Nebraska DED director defends grant management amid questions by state lawmakers

States Newsroom · October 22, 2026

LINCOLN — Amid concerns raised by a Nebraska legislative committee, the state’s director for economic development Wednesday defended her team’s handling of a roughly $235 million grant program aimed at lifting North and South Omaha. The hearing before the Economic Recovery Special Committee featured a question-answer…

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