Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 09/19/2025 - 12:00am
LINCOLN — Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen this week directed about $20 million in unused property tax relief funds and higher-than-expected casino revenues to instead be distributed to taxpayers.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 09/19/2025 - 12:00am
Nebraska and the federal Department of Homeland Security on Aug. 19 announced that the state’s Work Ethic Camp in McCook would be converted into a federal immigration detention facility, which Homeland Security branded the “Cornhusker Clink.”
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 09/19/2025 - 12:00am
NEW YORK (AP) — A judge on Tuesday dismissed terrorism charges against Luigi Mangione in New York state's case over the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, but he kept the state's second-degree murder charges against him.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 09/19/2025 - 12:00am
When the federal government threatened to cancel billions in research funds from Harvard University – as it has also done to other research universities – the message was clear: Institutions that speak or think in ways elected officials dislike can expect to pay a price.
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 — 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.