Nebraska hits trifecta in federal grant awards for child welfare system

LINCOLN — Nebraska’s Department of Health and Human Services has been selected to receive nearly $1.5 million in federal grants intended to modernize the child welfare system. The funds come in three grants from the Administration for Children and Families, a division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. A state DHHS spokesperson […]
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Two Nebraska mothers are appealing a court ruling that denied an injunction against a state law banning nurse midwives from assisting in home births. The plaintiffs argue the law infringes upon their religious rights.
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