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A second woman came forward Friday on the record to allege that Nebraska gubernatorial candidate Charles Herbster had groped her.
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Gov. Jim Pillen’s administration decides not to participate in a new summer child nutrition program worth $18 million to Nebraska kids.
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#Nebraska
State Sen. Tony Vargas announces he will challenge U.S. Rep Don Bacon in the 2nd Congressional District.
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@asanderford
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Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen faces national criticism after dismissing a nonprofit newsroom’s reporter based on her nationality.
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@ZachWendling2
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U.S. Rep. Jeff Fortenberry of
#Nebraska
has been found guilty on all three felony counts. Stay tuned.
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Vigil at NE governor's mansion protests state's rejection of $18M in federal funds to feed kids; Pillen says he doesn't 'believe in welfare.'
@paulhammelNE
reports
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A day after State Sen. Merv Riepe refused to vote for a "heartbeat" abortion bill, he said he's not reconsidering decision.
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@paulhammelNE
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Democrat Preston Love Jr., a longtime advocate for North Omaha, is running for the U.S. Senate seat held by Pete Ricketts.
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@asanderford
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An investigation has been launched under the Nebraska Legislature’s workplace harassment policy against State Sen. Steve Halloran.
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@paulhammelNE
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#Nebraska
Accountability and Disclosure Commission dismisses an alleged conflict of interest violation against State Sen. Megan Hunt.
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@ZachWendling2
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State Sen. Megan Hunt of Omaha changes registration from Democrat to nonpartisan, citing lack of support from national party for
#Nebraska
efforts.
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@ZachWendling2
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A Nebraska lawmaker and his husband have created an annual endowed scholarship to support “LGBTQA+ champions" at UNL.
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@ZachWendling2
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Commentary: In my medical career, I’ve never experienced anything like what I witnessed and heard in the Nebraska legislative chamber Tuesday, May 16.
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Today marks the one-month anniversary of the launch of the Nebraska Examiner. Thanks for your support! To sign up for our daily newsletter, go to our website and click "Subscribe." It's easy, and it's free.
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Gov. Pillen reversed course Monday, saying the state will apply for $18 million for summer food program for low-income families.
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@paulhammelNE
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Eight women, including a Republican state senator, tell the
@NE_Examiner
that
@cwherbster
groped them, allegations he denies.
#NEgov
From
@asanderford
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Commentary: Turning down more summer meal funds doesn't make sense in Nebraska, where up to 18% of our children may be going to bed hungry every day.
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Gov. Pillen gives $100,000 to school choice effort, while teachers union says Nebraskans should be troubled by the "uber-wealthy" trying to deny a right to vote.
@paulhammelNE
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Several state senators hope to reverse Gov. Jim Pillen's rejection of $18 million in federal funds to expand summer food program.
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@paulhammelNE
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BREAKING: A new 7,000-seat Union Omaha soccer stadium is the centerpiece of a planned $300 million housing and entertainment district announced Thursday for the downtown
#Omaha
riverfront.
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@cgonzalez_ne
:
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Jane Kleeb of Bold Nebraska receives $3 million Climate Breakthrough Award to focus on alternative or green energy.
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@asanderford
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A Crete, Nebraska, English teacher was pressed to resign after a lesson turned to discussions of slavery and racism.
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@ZachWendling2
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State Sen. Carol Blood of Bellevue is asking voters in Nebraska's 1st District to send her to Congress. She kicked off her campaign Saturday.
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@asanderford
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Two years after running for Nebraska governor, State Sen. Carol Blood of Bellevue, a Democrat, appears poised to run for Congress.
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@asanderford
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Omaha steamfitter and labor leader Dan Osborn announced that he will challenge U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer in 2024 as an independent.
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@paulhammelNE
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Gov. Pillen’s much-amended plan to raise sales taxes to decrease property taxes went down in flames on the last day of the session.
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@paulhammelNE
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Public school advocates flooded the Nebraska State Capitol steps Saturday morning opposing "opportunity scholarship" legislation.
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@ZachWendling2
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U.S. Rep. Don Bacon talked Wednesday about why he would not bend to public pressure from supporters of Rep. Jim Jordan in the House speaker’s race.
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@asanderford
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Gov. Jim Pillen is the second governor to establish a “Women’s Bill of Rights” that will limit certain legal definitions for transgender Nebraskans.
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@ZachWendling2
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About 115 Nebraska businesses sign a letter objecting to legislative bills targeting LGBTQ+ rights, saying they're bad for business.
@PaulHammelNE
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Nebraska's longest-serving state senator, Ernie Chambers, is taking one more shot at reclaiming the legislative seat he held for 46 years.
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@asanderford
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Omaha Sen. Megan Hunt sues the Nebraska Freedom Coalition for defamation, saying it accused her of sexually grooming and abusing her own child.
