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Archive of Nebraska on Thursday May 08, 2008
Will ID be needed to buy video games?
WASHINGTON -- Young people face an ID check if they want to see an R-rated movie, but too many are walking into stores and purchasing video games that feature graphic sex and violence, Rep. Lee Terry, R-Neb., said Wednesday. Read More
Statewide testing on schedule
State education officials say they are on track to implement Nebraska's statewide academic tests, starting with a new reading exam. Read More
Area code 402 gets another extension
The time when area code 402 will run out of phone numbers and, theoretically at least, a third area code would have to be created in Nebraska has again been extended by six months. Read More
Bruning visits northern Iraq
This week Nebraska Attorney General Jon Bruning is visiting a part of Iraq that he says is very different from the image most Americans have of the country. Read More
Nebraska guard unit coming home
On Friday, friends and family will welcome home a nearly 180-strong Nebraska Army National Guard unit that has been stationed in Iraq since last summer. Read More
402 area code numbers won't run out until 2010
Nebraskans who live in the eastern part of the state will not have to deal with a new, third area code for at least another two years. Read More
State gets plan for transition to statewide tests
Testing 1-2-3-4-5. The state Board of Education got a look Wednesday at a five-part work plan for the switch by school districts to statewide tests beginning in the 2009-10 school year. Read More
Planned oil pipeline to cut across Montana
TransCanada Corp. is planning to build a 36-inch underground pipeline through Eastern Montana and five other states to carry Canadian crude to U.S. refineries along the Gulf Coast of Texas. Read More
At-risk gubernatorial seats increase
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Silver Alert helps rescue lost seniors
(Updated 9:30 a.m EST, May 8, 2008) When an elderly person with dementia is lost, eight states can trigger an alert to let the community know. Proposals in Congress would expand the successful missing persons program to all 50 states. Read More
Will states fix 2012 primary process?
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Oh say, is that banner made in the U.S.A.?
Lawmakers in 10 states have taken steps to require that American flags bought with state funds be manufactured in this country. While not all the legislation has passed, one state’s new law even bans the sale of foreign-made American flags in that state. Read More
Fairness of death-penalty panels questioned
Death-penalty supporters are raising questions about the fairness of state commissions charged with studying how capital punishment is carried out in Maryland and Tennessee, claiming the panels will issue reports that ignore their views. Read More
WORTH NOTING: Voters' guide promotes phone sex
An Oregon voters’ guide lists a very wrong number. California’s governor insults rural legislators. And Pennsylvania considers selling wine in vending machines. In case you missed those stories this week, “Worth Noting” fills you in. Read More
Parents turn to states for autism help
(UPDATED 4 p.m. EDT, Thursday May 1) One of the toughest problems facing autism patients, their families and policymakers is paying for treatment. Families are increasingly relying on states to help them cope with the financial, medical and educational needs. Read More
Seeds of social issues dot 2008 elections
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WORTH NOTING: Illinois gov runs up travel tab
Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s commuting costs start to add up. South Dakota Gov. Mike Rounds settles a dispute with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service over a cranky game warden. Read More |
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