Nebraska on Wednesday July 01, 2009

NE: Nebraska judge rejects flag-desecration case appeal
By Jean Ortiz, The Associated Press, Lincoln Journal Star
OMAHA, Neb. — A judge agreed Tuesday to let prosecutors move forward with their case against a Kansas woman accused of violating Nebraska's flag-desecration law.
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NE: Nebraska ACLU says wedding bias allegations resolved
By Jean Ortiz, The Associated Press, Lincoln Journal Star
OMAHA, Neb. — A civil liberties group said Tuesday that five Nebraska counties accused of discriminating against immigrants seeking marriage licenses have changed or are working to change policies.
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Financial crisis torments states
By Stephen C. Fehr, Stateline.org Staff Writer
(Updated 11:29 a.m. EDT, July 1, 2009)

California may begin issuing IOUs this week because of the state’s unresolved budget crisis. But government disruptions were averted at least temporarily in five other states that missed a July 1 deadline for closing billion-dollar budget gaps.
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US: Colorado the least obese state
By Lauren Neergaard, The Associated Press, The Denver Post
WASHINGTON—Mississippi's still king of cellulite, but an ominous tide is rolling toward the Medicare doctors in neighboring Alabama: obese baby boomers.
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WI: Milwaukee edges up in population
By Bill Glauber, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
When it comes to demographics, a small number can be a very big deal.
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