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 11/26/2024 - 3:00am
The federal government is asking a judge to rule that it has the power to impose staffing requirements on nursing homes that collect billions of federal tax dollars through Medicaid and Medicare.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 11/19/2024 - 7:00am
LINCOLN — A new partnership between the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services’ Lincoln Regional Center and the College of Saint Mary in Omaha seeks to train future mental health nursing professionals.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 11/19/2024 - 7:00am
LINCOLN — A new partnership between the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services’ Lincoln Regional Center and the College of Saint Mary in Omaha seeks to train future mental health nursing professionals.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 11/19/2024 - 6:00am
Of all the ballot measures Nebraska voted on two weeks ago, none had the overwhelming support that medical marijuana received. The two initiatives received about 70% of the vote. The people have spoken.
But will that stop the Attorney General from his crusade against the campaign organiz?
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 11/19/2024 - 5:00am
WASHINGTON (AP) — Those ever-present TV drug ads showing patients hiking, biking or enjoying a day at the beach could soon have a different look: New rules require drugmakers to be clearer and more direct when explaining their medications' risks and side effects.