Aug. 17 | Budget cut records, homeschool increase

Your Nebraska Update headlines for today, Aug. 17, include: state agencies are considering a range of hypothetical strategies to meet additional budget cuts under Gov. Jim Pillen, Nebraska's July tax receipts came in 0.1% below forecast, hundreds of Nebraskans rallied near McCook detention facility Saturday nearly a year after it became ICE detention center, Omaha Police Department demonstrated its use of electric shock gloves in schools Friday, Nebraska will receive $600,000 in federal child welfare funding for predictive AI technology, former Republican state Sen. Brett Lindstrom failed to qualify for gubernatorial race by petition after officials found significant number of fraudulent signatures, Nebraska homeschooled students are heading back to class this month.