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US government must return land it took and never developed to a Nebraska tribe under new law

WINNEBAGO, Neb. (AP) — The Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska will soon get back about 1,600 acres (647 hectares) of land the federal government took more than 50 years ago and never developed. A new law will require the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to return the roughly 2.5-square-mile (6.5-square-kilometer) tract of land along the Missouri …

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Will state lawmakers return for a special session in August?

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) – In a joint meeting this week with lawmakers, Revenue Secretary Richard Nelson proposed a special session in August to make structure changes he says will be a once-in-a-century opportunity to transform Louisiana’s tax code. Nelson wants to put those proposed changes before voters in November. Come mid-2025, a temporary state …

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CIR Upholds Governor Pillen’s Order for State Employees to Return to Workplace

CONTACT: Laura Strimple, (402) 580-9495 Allan Urlis, (531) 510-8529    CIR Upholds Governor Pillen’s Order for State Employees to Return to Workplace   LINCOLN, NE — Today the Nebraska Commission of Industrial Relations (CIR), which rules on labor disputes, issued an order upholding Governor Jim Pillen’s November 2023 executive order (EO 23-17) for all state employees …

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