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Six Female Nebraska Legislators Speak Out Against Federal Rideshare Safety Proposal
1+ hour, 37+ min ago (931+ words) State Sens Kathleen Kauth of Omaha, left, talks with State Sen. Carolyn Bosn of Lincoln. Feb. 2, 2026. LINCOLN, Neb. " Six Nebraska women state lawmakers joined more than 275 legislators nationwide in urging U. S. House Speaker Mike Johnson to remove a provision they say…...
Nebraska's Projected Budget Deficit Exceeds $170 Million Following New Tax Receipts
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (568+ words) LINCOLN, Neb. " For the third month in a row, Nebraska's monthly tax receipts came in below economic projections, which could spell trouble for state lawmakers when they convene for the 2027 legislative session. The state Department of Revenue's report on May's…...
SDSU Extension Leads The Way In Precision Livestock Research And Use
5+ day, 1+ hour ago (638+ words) The SDSU Extension precision livestock trailer is loaded with current technology to help producers, industry professionals and students gain experience without investing in each new option. EDITOR'S NOTE: This story originally appeared in the June 2026 edition of Growing South Dakota…...
Advocates End Nebraska Property Tax, Winner-Take-All, Hand-Count Ballots Petition Effort
1+ week, 1+ hour ago (722+ words) Eric Underwood, former chair of the NEGOP, center, leads a news conference with his new nonprofit Advocates For All Nebraskans to announce two ballot measures intended to lower property taxes and cap annual increases to property valuations. Aug. 25, 2025." LINCOLN, Neb....
5 Quarantined Cruise Passengers Facing Hantavirus Risk Head Home From Nebraska; 13 Remain
2+ week, 1+ day ago (416+ words) OMAHA, Neb. " The first five of 18 cruise ship passengers diverted to the Omaha-based National Quarantine Unit at the University of Nebraska Medical Center over hantavirus exposure have been allowed to finish their preventive waits at home to make sure they…...
Nebraska, Indiana, Louisiana AGs Sue To Stop WH Marijuana Reclassification
3+ week, 2+ hour ago (392+ words) Signs in the bowels of the Nebraska State Capitol advocate for legalization of marijuana. Aug. 2, 2024." LINCOLN, Neb. " The Republican attorneys general of Nebraska, Indiana and Louisiana filed a lawsuit headed into Memorial Day weekend to stop the Trump Justice Department's…...
Burbank Might Have To Sue To Get Name Off Nebraska Ballot
3+ week, 1+ day ago (377+ words) Nebraska Democratic candidate Cindy Burbank in Omaha on April 11, 2026. LINCOLN, Neb. " As she did to get on the ballot, Nebraska Democratic Party-backed U. S. Senate candidate Cindy Burbank might have to sue the state to get off it." Burbank's race to be…...
A BEAD On Nebraska Broadband: State Reopens Provider Applications With Over $300 M Still In Limbo
3+ week, 2+ day ago (1243+ words) LINCOLN, Neb. " As Nebraska establishes its first broadband connections through the federal Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) Program, the future of more than $300 million in allocated-but-unspent funds remains up in the air. At an event earlier this month in…...
Ex-State Officials Sue Pillen Admin Over Alleged Misuse Of Nebraska Environmental Trust Funds
3+ week, 5+ day ago (591+ words) Members of Friends of the Environmental Trust and representatives of the Sierra Club of Nebraska called on lawmakers to reject a $14 million transfer out of the Trust in 2023. (" LINCOLN " Two former state officials sued the Pillen administration and the state…...
SD Project Opponent Files Fed Lawsuit; Uranium Drilling Permit Hearing Paused | Community
4+ week, 1+ hour ago (366+ words) A view of Craven Canyon in the southern Black Hills, where a company has proposed an exploratory drilling project." The status of a hearing on an exploratory uranium drilling permit was left uncertain Wednesday after a state board adjourned until…...