Lincoln County commissioners voted Monday to oppose bills to add a sixth Nebraska inland port district and assert state control of wind- and solar-farm standards ... .
The Legislature Monday advanced North Platte Sen. Mike Jacobson's Legislative Bill 719, clarifying the use of Hershey rail park funds, and Whitman Sen. Tanya Storer's LB 663 on livestock permits ... .
Another legislative bill related to Tyson Foods' Jan. 16 shutdown of its massive Lexington meatpacking plant leads next week's list of Unicameral public hearings ... .
No one has filed for North PlattePublic Schools' Ward 2 school board race with a week to go before incumbents' Feb. 17 filing deadline. Others have until March 2 ... .
Bills to clear an obstacle to building out the Hershey rail park and set a "shot clock" on county livestock feeding permits moved to final Unicameral votes Monday ... .
Bills to clear an obstacle to building out the Hershey rail park and set a "shot clock" on county livestock feeding permits moved to final Unicameral votes Monday ... .
State Sen. Teresa Ibach’s Legislative Bill 806 would let cities “impacted by a sudden and significant private-sector entity closure or downsizing” seek state grants to improve affected buildings or infrastructure ... .
Lincoln County residents get their first extended chance Tuesday to weigh in on major planning and zoning revisions, including new soil-based rules for wind, solar and feedlots ... .
A 249-page draft rewrite of Lincoln County's 2012 comprehensive plan defends private ownership of property but calls for limiting uses that harm "the viewsheds, formation and ecology of the Sandhills." ... .