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@cgonzalez_NE
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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, a Nebraska native, is in his home state urging Democrats "to skate to where the puck is going to be."
@paulhammelNE
reports
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Advocates urge Gov. Jim Pillen on Friday to change his mind and participate in a federal summer food program for low-income children.
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@paulhammelNE
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Lincoln Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird, a Democrat, won re-election Tuesday over former State Sen. Suzanne Geist, a Republican.
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@asanderford
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Pro-public schools group submits language Wednesday with the Nebraska Secretary of State's Office for a ballot referendum repealing "opportunity scholarships" bill.
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Watchdog group says Nebraska taxes "upside down," with lower income residents paying higher share of income on taxes.
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@paulhammelNE
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Planned Parenthood officials filed proposed language Tuesday for an abortion-rights initiative for Nebraska's 2024 ballot.
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@paulhammelNE
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Second petition drive launched Tuesday to repeal a scholarship program for Nebraska K-12 students attending private schools.
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@asanderford
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Several trans youths talk about their experience living in Nebraska these days.
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@ZachWendling2
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Nebraska Appleseed has received $1 million of MacKenzie Scott, the co-founder of Amazon and ex-wife of Jeff Bezos.
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@paulhammelNE
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Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen announced Friday he is joining a handful of states in planning to defy new Title IX rules from the Biden administration.
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@ZachWendling2
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#Nebraska
lawmakers defended State Sen. Megan Hunt on Wednesday after allegation of a conflict of interest on transgender care bill.
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@ZachWendling2
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Judge rules a Nebraska farmer must spend 30 days in jail and pay $500,206 in restitution for overstating his assets to obtain a bank loan.
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@paulhammelNE
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State Sen. Danielle Conrad proposes requiring Nebraska school districts to provide menstrual products in girls' bathrooms or locker rooms.
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@ZachWendling2
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A Nebraska labor court on Friday temporarily halts Gov. Jim Pillen's order to end "remote" working arrangements of state workers.
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@paulhammelNE
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The Omaha Education Association names the Nebraska Examiner as the recipient of its 2023 Media Award on Sunday.
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Nebraska lawmakers failed to advance a bill defining K-12 school bathrooms and sporting teams as male or female based on students’ sex at birth.
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@ZachWendling2
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Preston Love Jr., a Nebraska Democrat who managed Jesse Jackson's presidential campaign in 1984, announces a bid for the U.S. Senate.
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@asanderford
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Two recent polls found that a majority of Nebraska respondents opposed adding more restrictions to abortion rights.
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@paulhammelNE
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Members of Douglas County GOP vote to withdraw endorsements of Bacon and Ricketts in favor of their Republican challengers.
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@asanderford
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The University of Nebraska's flagship campus has proposed slashing the budget of its Office of Diversity and Inclusion.
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@ZachWendling2
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As Nebraska's "brain drain" persists with outmigration of college graduates, another alarm is raised by new census data.
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@cgonzalez_NE
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NU President Ted Carter is headed to Ohio State - and he and others hinted that Nebraska's changing political climate contributed...
@asanderford
is on top of this story
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Donald Trump called Nebraska state senator about winer-take-all Electoral College system, sources say.
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@paulhammelNE
and
@asanderford
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GREAT NEWS for
#Nebraska
journalism, and coverage of state government and politics and more.
@NE_Examiner
, a free news nonprofit, launches Tuesday. It’s home to reporters
@PaulHammelNE
,
@CGonzalez_NE
and
@asanderford
.
Get our newsletter:
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The Nebraska State Board of Education rejected a push Friday to ban sexually explicit materials from school libraries.
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@asanderford
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@ZachWendling2
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The owners of Union Omaha, who have been looking to build a new Omaha soccer stadium, plan to make a formal announcement Thursday.
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@cgonzalez_NE
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#Nebraska
lawmaker made the case Thursday for voters to decide whether abortion protections should be added to the State Constitution.
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@ZAchWendling2
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U.S. Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., is being targeted by the Lincoln Project, a center-right group that appeals to Republican and nonpartisan swing voters.
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@asanderford
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Nebraska labor court sides with a workers' union in remote work battle after agencies order workers back to the office.
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@cgonzalez_NE
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Lawmakers voted Thursday to approve legislation for the distribution of hypodermic needles to reduce the spread of infectious diseases in Nebraska.
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@ZachWendling2
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Event marks 30 years since murder of young transgender man Brandon Teena in
#Nebraska
.
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@cgonzalez_NE
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Internal polling in the
#NE02
U.S. House race shows a tight likely general election race between Democratic State Sen. Tony Vargas and Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb.
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@asanderford
:
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Dan Osborn of Omaha says his campaign has enough signatures to appear on the ballot as a nonpartisan Senate candidate.
