
Zach Wendling
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Government & #NELeg » @NE_Examiner | @UNLincoln alum | Former: @TheHill • @TheNews_Station | https://t.co/mlYXaiq3G2
Lincoln, NE
Joined October 2019
Many questions on emergency regs, so I want to uplift a few questions I’m seeing quite often. First: the regulations would NOT outlaw any forms of cannabis. The Legislature could do so, but lawmakers have not yet. 🧵 (1/10)
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The Nebraska Medical Cannabis Commission approved emergency regulations to soon begin accepting medical cannabis applications.
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ICE CONTRACT: Gov. Jim Pillen’s office says the contract for housing migrant detainees in the McCook state prison will net Nebraska about $14.25 million a year. ICE also agreed to pay Nebraska $5.9 million for “facility renovations." From @ZachWendling2: https://t.co/yE2Tv1gPFX
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Nebraska official signed a contract with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Sept. 30 to convert a state prison into an ICE facility.
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COLORADO-NEBRASKA ON WATER: Colorado officials told the U.S. Supreme Court that any assertions it is violating the water rights of Nebraska under a multi-state compact are “unripe and premature.” From @ZachWendling2 and @NE_Examiner: https://t.co/dh4gnMPLzO
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Colorado officials told the U.S. Supreme Court to reject a Nebraska-led lawsuit against Colorado related to the South Platte River.
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NEBRASKA-ICE CONTRACT: The state prison in McCook is now under contract to house migrant detainees for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, based on a redacted copy of a contract Gov. Jim Pillen released Friday. From @ZachWendling2 and @NE_Examiner: https://t.co/yE2Tv1gPFX
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Nebraska official signed a contract with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Sept. 30 to convert a state prison into an ICE facility.
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A state attorney says all inmates have been moved from a state prison Gov. Jim Pillen plans to convert into an immigration detention center by the end of the month.
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Officials have moved out all inmates at a state prison Gov. Jim Pillen plans to convert into an immigration detention center by November.
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Thirteen McCook residents filed a lawsuit to stop Nebraska from converting a state prison into an immigration detention facility. They filed suit with the backing of a former lawmaker who helped pass the law directing the state’s use of the facility.
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Thirteen McCook residents filed a lawsuit to stop Nebraska officials from converting a state prison into an immigration detention facility.
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NEBRASKA-ICE JAIL LAWSUIT: McCook residents sued to stop Nebraska from converting a state prison into a federal immigration detention facility. They sued with a former lawmaker who helped create the facility. From @ZachWendling2 and @NE_Examiner: https://t.co/CsJ6zGPCSx
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Thirteen McCook residents filed a lawsuit to stop Nebraska officials from converting a state prison into an immigration detention facility.
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START YOUR THURSDAY: With a story about Nebraska education leaders making sure schools are still honored for excellence and improvement after a federal program to do so was ended. From @ZachWendling2 and @NE_Examiner: https://t.co/6mPokifFQO
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The Nebraska Department of Education selected seven “Blue Ribbon Schools” for 2025 after federal officials ended the national program.
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Nebraskans who have advocated for years for legal access to medical cannabis showed up in force on Wednesday to tell the absent members of the Medical Cannabis Commission what they think. From @ErinBamer and @NE_Examiner: https://t.co/PGqgHooH7z
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Nebraskans criticized proposed regulations for medical cannabis at a public hearing members of the Medical Cannabis Commission skipped.
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WINNING A SHUTDOWN? Neither Republicans nor Democrats in Congress see an end in sight, because people in both parties feel they are winning the messaging fight by trading blame. From @4nsmiley and @NE_Examiner: https://t.co/TuwtgVKotW
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Neither side sees an end in sight, because people in both parties feel they are winning the messaging battle by trading blame.
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WINNER-TAKE-ALL BY BALLOT? Nebraska conservatives frustrated by legislative roadblocks keeping them from shifting to awarding presidential Electoral College votes to the statewide winner are turning to the ballot box. From @4nsmiley and @NE_Examiner: https://t.co/lOJiR0zg87
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A nonprofit group announced a campaign to gather signatures for two new Nebraska initiatives aimed at conservative election goals.
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REQUESTS DENIED: Efforts to secure details about shifting a state prison in McCook into an ICE detention facility for migrants face Pillen admin interpretations of exceptions to public records statutes some criticize. From @ErinBamer and @NE_Examiner: https://t.co/YdHYd2aCi4
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The Governor's Office has denied at least nine records requests regarding repurposing the McCook Work Ethic Camp.
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ICYMI: Nebraska AG Mike Hilgers has sued the Omaha Public Power District to stop it from taking parts of a power plant in North Omaha offline and keeping other parts from shifting away from coal. From @ZachWendling2 and @NE_Examiner: https://t.co/8ItgZP64R5
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Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers sued the Omaha Public Power District to stop energy production changes at a North Omaha power plant.
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ICED OUT? The Douglas County sheriff’s proposal to rent Omaha-based jail space to the federal government for migrant detention appears to have hit a dead end with a majority of the Douglas County Board. From @cgonzalez_NE and @NE_Examiner: https://t.co/XVeJhK62lg
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The Douglas County sheriff's proposal to lease Omaha jail space to the feds for migrant detainees appears iced out.
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NEW U.S. ATTORNEY: Nebraska has a Senate-confirmed U.S. attorney for the first time since 2021. From @ZachWendling2 and @NE_Examiner: https://t.co/FTInsweUvp
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Nebraska has its first Senate-confirmed U.S. attorney since 2021, a role last held by now-Lt. Gov. Joe Kelly in the Trump administration.
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LUMP OF COAL? Nebraska AG Mike Hilgers sued OPPD Thursday to stop a plan to retire three of five power-producing units at the utility’s North Omaha Station and switch the other two coal-fired units to natural gas. From @ZachWendling2 and @NE_Examiner: https://t.co/8ItgZP64R5
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Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers sued the Omaha Public Power District to stop energy production changes at a North Omaha power plant.
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A judge sentenced a former Air Force civilian employee to nearly six years in federal prison on a felony count of conspiring to transmit classified national defense information via a foreign online dating platform. From @ZachWendling2 and @NE_Examiner: https://t.co/9WKAJorNsj
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A federal judge sentenced the veteran and former civilian employee of the U.S. Air Force to nearly six years in federal prison.
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START YOUR THURSDAY: With a different idea for how South Omaha's main drag into downtown might look. An interesting development story on Little Bohemia from @cgonzalez_NE and the @NE_Examiner: https://t.co/skTlz0ThT9
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A $40 million Little Bo Village project along 13th Street spine aims to be a "front door" to Omaha's downtown.
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A $40m multifaceted plan signals dramatic change for Omaha’s Little Bohemia area south of downtown.
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A $40 million Little Bo Village project along 13th Street spine aims to be a "front door" to Omaha's downtown.
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New: Former President Joe Biden will come to Nebraska for a Democratic fundraising event next month.
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