Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 03/07/2025 - 5:00am
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Rep. Al Green of Texas wasn’t the first lawmaker ever to blurt out a shout of protest during a presidential address to Congress.
But he's perhaps the only one in recent memory to actually be ejected from the hall Tuesday night by the Speaker of the House.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 03/07/2025 - 4:00am
LINCOLN — One of Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen’s priorities advanced to the second round of debate with a vote on Monday, as a statewide cell phone ban in schools inched closer to becoming law.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 02/28/2025 - 7:00am
LINCOLN — After Jordyn Bader graduated from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, her husband’s medical residency whisked the couple away to another state. But she continued to nurture her ag and techie roots reinforced by UNL’s Engler Agribusiness Entrepreneurship Program.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 02/28/2025 - 7:00am
Upon meeting a new couple, the obligatory question that pops up is: “How did you two meet?" I’d hedge my money quickly on it being very likely that they met on a dating app. That in itself isn’t the sin that is eating away at Western civilization, but one of its symptoms, part of a broader, insidious disease.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 02/28/2025 - 4:00am
WASHINGTON (AP) — A new federal lawsuit in Maryland is challenging a Trump administration memo giving the nation’s schools and universities two weeks to eliminate “race-based” practices of any kind or risk losing their federal money.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 02/28/2025 - 4:00am
WASHINGTON (AP) — A new federal lawsuit in Maryland is challenging a Trump administration memo giving the nation’s schools and universities two weeks to eliminate “race-based” practices of any kind or risk losing their federal money.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 02/28/2025 - 3:00am
LINCOLN — Nebraska lawmakers are considering a measure to beef up protections for meatpacking and poultry workers and ensure emergency plans in situations such as bird flu outbreaks.
Legislative Bill 573, which requires certain ag operations to implement disaster mitigation plans for workers and the food supply, should fortify the state’s economic backbone, said sponsoring State Sen. Dunixi Guereca of Omaha.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 02/28/2025 - 2:00am
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Monday that he was replacing the top lawyers for the military services because he didn't think they were “well-suited” to provide recommendations when lawful orders are given.