AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoData & Health Costs: A new BEA-based ranking shows Nebraska at $10,192 per person for health care spending in 2024—middle of the pack nationally. Public Safety & Courts: In Nebraska Supreme Court proceedings, defense attorneys argue Bradley Perry’s probation sentence for sexual assault of a child should stand, after prosecutors called it “excessively lenient.” Energy & Cost of Living: Gov. Jim Pillen joined a White House roundtable expanding the Ratepayer Protection Pledge, aimed at keeping data-center electricity and grid upgrade costs from landing on household bills. Politics & Campaigns: In Nebraska’s NE-02 race, Democrat Denise Powell outraised Republican Brinker Harding in the latest quarter, but both have about $1M to spend. Rural Agenda: Independent U.S. Senate candidate Dan Osborn rolled out a rural platform and pledged visits across all 93 Nebraska counties, with farm and health care issues front and center. Crime Trends: A new Council on Criminal Justice report says murders in large U.S. cities are down 18% in the first half of 2026, though some cities saw increases. Food Assistance: USDA says many states’ SNAP error rates are high enough to risk losing federal funding, raising pressure on states to tighten oversight.
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