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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Nebraska Newsletter for Sunday June 30, 2024 ( 2 items )  

Howard Named Center for Rural Affairs Farm and Community Director
LYONS, Nebraska, June 25 -- The Center for Rural Affairs issued the following news release: Bobbi Howard has been hired to serve Nebraska and southwest Iowa as Farm and Community director with the Center for Rural Affairs. Howard comes from a background in workforce development. She supervised field offices across the state as an administrator at the Nebraska Department of Labor and has experience working with nonprofit organizations. Sandra Renner, chief people officer with the Center, said H  more

Same-Sex Married Couple Files Complaint Saying Gym Showed Discrimination in Processing Joint Membership
LINCOLN, Nebraska, June 28 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Nebraska issued the following news release on June 27, 2024: A same-sex married couple in Omaha filed a complaint with the Omaha Human Rights and Relations board today, saying that Genesis Health Clubs discriminated against them by delaying access to a discount membership rate for married couples due to their sex and sexual orientation, violating their rights. The situation occurred earlier this year. When Abbey Cherney met w  more