Lincoln, Neb. (KPTM) — Governor Pete Ricketts announced a return to normalcy in a press conference on Monday.
He said Nebraska will be pulling out of the federal extra unemployment program starting June 19th.
This is the program that provided those on unemployment because of COVID an extra $300 a week.
Nebraska is also pulling out of three other federal unemployment programs: The Pandemic Unemployment Assistance, which extended unemployment insurance to people who wouldn't normally qualify, like gig workers and people who are self-employed; the Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation, which allowed people on the unemployment program to stay on it longer than usual; and the Mixed Earner Unemployment Compensation, which allowed an extra $100 in benefits for people who made money through self-employment and a more traditional job.
The directed health measures such as quarantining will no longer be required as of 11:59 p.m. on Monday he said.