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Nebraska lawmakers advance emergency funding bill for virus

by Associated Press
| March 24, 2020 12:04 AM

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska lawmakers advanced an $83.6 million emergency funding package Monday to help fight the new coronavirus as Gov. Pete Ricketts sought to assure the public that the state is “well ahead of the curve” compared to others in its response to the global pandemic.

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