Nebraska Republican Rep. Mike Flood grilled during town hall
Rep. Mike Flood, R-Neb., faced intense questioning from people at a town hall Tuesday, at one point conceding that he did not read a provision in the House’s “Big Beautiful Bill” before he voted for it, triggering loud protests from the audience.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna209363
29.5.2025 10:42Nebraska Republican Rep. Mike Flood grilled during town hallRep. Mike Flood, R-Neb., faced intense questioning from people at a town hall...Nebraska legislature scales back sick leave, doesn't change minimum wage
Last November, Nebraskans voted nearly 3-1 to require employers to provide paid sick leave to employees. On Wednesday, the Legislature held its final debate before voting to exclude businesses with 10 or fewer employees from that requirement.
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29.5.2025 10:25Nebraska legislature scales back sick leave, doesn't change minimum wageLast November, Nebraskans voted nearly 3-1 to require employers...A gentle rain is falling while the animals come out to get a bite before nightfall.
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Are you "functionally unemployed"? Here's what the unemployment rate doesn't show.
Another indicator suggests those pieces of government data may be painting an overly rosy picture of the economy, finding the "true rate" of unemployment stood at 24.3% in April, up slightly from 24% in March, while the official Bureau of Labor Statistics rate remained unchanged at 4.2% over the same period.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/unemployment-rate-funtionally-unemployed-economy/
27.5.2025 03:44Are you "functionally unemployed"? Here's what the unemployment rate doesn't show.Another indicator suggests those pieces...Found in a parking lot.
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Here in the mysterious elsewhere.
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Babe the Recycled Ox sculpture in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
Created by Dennis Allen of Aurelia, Iowa.
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Drink options on the menu of Rise and Shine on Phillips Avenue Diner in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
Beer Mosa? Doesn’t sound very good.
SD Martini?
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Fender Buck sculpture by Tim Nelsen of Bemidji, Minnesota. The artwork is in downtown Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
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Workers riding in the back of planting trailer. The seats are low to the ground so the guys can drop the plants in the ground and cover the roots with soil. Near Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
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The remnant of the building in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, was where wheat was ground into flour many years ago. The building, which burned in 1956, was constructed with blocks of Sioux quartzite, also called jasper.
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Sunset in eastern South Dakota.
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The waterfalls in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
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There is a cucumber in my refrigerator. 🥒
24.5.2025 06:51There is a cucumber in my refrigerator. 🥒Tremendous orange sky at sunrise this morning. Taken by a friend.
#sunrise
Love hearing the fox scream at night. I wonder what is bothering him. 🦊
23.5.2025 04:37Love hearing the fox scream at night. I wonder what is bothering him. 🦊A rabbit on the patio was watching me.
#rabbit
Diseases are spreading. The CDC isn’t warning the public like it was months ago
Some of the CDC’s main channels for communicating urgent health information to the public have gone silent.
https://www.npr.org/2025/05/21/nx-s1-5387723/cdc-communications-cuts-social-media-public-health
21.5.2025 10:43Diseases are spreading. The CDC isn’t warning the public like it was months agoSome of the CDC’s main channels for communicating urgent...Crows and a rabbit scavenging under the bird feeder.
#crow #rabbit
Sunlight streaming through the clouds and trees just after an evening rain storm.
20.5.2025 01:36Sunlight streaming through the clouds and trees just after an evening rain storm.