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  • 3 days ago | ketv.com | Bill Schammert

    One day after Nebraska lawmakers wrapped an 89-day legislative session, Gov. Jim Pillen sat down with KETV to discuss his wins and losses, thoughts on medical marijuana, economic stability, and future priorities. Question: There are a lot of naysayers on the Medical Marijuana process. What do you have to tell them about this commission, about how this is going to be done? Answer: Well, you know, I spent a lot of time in education.

  • 1 week ago | ketv.com | Bill Schammert

    Late Wednesday night, Nebraska lawmakers passed a scaled-back version of the Stand With Women Act. Protesters chanted outside the chamber. At one point, the process was interrupted by someone yelling from the balcony, but LB89 passed 33-16.

  • 1 week ago | ketv.com | Bill Schammert

    With just four days left in Nebraska's legislative session, lawmakers appear ready to enact several changes to the state's Good Life Districts law. "Cracks were left in the program as originally conceived, which would allow applicants to take advantage of the program in ways that would have been detrimental to the state," said the bill's author, Sen. Brad von Gillern of Elkhorn.

  • 1 week ago | kesq.com | Bill Schammert

    By Bill SchammertClick here for updates on this story SAUNDERS COUNTY, Nebraska ( KETV) - Concrete is a business based around permanency - a fixed solution designed not to crack or break. But after 56 years in the concrete business, Ray McAtee and his sons are pouring out a new idea. "Well, you know, there's a need and it's another product we could make," McAtee said. "It does a lot of good.

  • 1 week ago | ketv.com | Bill Schammert

    Concrete is a business based around permanency — a fixed solution designed not to crack or break. But after 56 years in the concrete business, Ray McAtee and his sons are pouring out a new idea. "Well, you know, there's a need and it's another product we could make," McAtee said. "It does a lot of good. It can help a lot of young families."Tucked away in rural Nebraska, near Malmo in Saunders County, McAtee Construction has built just about everything, including a lot of septic tanks.

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