Power pays: Nebraska Public Power District execs nabbed giant bonuses as rank-and-file got little
Top NPPD leaders received six-figure bonuses in 2023, bonuses that ballooned their salaries and moved them far past other public officials — including other power execs. NPPD says there’s rampant competition for those execs. A key state senator says the bonuses are wrong.
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