Rape Victim Pleads For Notice Of Nebraksa Pardons Board Hearings As Required

“Where do my rights fit in?” asked Jody Snogren, who said nightmares of the violent attack in 1993 have recently returned.

U.S. Education Secretary Gets Inside View On Tech Academies From Omaha Bryan Students

Miguel Cardona had a roundtable conversation with students who spoke to him about their academic journeys and related job internships.

Proposal To Help Dwindling Pheasant Population Panned As Wrong Solution

State Sen. Tom Brewer wants a $10 bounty on predators that prey on pheasants.

Year-Round Daylight Saving Time Has A Chance This Year In The Cornhusker State

State Sen. Tom Briese again proposed keeping Nebraska on DST if Congress and a third neighboring state join Nebraska in passing such a law.

Herbster Says He's Thinking About 2024 Senate Race, Other Political Options

If he runs, this would be the agribusinessman's third attempt at winning a statewide race.

Spotlight To Shine, In Nebraska And Nationally, On What Critics Call ‘Home Equity Theft'

About 300 private residences in the Cornhusker State were seized in this way from 2014 through 2021.

Nebraska Lawmaker Proposes Stronger Protections For Consumer Genetic Testing

Other states have adopted similar legislation.

Dispute Over Nebraska Inspector General Powers Appears Headed For Legal Interpretation

The constitutionality of allowing state-assigned special investigators to look into issues with stage agencies is being questioned.

Pillen Proposes $5 Million For Mentoring, Childhood Literacy Push

He says TeamMates will not get special treatment under the grant program.

Nebraska Lawmaker Revives Attempt To Support, Streamline Permits For Food Trucks

State Sen. Tony Vargas of Omaha says these small businesses have to navigate a "patchwork of regulations."

Nebraska's Costliest Governor's Race Left Wild Numbers In Its Wake

Nobody spent more than Charles Herbster, the second-place finisher in the GOP primary.

Fortenberry And Sasse Headline Unusual Year-End Campaign Finance Reports

Sasse, R-Neb., left the Senate in January for the University of Florida’s presidency with $2.7 million left in his campaign coffers.

Most Nebraska Legislative Races In 2022 Exceed $100,000 In Spending

This could be a new norm.

Battle Over Devoting Public Funds For Private School Scholarships Returns To State Legislature

Nebraska is one of only two states that doesn’t allow “school choice” by extending public state funds to private schools.

Pillen Tax-Cut Ideas Win Support Of Nebraska Business Groups, Prompt Criticism From Community Colleges

Critics rejected the idea that tax cuts would drive more people and businesses to move to or stay in the state.

Nebraska Voter ID Bill Revised Before Lengthy Public Hearing That Draws Mostly Foes

“It’s full of flaws and bureaucratic B.S.,” Jaden Perkins, a North Omaha community organizer with the Heartland Workers Center.

Cardiac-Activity Abortion Ban Bill Draws Hundreds To Nebraska Capitol

Those in an overflow crowd waited hours to testify for two or three minutes before the Legislature’s Health and Human Services Committee.

School Officials Say Governor's Revenue Cap Would Harm Education, Efforts To Fill Staff Vacancies

Officials pointed out that school districts already deal with two caps that limit tax levy increases and budget increases.

Nebraska State Employees Union Approves Labor Contract Granting Raises Of 10%-27%

The contract contains the largest salary increases in at least 35 years for Nebraska state government workers.

Deb Fischer Named To U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, Stays On Armed Services

Fischer, whose family owns a Cherry County ranch, also remains on the Agriculture and Commerce Committees.

Nebraska Lawmaker Proposes Creation Of ‘Human Breast Milk Bank'

Only 33% of all Nebraska babies and 10% of infants from low-income families are exclusively breastfed for the recommended first six months.

Lincoln Police Seek Special Prosecutor To Check GOP Headquarters Probe

At issue is whether anyone involved with an alleged break-in were still employees or people who otherwise had legal access to the building.

Nebraskans Offer Personal Insights On Bill To Create State-Funded Asian American Commission

Cornhuskers of Asian descent run the gamut from newcomer refugees to those who came in the late 1800s.

Nebraska Senators Expect No Action Against Brewer On Constituent's Residency Complaint

Valentine resident Sherri Bacon says State Sen. Tom Brewer doesn’t live in his Sandhills district and should forfeit his seat.

Proposal Slammed To Transfer $14 Million From Nebraska Environmental Trust To Water Fund

Former official W. Don Nelson said Thursday that the trust was not created as the "governor's piggy bank."

Nebraska Bankers Say Proposal On ‘Environmental, Social And Governance' Too Broad, Amendments Needed

Conservative critics of ESG call it “woke capitalism” and contrary to the goal of maximizing investment returns.

Ed Committee Hears Bills Aimed At Easing Nebraska's Teacher Shortage

Teachers like some, but not all of lawmakers’ ideas.

Grant Targets Shortage Of Nurses In Nebraska Schools

University of Nebraska Medical Center officials plan to place 25 nursing students at K-12 schools across the state.

Nebraska Unemployment Rate Ticks Upward As National Rate Drops Slightly

Job growth was greatest in the past year for the construction and hospitality fields.

Nebraska State Senator Proposes Legal Framework For Pet Insurance

The bill’s consumer protections mirror those for health insurance policies.

Nebraska Lawmaker Proposes Mandated Notices Before Automatic Subscription Renewals

State Sen. John Cavanaugh of Omaha says he tried to cancel a local newspaper subscription and found that he could not do so online.

Questions Revived About Whether Nebraska Lawmaker Lives In His District

State Sen. Tom Brewer serves northwest Nebraska but registered to vote in eastern Nebraska.

Pillen Leans Into ‘Opportunity Scholarships' Debate

Opponents say bill is part of a push to use public dollars for private education.

Nebraska Lawmakers, Health Care Organizations Praise, Criticize Pillen's State Of The State

Nebraska's new governor is proposing a conservative budget and property tax relief.

Judge Tells Parties Seeking Funds From Marshbanks Estate To ‘Work It Out'

Claims have grown to more than $50 million in one of the biggest bank fraud cases in Nebraska's history.

Lawsuit Claims Redistricting In Thurston County Discriminated Against Native Americans

Lawyers on behalf of the Omaha and Winnebago Tribes claim the redistricting violated the federal Voting Rights Act.

New Governor Fires Back At ‘Cheap Stunts' Attacking His Hog Farms

Pillen is the first active farmer elected governor in more than a century.

Measures Seek To Change Nebraska's New Voter-Approved Minimum Wage Provisions

Critics say the GOP-backed bills are an attempt to undercut the will of the people.

State Senator Touts Using Military Veterans To Help Address ‘Crisis' In Teacher Shortage

Opponents of the idea say that molding young recruits into soldiers is much different from molding young minds.

New U.S. Sen. Pete Ricketts Is Sworn In, Casts First Vote On Ceremonial First Day

Some Nebraskans, both Republican and Democrat, have questioned the propriety of his being appointed by a gubernatorial candidate he backed.