AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoEnergy & Tech: The U.S. Energy Department says Antares Nuclear’s advanced microreactor at Idaho National Lab hit “criticality,” the first private-company milestone under a federal pilot aimed at speeding new nuclear power. Nebraska Business & Housing: Federal Home Loan Bank of Topeka opened a $4M Native housing grant program for tribes in Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska and Oklahoma, with applications due July 10. Local Economy (Fuel): GasBuddy reports show Douglas County’s lowest premium price at $4.39 (week ending May 30), while Butler County’s regular hit $3.89 and diesel bottomed at $4.99; Saunders County’s premium lowest was $4.69 and its E85 low was $3.19. Omaha Growth: A key Nebraska grant-program manager, Javier Saldaña Jr., is leaving state government to become Omaha deputy chief of staff for economic development. Food Security: Food Bank for the Heartland launched its summer hunger push with a “Stuff the Truck” event, warning summer school-meal gaps and higher costs are squeezing families. Policy Watch (Medicaid): CMS issued a tougher Medicaid work-rule “medically frail” exemption standard, raising concerns it could cut coverage for sicker Nebraskans and other low-income adults.
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