Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!
May this holiday season fill your heart with joy; bring you health and happiness; fill your heart with contentment; bring you many blessings; give you delight and cheer, and the happiest new year!
In all things, give thanks.
At Rembolt Ludtke we value celebrating family, friends, and traditions during the Holidays. As we reflect on 2019, we celebrate another successful year serving our clients, impacting our community, and growing our team. Thank you for partnering with our firm, and we wish you all the best this Holiday Season. We’re so very excited about the…
U.S. DOL Proposed FLSA Update
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would amend the Fair Labor Standards Act’s regulations applicable to the fluctuating workweek method of compensation. The proposed rule is significant given that many employers will likely explore the use of the fluctuating workweek method of paying overtime-eligible employees in light of…
7 Rembolt Ludtke Attorneys recognized by The Best Lawyers in America© 2020
Rembolt Ludtke Law Firm is ecstatic to announce that two attorneys have been selected as “Lawyer of the Year” and five others have been awarded Best Lawyers recognition for 2020. Best Lawyers employs a sophisticated, conscientious, rational, and transparent survey process designed to elicit meaningful and substantive evaluations of the quality of legal services. 2020…
Gov. Ricketts Signs Budget Delivering $550 Million Of Property Tax Relief
KRVN 880 Rural Radio: Today(Mon), Governor Pete Ricketts signed the next two-year budget into law. “This budget controls spending to deliver $550 million in direct property tax relief over the next two years. It also includes over $2 billion in state aid to K-12 education as well as new resources for public safety initiatives. “Our…
Rural Battle Creek residents speak in opposition to dam at NRD meeting
Norfolk Daily News: Battle Creek community members came out in force Thursday night to voice their opinions about flood protection proposals. More than 100 citizens and rural residents — including Mayor Barry Ponton and at least three city council members — crowded into the meeting room at the Lower Elkhorn Natural Resources District in Norfolk….
Bureau of Reclamation predicts full water supply for North Platte Basin
Scottsbluff Star-Herald: The Bureau of Reclamation forecasts for the North Platte River Basin indicate that there will be a full water supply for the growing year. The Wyoming Area Office in Mills said in its May 10 snowmelt runoff forecast for the North Platte River Basin that runoff for the spring will be above average….
Heavy spring rain means Corps of Engineers will again increase Gavins Point releases
The Columbus Telegram: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is increasing water releases at Gavins Point Dam because of heavy rainfall in the past week. Releases were set to increase to 60,000 cubic feet per second, up from 50,000 cfs. John Remus, chief of the corps’ Missouri River Basin Water Management Division, said there’s no…
Disaster Aid Package Gets Blocked On House Floor
KRVN 880 Rural Radio: Rep. Chip Roy became the man who delayed $19.1 billion in disaster aid to communities throughout the country on Friday.House leaders had planned to pass a multibillion-dollar disaster assistance measure by unanimous consent, but the Texas Republican objected on the floor. Since House and Senate lawmakers have already left town for…
Senate Passes Disaster Bill With NE Flood Recovery Assistance
KRVN 880 Rural Radio: Today, the U.S. Senate passed a disaster supplemental bill that included funding for Nebraska flood recovery. U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), who worked with her staff to include the state of Nebraska in the bill, applauded its passage and released the following statement: “Today the U.S. Senate came together in a…
Lawmakers Reach $19 Billion Deal For Disaster Relief, Shun Trump Request For Border Funding
KRVN 880 Rural Radio: Lawmakers reached a bipartisan deal on Thursday for $19 billion in disaster aid that includes funding for Puerto Rico and southern states hit by hurricanes, flood-ravaged Midwestern states, and California areas scorched by fires. President Donald Trump has agreed to the deal, although lawmakers did not include $4.5 billion sought by…
Nebraska Farmer Testifies To Senate Ag Committee
KRVN 880 Rural Radio: Matt Rezac, a fourth-generation corn and soybean farmer from Weston, Nebraska, said today in testimony to the U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee that farmers’ commitment to future generations, paired with their willingness to embrace new technology, positions them to lead on climate solutions. Rezac was invited to testify as part of the Committee’s…