Deborah Van Fleet

Family caregivers provide an estimated $600 billion of unpaid care every year. (Mediteraneo/Adobe Stock)

(KMAland) -- April is National Volunteer Month, and Nebraskans rank high nationwide for their willingness to volunteer.

(KMAland) - As Nebraska's 2024 legislative session draws to a close, family caregivers and their supporters are closely watching the progress of Legislative Bill 937, the Caregiver Tax Credit Act.

Well over three-fourths of Americans support universal background checks for gun purchases, but federal law allows unlicensed people to sell guns at gun shows and online without one. Sixteen states now require background checks for gun sales by licensed and unlicensed sellers but Nebraska is not one of them. The Biden administration is taking a step to close the gun show loophole. ...

Deborah Van Fleet Audio file (Nebraska News Connection) Well over three-fourths of Americans support universal background checks

(KMAland) -- As the country observes Autism Acceptance Month, Nebraska families raising a child with Autism Spectrum Disorder are among those learning they will be receiving financial assistance.

(KMAland) -- Well over three-fourths of Americans support universal background checks for gun purchases, but federal law allows unlicensed people to sell guns at gun shows and online without one.

April is Second Chance Month and many Nebraskans are celebrating passage of a bipartisan voting rights restoration bill and its focus on second chances.

Jane Kleeb is director and founder of Bold Alliance, an umbrella organization of Bold Nebraska, which was instrumental in stopping the Keystone Pipeline. Kleeb is also one of two 2023 Climate Breakthrough Awardees. (Bold Alliance)

A Washington Post study found the number one issue cited by callers to LGBTQ+ help lines in 2023 was "political rhetoric" about proposals to enact school restrictions. (Pcess609/Adobe Stock)