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Federal Tipoffs Involving Nebraska Newsletter for Sunday May 19, 2024 ( 2 items )  

FEMA to Visit Local Neighborhoods in Iowa to Assist Tornado Survivors, Work Continues in Nebraska
WASHINGTON, May 15 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: FEMA will begin canvassing neighborhoods affected by recent tornadoes in Iowa starting Wednesday, May 15, in coordination with state and county emergency management. FEMA Disaster Survivor Assistance (DSA) teams will be working in Pottawattamie and Shelby counties in Iowa, then visiting other Iowa counties designated for FEMA Individual Assistance. In Nebrask  more

Justice Dept. Finds Nebraska Violates Federal Civil Rights Laws by Unnecessarily Institutionalizing People With Serious Mental Illness
WASHINGTON, May 16 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on May 14, 2024: The Justice Department announced today that it found that Nebraska is unnecessarily segregating people with serious mental illness (SMI) in assisted living facilities and day program facilities, in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Olmstead v. L.C. The department found that Nebraska is restricting access to critical community-based  more