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Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services: DHHS To Launch The IServe Nebraska Explore Benefits Tool

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Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services: DHHS To Launch The IServe Nebraska Explore Benefits Tool. “The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) will soon launch a new feature of the iServe Nebraska portal – Explore Benefits, an anonymous, mobile-friendly, pre-screening tool to help Nebraskans identify benefits for which they may qualify.” The tool will launch in both English and Spanish on January 27.

NPR: Nebraska cops used Facebook messages to investigate an alleged illegal abortion

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NPR: Nebraska cops used Facebook messages to investigate an alleged illegal abortion. “A 41-year-old woman is facing felony charges in Nebraska for allegedly helping her teenage daughter illegally abort a pregnancy, and the case highlights how law enforcement can make use of online communications in the post-Roe v. Wade era.”

Engadget: Cyberattack impacts unemployment benefits in several states

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Engadget: Cyberattack impacts unemployment benefits in several states. “A cyberattack on a third-party vendor has impacted employment services, including unemployment benefits, in several states, according to the Associated Press. Some state employment websites have been offline since Sunday, including the ones in Tennessee and Nebraska.”

Farm & Ranch: Nebraska launches farm crisis website

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Farm & Ranch: Nebraska launches farm crisis website. “The Nebraska Rural Response Council, sponsor of the Rural Response Hotline, has a new website with information on resources available to farmers in crisis. Since 1984, the Rural Response Hotline has been providing information and resources in times of crisis.”

Nebraska Department of Public Health: Division Of Public Health Launches Tool To Improve Access To Public Health Data

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Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services: Division Of Public Health Launches Tool To Improve Access To Public Health Data. “The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) has updated the Nebraska Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) Dashboard with the latest data through 2020…. The dashboard allows health professionals and the public to easily explore data on a variety of health topics. It also is used to identify new and emerging health issues, establish and track health objectives, and evaluate disease prevention measures.”

Lincoln Journal-Star: New website a guide to Nebraska birding

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Lincoln Journal-Star: New website a guide to Nebraska birding . “With the diversity of birds and habitats in the state, it can be overwhelming trying to decide where to go birding. The Nebraska Birding Guide provides descriptions for 80 locations that offer great birding opportunities. Details are provided for each site, including habitat information, birds to observe, trails to explore, amenities, fees and more.”

KPVI: Video archive of Nebraska legislative debate, public hearings draws support from all sides

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KPVI: Video archive of Nebraska legislative debate, public hearings draws support from all sides. “Nebraskans would be able to keep a closer eye on their Legislature under a proposal heard by the Legislature’s Executive Board on Tuesday. The bill (LB777) introduced by Sen. Tom Brewer of Gordon would establish a digital archive of video recordings of legislative debate and public hearings starting with the 2023 session.”

University of Nebraska-Lincoln: Digital project focuses on Nebraska’s Holocaust stories

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University of Nebraska-Lincoln: Digital project focuses on Nebraska’s Holocaust stories. “Beth Dotan has worked in the Holocaust education field for many years, including at the Ghetto Fighters House Museum in Israel and as the founding director of the Institute for Holocaust Education in Omaha. In pursuing her doctorate at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, she saw an opportunity to continue that work and focus specifically on Nebraska’s survivors and liberators.”

North Platte Telegraph: Nebraska newspapers launch statewide public notice website

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North Platte Telegraph: Nebraska newspapers launch statewide public notice website. “The Nebraska Press Association has launched a new public website to provide greater public access and notification to the workings of all government entities and courts in Nebraska. The website… is a cooperative effort of all Nebraska newspapers and is managed through the NPA.”

Nebraska: COVID Cases Surpass 2020 Peak in Nebraska, Hospital Treatments in Short Supply

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Nebraska Public Media: COVID Cases Surpass 2020 Peak in Nebraska, Hospital Treatments in Short Supply. “COVID-19 cases in Nebraska surpassed the 2020 peak earlier this week. According to the most recent seven-day average from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Nebraska is averaging more than 3,300 new COVID-19 positives per day.”

KOLN (Nebraska): New website shows where you can get free Narcan

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KOLN (Nebraska): New website shows where you can get free Narcan. “A new website is making it easier for people to access Narcan for free in Nebraska…. you can enter your zipcode and it shows you a map of the closest locations offering free NARCAN along with resources for treatment centers.”

Bellingham Herald: Teacher who posted meme comparing mask opponents and KKK placed on leave in Nebraska

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Bellingham Herald: Teacher who posted meme comparing mask opponents and KKK placed on leave in Nebraska. “A teacher who posted a meme on Facebook comparing mask critics to Ku Klux Klansmen has been placed on administrative leave by her Nebraska school district.”

Some Nebraskans outraged at state’s recruiting ad for unvaccinated nurses: ‘It feels insulting to the profession’ (Washington Post)

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Washington Post: Some Nebraskans outraged at state’s recruiting ad for unvaccinated nurses: ‘It feels insulting to the profession’. “When Abbey Klein opened her mailbox on Monday, she found a postcard from the state of Nebraska advertising nursing jobs with bonuses as high as $5,000. Klein, a registered nurse who lives in Omaha, said she had received similar ads from the state in the past. But something stood out on this card. Bold letters inside a bright box read: ‘No mandated COVID-19 Vaccination.’ The message was under a photo of smiling health-care workers.”

Star Herald (Nebraska): Users can use new website to check groundwater quality, chemical content

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Star Herald (Nebraska): Users can use new website to check groundwater quality, chemical content. “The Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy launched the Nebraska Groundwater Quality Clearinghouse earlier this week. With more than 1.6 million sample results from some 33,000 irrigation well locations, the website is the culmination of decades worth of sampling and research.”

NCompass Live: History Nebraska: Taking History Online (Nebraska Library Commission)

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Nebraska Library Commission: NCompass Live: History Nebraska: Taking History Online. “As a strategic goal of our agency, History Nebraska is undertaking significant efforts to provide access to historical collections for Nebraskans, regardless of where they live. One such initiative is to digitize our newspaper collections through a partnership with Newspapers.com. We have also been scanning microfilmed probate records from county courthouses, select manuscript collections, and some county and community histories. For years, we have been digitizing our vast photograph collections, as well as our audio/visual collections. Tune in to learn how and when we plan to make these available to the public.”