Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 09/12/2025 - 12:00am
As the school year gets its legs, some might remember seeing double when the Nebraska Legislature passed LB 71 during its 2024 session. The law, a “parents rights” bill, gave moms, dads and legal guardians a number of “rights” regarding the education of their children.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 09/12/2025 - 12:00am
LINCOLN — Thirteen Nebraska state lawmakers visited Washington, D.C., on Tuesday. But they didn’t get an Indiana-like pitch about redistricting a red state, as reporters waited.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 09/12/2025 - 12:00am
President Donald Trump recently signed two executive orders targeting “cashless bail,” the policies that permit the release of people arrested for crimes pending trial without requiring them to pay money.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 09/12/2025 - 12:00am
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan judge dismissed criminal charges Tuesday against a group of people who were accused of attempting to falsely certify President Donald Trump as the winner of the 2020 election in the battleground state, a major blow to prosecutors as similar cases in four other states have been muddied with setbacks.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 09/05/2025 - 12:00am
LINCOLN — After a Republican colleague nixed the idea for a public hearing of the Legislature’s Judiciary Committee, the lone Democrat who chairs a Nebraska legislative committee has scheduled a hearing for the public to air concerns and get answers about Gov. Jim Pillen’s plan to convert the McCook Work Ethic Camp into a jail for migrants the federal government wants to deport.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 09/05/2025 - 12:00am
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has approved sending up to 600 military lawyers to the Justice Department to serve as temporary immigration judges, according to a memo reviewed by The Associated Press.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 09/05/2025 - 12:00am
LINCOLN — A lawsuit can go forward challenging a Lincoln city ordinance banning the carrying of weapons – even by those with a state concealed carry permit – in city parks and other city property, the state’s highest court ruled on Friday.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 09/05/2025 - 12:00am
NEW YORK (AP) — The conservative news network Newsmax filed an antitrust lawsuit against Fox News on Wednesday, saying Fox has sought to maintain its market dominance through intimidation and exclusionary business practices designed to stifle competition.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 08/29/2025 - 12:00am
WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook will challenge her removal, her attorney said Tuesday, arguing President Donald Trump “has no authority” to fire her.
Trump announced late Monday that he would fire Cook, the first Black woman to serve on the Federal Reserve Board, over allegations that she falsified documents to obtain a favorable mortgage rate. She has not been charged with a crime.