Publications

Over the past several years, the health care industry has seen rapid adoption of electronic health record (EHR) technology by health care providers and facilities. Recent adoption of EHR technology was spurred by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) EHR Incentive Program (also known as Meaningful Use). Under […]

Pursuant to the United States Supreme Court’s decision in United States v. Windsor that overturned the Defense of Marriage Act’s definition of “marriage” as a legal union between one man and one woman for purposes of all federal laws, the Nebraska Department of Revenue has released guidance for individuals and […]

The second session of the 103rd Nebraska Legislature wrapped up bill introduction on January 22, 2013 and hearings commenced on January 21, 2013. Baird Holm continues to track those bills related to real property, renewable energy, and municipal law. Here is a list of the bills we are tracking with their current status.  […]

On January 22, 2014, Nebraska Senator Al Davis introduced Legislative Bill 1115, which seeks to appropriate $200,000 to the Nebraska Power Review Board to conduct a study of state, regional, and national transmission infrastructure and policy. The study would identify electric transmission and generation constraints and opportunities, with the goal […]

On January 8, 2014, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published proposed performance standards for new electric utility power plants. The carbon emission limitations would apply to most coal-fired and gas-fired power plants obtaining construction permits after January 8, 2014, including any existing plant that is to be modified […]