SNAP Benefits Resume, But Food Banks Brace for Continued High Demand
SNAP benefits resume, but central U.S. food banks brace for high demand through holidays. Shutdown impacts linger.
November 22, 2025
SNAP benefits resume, but central U.S. food banks brace for high demand through holidays. Shutdown impacts linger.
Tyson Foods will close its largest Nebraska plant, affecting over 2,500 jobs. Production will increase elsewhere.
Tyson Foods to close its Lexington beef plant, impacting over 3,000 workers. Nebraska officials express disappointment.
Humanities Nebraska faces $300K cuts to programs, leaning on private donations to sustain statewide humanities efforts.
Drones atop police HQ will speed up responses, providing real-time aerial views for 911 calls, not for surveillance.
Free courses expand dual enrollment access, leveling the field for students. Bridger Wallace will earn a degree by graduation.
Nebraska’s budget issues might improve long-term, says Speaker Arch, despite current shortfall projections and tax cuts.
Six-year-old Elsie Gilpin’s journey to Genoa U.S. Indian School in 1929 marked the start of a painful legacy.
Nebraska must decide on education funding as progress in replacing property taxes with other taxes may stall.
Charlie Couch, a Meadow Elementary fifth grader, is Nebraska’s first kid governor, focusing on cancer support awareness.
