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OFFICIALS TO REINSTATE STUDENTS MEDICAID A judge has ordered Nebraska officials to reinstate an Omaha college student's Medicaid coverage. The Lincoln Journal Star reports that Judge Susan Strong ruled earlier this week that the Nebraska Health and Human Services Department had unlawfully terminated Azar Webb's coverage when he turned 21 in September 2015. An attorney for Nebraska Appleseed, which sued the department last June, said Webb should have been approved under a Medicaid category added by the Affordable Care Act for those up to age 26 who formerly were in foster care. The state had argued that Webb wasn't eligible because amendments to the state plan had not been approved by the Admini-stration of Children and Families at the time of Webb's administrative hearing.
SASSE ISSUES STATEMENT U.S. Sen. Ben Sasse issued a statement after the firing of former FBI Director James Comey: “Regardless of how you think Director Comey handled the unprecedented complexities of the 2016 election cycle, the timing of this firing is very troubling. Jim Comey is an honorable public servant, and in the midst of a crisis of public trust that goes well beyond who you voted for in the presidential election, the loss of an honorable public servant is a loss for the nation. As the chairman of the Judiciary Committee’s Oversight Subcommittee, I have reached out to the Deputy Attorney General for clarity on his rationale for recommending this ac-tion.” Sasse does say he has reservations about the way Comey han-dled himself during the investigations last summer and takes issue with a lot of what he did. However, Sasse adds, “That is a different thing than being fired at this moment. I think we have a crisis of public trust in lots of our governing institutions. The FBI is still a very special institution and there is a special honor about the men and women who are special agents of the Bureau and that culture needs to be very clearly insulated in the eyes of Americans all across the political spectrum.” Apparently, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein wrote a report which was handed over to Attorney General Jeff Sessions who recommended to President Trump that Comey be fired.
STUDY SHOWS INCREASE IN EMPLOYMENT
A study finds Nebraska saw a slight increase in technology industry employment last year. Steven Ostrowski, spokesman for the Computing Technology Industry Association or CompTIA, says Nebraska’s tech in-dustry workforce rose by 825 jobs or about 2.5% during 2016, though the state’s still below the middle of the pack.“Nebraska comes in 36th in terms of tech employment nationally,” Ostrowski says. “Their tech work-force, employees working within tech industry companies, totals 34,220 as of the end of 2016.” It also found another 32,100 people work in technology occupations in -other- industries in Nebraska. As for salaries, the study found tech workers in Nebraska aren’t making as much money as their counterparts in other states, but they’re making a lot more than most other Nebraskans. “In terms of tech wages, they’re a little bit lower, they’re at 43rd,” Ostrowski says. “The average tech wage for a worker in Nebraska is $73,900. I should note, that’s 72% higher than the average public sector wage for all private sector employment, which is $43,100.” CompTIA’s 18th annual CyberStates report finds more than 3,100 tech businesses are located in Nebraska.
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SPORTS The McCook Bison boys track and field team won their third straight Class B6 district meet yesterday. The Bison racked up 123 points, 21 more than runner-up Sidney. Bison senior Zach Schlager brought home gold in the 110 high hurdles. He also ran on the 400 meter relay that finished second with a season-best time of 43.1 seconds. Sam Smith brought home gold medals in the 200 meters (21.9) and 400 meters (50.3). DJ Gross qualified for the state meet with second-place performances in the shot and discus. Morgan Fawver also punched his ticket for Omaha with season-best performances in the triple jump (43’1) and long jump (21’3). The Bison 3200 meter relay won with a time of 8:13. The Lady Bison scored 67 points and sixth place overall, but were just four points out of first place Sidney. Shayne Coleman picked up a district title in the triple jump with a leap of 33 feet. Emily Jacobs ran a season-best time of 2:21 to win the 800 meters.
The Lady Bison Tennis team won their own invite yesterday at the Bison and Elks Tennis Courts. MHS scored 48 points, 23 more than runner-up Ogallala. Bison coach Matt Wiemers said they had another special player milestone, as Katie Kjendal earned her 100th career win. She now joins current 100 career win team mates Kacee Sam-way, Lauren Koetter, Cassiddy Beeby, Kassidy Michaelis. The Bison golfers had a very strong day yesterday at the Ogallala Invite. MHS shot a season-low score of 328 and a third-place finish. Bison coach Rick Haney said three players really turned the corner with their games and began to show what quality of play they can produce. Kade Gray placed fourth in the tough field of district teams by scoring a 75. Haney said Gray is a player is really showing his maturity and showing he is a player to watch as we enter the final stages of this season. Trevor Oberg had a stellar day by carding an 80 and finishing eighth in the individual standing standings. Hunter Hays was the third
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