AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoLincoln Election Fight: Lancaster County election officials referred more than 13,300 signatures as “suspected fraudulent” on three petitions tied to Good Government Lincoln, rejecting 67.6% of signatures and flagging about 70% of the rejected ones as potentially fraudulent. Farm Bill Standoff: Senate Democrats blocked a Republican-led farm bill from advancing out of the Senate Agriculture Committee over SNAP cost-sharing changes, with Nebraska’s Pete Ricketts and Dan Osborn trading blame for the delay. Nebraska Agriculture Enforcement: Nebraska regulators filed a complaint against The Andersons over alleged unpaid grain deliveries, with the agency saying the investigation is ongoing and civil penalties or license action could follow. Nebraska Health Watch: CDC added Nebraska to the cyclospora outbreak list, citing at least 92 cases tied to recalled iceberg lettuce, with local health departments tracking counts in Douglas and Lancaster counties. Food Safety Alerts: Colorado health officials linked a salmonella outbreak to jalapeños served by Chipotle and Qdoba, while the broader cyclospora outbreak continues expanding across states. Travel Disruption: A Minneapolis air traffic control center outage triggered ground stops and delays across the Midwest, including impacts at Omaha’s Eppley Airfield. Medicaid Fraud Push: Nebraska-area attention continues as AGs back the STOP FRAUD in Medicaid Act to expand states’ ability to pursue Medicaid recipient fraud.
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