LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — An American Civil Liberties Union of Nebraska investigation has found that 15 out of 25 counties aren’t following state law for minors seeking an abortion.

Nebraska law requires a minor seeking an abortion to either have parental consent or court permission. It also requires counties to display forms a minor would need to petition the court for permission to have an abortion, to help minors complete the petition and to be able to answer questions about the process.

The ACLU says the counties didn’t have the forms on display and that officials in some of the counties didn’t know what the investigator was asking about.

The counties included Adams, Box Butte, Buffalo, Cherry, Cheyenne, Dodge, Lancaster, Garden, Otoe, Sarpy, Saunders, Scotts Bluff, Seward, Washington and York.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A ballot proposal that would have enshrined farming rights in Nebraska’s constitution has stalled in a legislative committee.

The measure failed to muster enough support Tuesday from members of the Agriculture Committee, some of whom raised concerns that the amendment was too broad.

Sen. Jerry Johnson of Wahoo, the committee chairman, says lawmakers need more time to study the issue. Johnson says he doesn’t plan to bring it up again this year.

The proposal would guarantee the right to “engage in farming and ranching practices” and prevent the Legislature from passing new regulations without a compelling state interest.

North Dakota voters approved a similar measure in 2012, followed by Missouri in 2014. Oklahoma voters will also consider a right-to-farm amendment in the November general election.

The final tallies for Christmas at the Cody’s 2015 are in, and the event was a success for everyone involved – the Buffalo Bill Ranch State Historical Park, the non-profit organizations that decorated the rooms and provided volunteers, and the community of North Platte.

Checks for a division of the proceeds from the event are being distributed to Lincoln County Historical Museum, North Platte JayCees, Experience Works, Maranatha Bible Camp, Relay For Life, Golden Spike Tower & Visitors Center, Rape & Domestic Violence Prevention, People’s Family Health, Express Softball, MPCC Rodeo Team, Kids Klub, Buffalo Bill Ranch State Historical Park, P.E.O., Wish I May, Lincoln County Tourism Advisory Council, XI Alpha Sigma, and North Platte Opportunity Center.

After expenses were deducted from the proceeds, each room earned the decorating organization $295.70, with several organizations decorating more than one room and some receiving the proceeds of the “People’s Choice Awards” – visitors to the Christmas at the Cody’s event voted with their dollars for their favorite room. People’s Choice First Place goes to the Rape and Domestic Abuse Program; Second Place goes to Mid-Plains Community College Rodeo Booster Committee; and Third Place goes to Maranatha Bible Camp.

Plans are already underway for the 2016 event, with some major changes in the schedule. The 2016 Christmas at the Codys will run on the weekends during the entire month of December. Dates for 2016 are Dec 2 – 4; 9 – 11; 16 – 18; and 22 and 23. It is hoped that the expanded schedule will give more visitors the opportunity to make Christmas at the Cody’s a family holiday tradition and will allow organizers to include more activities in the event.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Figures from a survey of supply managers in nine Midwest and Plains states have risen for the second month in a row, suggesting more improvement in the regional economy.

A report issued Tuesday says the Mid-American Business Conditions Index climbed to 50.5 in February from 48.3 in January. The survey results are compiled into a collection of indexes ranging from zero to 100. Survey organizers say any score above 50 suggests economic growth. A score below that suggests decline.

Creighton University economist Ernie Goss oversees the survey, and he says a strong U.S. dollar and economic weakness among the nation’s chief trading partners remain a restraint on regional growth.

The survey covers Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma and South Dakota.