Nebraska rural attorney program to launch soon

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OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The state is preparing to launch its latest program intended to attract lawyers to small, rural Nebraska communities — this one giving those lawyers thousands of dollars a year in student loan debt repayment.

The Nebraska Commission on Public Advocacy will administer the Rural Practice Loan Repayment Assistance Program, expected to begin taking applicants next month and making its first payments in January.

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