Wednesday 3/10
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - U.S. Rep. Lee Terry is among a group of
congressional Republicans targeted by a Democratic-aligned group
pressuring lawmakers to pass health care reform. Terry's Omaha-area
2nd District will get automated robocalls this week, saying the
lawmaker is happy to have government health care himself, but
opposed letting Americans buy the same health insurance as members
of Congress.
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Nebraska residents will likely get to
decide if the state treasurer's office should be eliminated.
Lawmakers gave first-round approval to a proposed constitutional
amendment that would go before voters in the November general
election. Supporters say axing the office could save money.
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Many state agencies would face 2 percent
budget cuts, but several key services - including the Nebraska
State Patrol and centers that care for mentally disabled people -
might be spared. The Legislature's budget-writing Appropriations
Committee tentatively signed off on the plan yesterday.
FREMONT, Neb. (AP) - Investigators are trying to determine
whether foggy conditions caused a crash that killed a woman on U.S.
Highway 77 near Fremont. Saunders County's sheriff says the car the
woman was driving collided with a semitrailer truck. The car was
crushed.
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