AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoNebraska Budget Pressure: UNO Chancellor Joanne Li says Gov. Jim Pillen’s directive to cut state spending by 5% will mean a $3.7 million reduction from UNO’s $74.9 million state allocation, pushing campus leaders to tighten hiring, travel, and operations. Election & Campaign Updates: Austin Ahlman, a nonpartisan candidate for Nebraska’s 1st District, is suspending his run due to his father’s returning cancer; the race now centers on Rep. Mike Flood and Democratic nominee Chris Backemeyer. Local Public Safety & Fraud: A BBB Scam Tracker snapshot shows Omaha leading Nebraska with 27 scam reports in June, while Gothenburg and several other cities logged one. Agriculture & Food Safety: Taylor Farms expanded an iceberg lettuce recall tied to a cyclospora outbreak to 27 states, including Nebraska, with best-by dates into early August. Cybersecurity: A new brief warns ransomware crews are increasingly planting backdoors in backup systems, so “recovery” can reload malware. Sports & Community: Nebraska’s UNL is a core partner in a $15 million NSF-funded rural bioeconomy initiative with Iowa, and the Mitchell Exchange Club won a national child-abuse prevention award for its “Free Cyber Parenting Videos 101” program.
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