Tens of thousands of Nebraskans are set to lose Medicaid coverage Today. This comes ahead of federal work requirements that Nebraska is implementing eight months early. The change requires patients to prove they’re working, volunteering or in school for 80-hours a month, unless deemed “medically frail.” The work requirement is estimated to impact coverage of between 20-to-40-thousand Nebraskans.
A bill requiring verification of U.S. citizenship and work eligibility for state employees heads to the Iowa Governor’s desk. The proposal also aims to tighten hiring and licensing checks within Iowa schools. The Iowa House passed the bill Wednesday, after the Senate approved it Tuesday. It was introduced after former Des Moines Public Schools superintendent Dr. Ian Roberts pleaded guilty to lying about his citizenship status on his job application. The legislation also requires county election officials to confirm Iowans’ citizenship with a federal immigration database before registering them to vote.
Thousands of shareholders are coming to Omaha for the annual Berkshire Hathaway meeting. The meeting, which draws an average of 40-thousand visitors to Omaha each year, will take place tomorrow at CHI Health Center Omaha, and it will be led by new Berkshire chairman Greg Abel. Related events to the shareholders meeting begin today…