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Senate adds $300,000 a year in health-care cash funds to Special Olympics Nebraska
Summary
The Legislature approved an amendment to transfer $300,000 per year from the health-care cash fund to Special Olympics Nebraska for outreach, health screenings and program expansion; the amendment passed after an opposition argument that the nonprofit should seek private donations.
Lincoln
The Nebraska Senate on Tuesday approved AM 12-64, a one-time transfer of $300,000 per year from the Health Care Cash Fund to support Special Olympics Nebraska.
Senator Raybould offered the amendment on the floor and said the money would expand outreach in central and western Nebraska, pay for health screenings and recruit volunteers. "Special Olympics athletes are five times more likely to be…
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