Sept. 1 | Ballot initiatives to Supreme Court, foster care fixes
Nebraska Update
Air Date: 09/01/2026
Your Nebraska Update headlines for today, Sept. 1, include: Nebraska Supreme Court could decide fate of two ballot initiatives after lawsuits were filed directly with high court, Lake McConaughy has dropped below 24% capacity as drought continues to affect central and western Nebraska, military families near Offutt Air Force Base face challenges accessing child care, fewer Nebraska children are experiencing repeated caseworker assignments, DHHS will seek bids to review its interRAI assessment for DD waivers following advocates' concerns, a grocery store in tiny remote Nebraska village has thrived for decade thanks to outside-the-box thinking by people who created it.