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@asanderford
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Commentary: Nebraska families deserve a choice when faced with an expectant parent’s worst nightmare, a lethal birth defect.
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Commentator says: Nebraska families are struggling, and our state is sitting on millions. What on earth is going on?
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Sen. Hunt asks State Patrol to investigate Groene's actions. She and another senator want to see better handling of harassment complaints.
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@asanderford
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GOP gubernatorial candidate Charles Herbster won’t attend deposition Friday in a lawsuit filed by State Sen. Julie Slama.
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@paulhammelNE
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California plans to restrict state-funded travel to
#Nebraska
later this year, the 26th state to be restricted, based on gender-care restrictions.
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@ZachWendling2
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The Nebraska Examiner is marking its first anniversary today, and I want to thank you all for your support over the past year.
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Debating bill to keep obscenity out of Nebraska schools, lawmaker invokes colleague’s name in reading book passage about a rape.
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@ZachWendling2
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States that send a mail ballot to every voter really do increase turnout, scholars find
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DCCC puts the Omaha-area House race in its top 17 "Red to Blue" races as the party tries to flip control of the House.
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@asanderford
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State Sen. John Fredrickson of Omaha on Wednesday introduced a bill to make child care workers eligible for child care aid, regardless of income.
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@asanderford
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If red-led Nebraska decides to adopt winner-take-all for its Electoral College votes, then blue-led Maine will match it, canceling any advantage.
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@asanderford
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Students at the
#Nebraska
State Capitol on Thursday demanded action on gun safety and objected to a “permitless” concealed carry bill.
From
@ZachWendling2
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#Nebraska
's Pulitzer Prize-winning author Willa Cather is now honored with a statue in the U.S. Capitol, the 12th woman so honored in National Statuary Hall.
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NE lawmakers "ignored or dismissed or simply chose not to believe the evidence" on LB 574, says writer
@georgeayoub
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Nebraska Sen. Carol Blood of Bellevue introduces bill to force disclosures about issue-related campaign spending — so-called "dark money."
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@asanderford
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A new mural in Lincoln offers a tribute to Brandon Teena, a transgender Nebraskan killed 30 years ago.
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@ZachWendling2
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The controversial tenure of a Papillion-La Vista school board member tied to the socially conservative group Moms for Liberty appears over.
From
@asanderford
:
(Click the image below to read.)
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#Nebraska
State Sen. Mike Groene has resigned over photographs taken of a female staff member.
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@paulhammelNE
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Some in Washington are mad about how some states are spending federal tax dollars meant for economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.
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@statesnewsroom
:
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Lincoln Project presses U.S. Rep. Don Bacon, 17 other swing district members to oppose Trump-friendly candidates for House Speaker.
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@asanderford
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Commentator urges lawmakers to worry about shootings in schools, not about drag shows.
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Commentary: I’m having difficulty finding much respect for the entire congressional majority after its latest stunt involving border security.
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A Millard North principal's meeting with teachers and discussion of the district's ban on political posters and items in classrooms caused a stir because
#LGBTQ
students say the loss of supportive symbols makes them feel less safe.
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@asanderford
:
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Union Omaha pro soccer franchise wants to build a new $100 million stadium in north downtown Omaha, and the NE Legislature is asked to pitch in
@cgonzalez_NE
has the story
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Handguns are legal now in the City of Omaha's parks, trails, sidewalks and parking areas after a judge issued a preliminary injunction Friday.
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@asanderford
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Nebraska abortion rights amendment campaign kicks off at Omaha event
Nebraska Examiner's
@asanderford
has more
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Commentary: After decades of increased property taxes, Nebraskans deserve true tax reform, not a tax shift.
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Kansas communities rejected multiple far-right candidates for school boards last week in what an education group characterized as a national trend.
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Two organizations sue Tuesday challenging how Nebraska Legislature's combined abortion and transgender care bill satisfy the "single subject" rule.
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@asanderford
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Teacher union and its supporters can now gather signatures seeking to stop a new state law that helps some students pay for private schooling.
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@asanderford
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State Sen. Julie Slama of Dunbar, who represents southeast Nebraska, changed course on Thursday and decided not to run for re-election.
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@asanderford
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Nebraska GOP Rep. Don Bacon said his wife slept with a gun for protection after getting threatening phone calls about his vote for House speaker.
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As expected, a signature drive to repeal a controversial "opportunity scholarships" law qualified for a public vote in 2024.
From
@paulhammelNE
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Former Education Secretary Betsy DeVos helped fund big spending in Nebraska legislative races last year.
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@asanderford
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The Nebraska Democratic Party on Saturday censured State Sen. Mike McDonnell of Omaha after his votes for a stricter abortion ban and limits on gender-affirming care.
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@asanderford
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