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DEVELOPING: NEBRASKA BUDGET WOES, FBC–T25-OKLAHOMA-STOPPING SUH
ADDS: VOTERS’ MESSAGE, FARM SCENE-WET HARVEST
NEBRASKA BUDGET WOES
LINCOLN—Nebraska lawmakers will hear from all corners of state government over the next week about why different budgets shouldn’t be cut, but changes will have to be made to deal with a projected $334 million shortfall. And Nebraska is far from unique with its revenue problems. Similar shortfalls have been reported in at least half the states because the effects of a recession often linger in state budgets long after the economy starts to recover. By Josh Funk. Eds: Developing from 1:30 p.m. hearings.
AP Photos planned.
VOTERS’ MESSAGE
WASHINGTON—Voters’ memo to politicians: We’re angry and fearful, mostly about jobs and the economy. We want tangible solutions, not partisan bickering or intraparty spats. And we’ll vote either party out of office if we don’t think you’re listening. That’s the latest warning to thousands of candidates who will seek offices low and high in all 50 states next year, when the number of elections will far exceed those held Tuesday. By Charles Babington. Eds: Includes material from Nebraska Sen. Ben Nelson. Also moving on national lines.
AP Photo NJME104.
BUSINESS:
FARM SCENE-WET HARVEST
NEW ORLEANS—Hartwell Huddleston returned the extra combine he bought to help harvest what looked to be one of his best soybean crops ever. After two months with little letup in rain, he figures he got five days’ of work out of it, and one was spent just looking for dry ground to cut. And the quality of some of the crop he did bring in from his northwest Mississippi fields was so rough, an elevator refused truckloads. By Becky Bohrer. Eds: Note Nebraska mentions. Moving on state and national news and financial lines.
AP Photos IACN101, IACN103, IACN102, IACN104, IACN105.
ALSO:
— NEBRASKA-CLUNKERS—Federal data say more than 5,100 vehicles were traded in to Nebraska dealers under the Cash for Clunkers program. Eds: Moved on state news and financial lines.
— TRAINS-ACCIDENT—A conductor suffered minor injuries after jumping from one Union Pacific freight train before it struck another in South Texas. Eds: Note Nebraska interest.
— EAR ROTS—The cool, wet conditions not only are delaying Nebraska’s corn harvest, ear rots and grain molds could add their plaguing presence to some fields. Eds: Moved on state news and financial lines.
SPORTS:
FBC–T25-OKLAHOMA-STOPPING SUH
NORMAN, Okla.—At the start of training camp, Oklahoma offensive coordinator Kevin Wilson proclaimed that his front line was as talented as any in the country. It was a bold statement of support for a group of mostly unproven players charged with protecting Heisman Trophy winner Sam Bradford. Two-thirds of the way through the season, the line is still a work in progress for the No. 20 Sooners (5-3, 3-1) as they prepare to face Nebraska and its fearsome defensive lineman Ndamukong Suh. By Jeff Latzke.
With:
— NEBRASKA TRAINER
ALSO:
— FIREARM DEER SEASON—The firearm deer season in Nebraska runs from Nov. 14-22. Eds: Moved on state sports and news lines.
ALSO GETTING ATTENTION:
— FIRE CAPTAIN BANNED—An Omaha fire captain says allegations that he threatened his boss, the fire chief, are false.
— HORSE DRAGGED—A 22-year-old Kearney man accused of dragging a horse behind a trailer has been found guilty of drunken driving.
— FIRE RECRUIT LAWSUIT—A former firefighter recruit in Lincoln has lost his case against the city.
— IRRIGATION EMBEZZLEMENT—A south-central Nebraska woman who embezzled more than $700,000 from the company she used to work for has been sent to prison.
— FIREFIGHTERS CHARGED—Two former Alabama volunteer firefighters and a third man, from Nebraska, pleaded guilty to setting fire to a Woodville barn and were sentenced to prison.
— MISSING CARS—A judge is expected to determine whether to consolidate the cases of two auto dealership executives accused in the March disappearance of more than 80 vehicles from a Scottsbluff car lot.
— NEB COMMISSIONER VACANCY—Gov. Dave Heineman’s office is accepting applications through Nov. 24 to select Sarpy County’s next election commissioner.
— EDITORIAL RDP—Excerpts from recent Nebraska daily newspaper editorials on topics of statewide interest.
The AP, Omaha.
