Junior enlisted troops will get $20 added to their paychecks for the next six months through a congressionally authorized pot of money intended to help fight the rising cost of living for the lowest paid in the military. https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2024-07-25/military-junior-enlisted-troops-bonus-pay-food-housing-14592955.html Read more »

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The Defense Department has backed off on its proposal to consider lab-grown protein as a food source for troops, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association announced this week. The DOD itself did not make an announcement, but an official made the statement in a meeting with several U.S. senators, an NCBA spokesman said. In June, NCBA said the DOD had “sponsored” a research grant that… Read more »

Omaha receives $2 million grant for UNMC pedestrian walkways OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - The University of Nebraska Medical Center and Omaha officials gave an update Friday on a planned bicyclist and pedestrian walkway over Saddle Creek Road. The city recently received $2 million in federal funds from the Department of Transportation. The money will be added to a federal grant the Omaha got… Read more »

Federal funds will go to pedestrian safety will give $2 million toward Saddle Creek walkway OMAHA, Neb. — The University of Nebraska Medical Center plans to build a walkway over Leavenworth, and it will now be joined by a similar path over Saddle Creek Road. The city along with federal funds sourced by Rep. Don Bacon are sponsoring the path as part of the city's Vision Zero effort to… Read more »

Omaha receives $2 million federal grant for bike/walk trail through UNMC campus "Bacon noted that the area encompassing UNMC, its Saddle Creek campus and surrounding neighborhoods is flourishing and that many people walk and bike through the area. “This pedestrian bridge will ensure the safety of walkers and cyclists who need to cross Saddle Creek Road,” he… Read more »

Every last Monday in May, we pause to honor the men and women who died serving in the U.S. Military. One of Omaha’s annual traditions includes the ceremony at Memorial Park. For decades, Vietnam veteran Harley Sanwick has gone to the ceremony, reflecting on memories that for years he tried to repress. Sanwick said, “You don’t want to talk about it cause it’s really tough to talk about.… Read more »

It was "tone-deaf" and "appalling" for President Joe Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken to offer condolences to Iran after the death of its President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash earlier this month, Rep. Don Bacon told Newsmax on Sunday. https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/don-bacon-joe-biden-iran/2024/05/26/id/1166248/ Read more »

Monday marks Memorial Day, when many members of Congress will honor not only their loved ones and their constituents but their own years in service. In the 118th Congress, there were 99 veterans at the start of the term: 82 members in the House and 17 members in the Senate. The number of veterans elected in 2022 marked the fourth time in the last 50 years that the total… Read more »

In honor of National Police Week and in efforts to introduce bipartisan legislation Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24) and Congressman Don Bacon (NE-02) along with other members presented a bill to help law enforcement shortage in Washington D.C. on Thursday. The Filling Public Safety Vacancies Act will provide the federal grant program that helps fund recruitment and hiring. The efforts… Read more »