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Nebraska eliminates waitlist for developmental disability services after 30 years

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Nebraska eliminates waitlist for developmental disability services after 30 years

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• Jun 23, 2025
• Jun 23, 2025
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DHHS Division of Developmental Disabilities Director Tony Green explains how they have been able to eliminate the Developmental Disabilities Waitlist at a lower cost

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Tony Green, director of the division of developmental disabilities at the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (left), and Gov. Jim Pillen laugh as they respond to a question at a press conference celebrating Nebraska's elimination of the developmental disabilities waitlist Monday at Vital Services.

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KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star

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Tony Green, director of the division of developmental disabilities at the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (left), and Gov. Jim Pillen laugh as they respond to a question at a press conference celebrating Nebraska's elimination of the developmental disabilities waitlist Monday at Vital Services.

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Gov. Jim Pillen (center) speaks as he is joined by Joshua Bumgardner (second from right), development director of Vital Services, and Tony Green, Director of DHHS Division of Developmental Disabilities (right) at a press conference celebrating Nebraska's elimination of the developmental disabilities waitlist on Monday at Vital Services.

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Tony Green, director of the division of developmental disabilities at the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, speaks at a press conference celebrating Nebraska's elimination of the developmental disabilities waitlist on Monday at Vital Services in Lincoln

• KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star

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A crowd applauds during a news conference celebrating Nebraska's elimination of the developmental disabilities waitlist Monday at Vital Services.

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