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In chat at Creighton, Bob Kerrey challenges notion of secularism being 'the enemy of religion' 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2019 Oct 2019 1 1866
Forecast of state tax revenues gets $266 million rosier, setting off budget battles 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2019 Oct 2019 0 1450
At Omaha event, Pelosi says impeachment inquiry is about the Constitution 1 TexasTowelie Oct 2019 Oct 2019 6 2161
Proposed Medicaid expansion plan released today raises significant concerns 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2019 Oct 2019 1 1464
In Omaha, Nancy Pelosi promises to fight and recounts walking out on meeting with Trump 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2019 Oct 2019 2 1883
Omaha Sen. Chambers sends long 'open letter' to Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts 3 TexasTowelie Oct 2019 Oct 2019 3 2014
Pelosi will address Nebraska Democrats in red state visit 2 TexasTowelie Oct 2019 Oct 2019 0 1650
Bolz will challenge Fortenberry for District 1 U.S. House seat 1 TexasTowelie Oct 2019 Oct 2019 3 1906
Nebraska corn growers issue rare rebuke of Trump 13 TexasTowelie Sep 2019 Sep 2019 25 4915
Nebraskan restores Model A, finds out it can't be licensed 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2019 Sep 2019 7 2465
Nebraska Appleseed files lawsuit seeking stability for Nebraska's child welfare system 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2019 Sep 2019 2 1461
Nebraska state administrator gets prison for embezzling almost $277,000 from his dad 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2019 Aug 2019 1 1847
Anti-pipeline activists, county commissioner differ on whether $49,000 payment was a bribe 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2019 Aug 2019 0 1556
McCollister says GOP, his party, is enabling white supremacy; Ricketts disagrees 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2019 Aug 2019 4 1708
Crisis conditions at Geneva center for girls being investigated 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2019 Aug 2019 3 1680
ACLU of Nebraska calls for stepped up "anti-bias" training for law enforcement officers 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2019 Aug 2019 1 1878
Swastika found on piping, valves during construction project at state Capitol 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2019 Aug 2019 0 1726
Lawsuit says 2 Cherry County Board members have conflicts of interest in wind farm fight 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 1722
Bankers' groups sue Nebraska banking department, credit union over expansion 2 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 1 1988
Nebraska measure could tip the number of states with casinos 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 1629
Canadian company buys former Cabela's distribution center in Sidney 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 1798
In Nebraska, colleges relying more heavily on tuition to pay costs 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 1445
Audit finds that director of Nebraska agency took 'questionable' trips in state vehicle 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 1 1496
Getting rid of 'cloud of doom': Gage County makes first of Beatrice 6 payments 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 1625
Lincoln law requires hookah lounge to stock liquor even though the Muslim owners don't want to sell 5 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 2267
Lawmakers override Ricketts' veto of bill expanding Omaha metro area bus service 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 1 1719
Democrats criticize Rep. Don Bacon's joke about bombers and Iranian bingo parlors 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 1789
Supporters rally at Nebraska Capitol in defense of abortion rights as more states pass strict limits 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 1 1660
CPI dry fertilizer plant goes up in flames 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1484
Federal prosecutors say Omaha man bilked Medicare of more than $670K in multi-state scam 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1610

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Business tax incentives showdown looms as Legislature winds down 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1498
Challenges mount to business tax incentives bill in Nebraska legislature 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1509
Proposals for drawing new Nebraska political boundaries punted to next year 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1421
Sandhills eminent domain bill moves to governor for signature 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 2 1487
Lincoln mayor election...good 1 hibbing May 2019 May 2019 6 1778
Ricketts, senators draw battle lines on tax reform proposal 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1559
Nebraska Supreme Court reverses decision to cancel Heidelberg's liquor license 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1466
Lawsuit alleges four major packers colluded to fix prices for fed cattle, inflate profits 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1479
Lincoln, NE, man drops gun, shoots self in genitals 0 left-of-center2012 May 2019 May 2019 3 1689
Medicaid expansion could reduce benefits to some 25,000 Nebraskans now on the program 1 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 1734
Tax reform package heads to rare three-committee public hearing Wednesday 2 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1648
Beatrice 6 sales tax, TIF constitutional amendment pass final hurdles 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 1461
Medicaid expansion delayed in order 'to do this right' 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1595
University of Nebraska-Lincoln fraternities to ban hard alcohol starting in August 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1412
Former Senator Bob Kerrey withdraws as Creighton speaker to avoid disruption 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1567
Jury awards former worker $1.47M in privacy lawsuit 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 2 1637
Nebraska GOP rejects former U.S. Sen. Bob Kerrey as graduation speaker on abortion stance 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 1860
Omaha tax accountant credited for proposal that could generate $20 million a year 2 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 2 1646
Nebraska delays Medicaid expansion until October 2020 1 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1749
Local activist Morgann Freeman jumps into 2nd Congressional District Democratic primary 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 1778
Bass Pro Shops closing Cabela's operations in Sidney and Oshkosh; 162 jobs will be lost 2 TexasTowelie Mar 2019 Mar 2019 1 1766
Nebraska slavery amendment to appear on 2020 ballot 1 TexasTowelie Mar 2019 Mar 2019 2 2165
State of Nebraska cancels contract after spending $6M; company sues for another $15.5M 1 TexasTowelie Mar 2019 Mar 2019 1 1818
Omaha woman pleads guilty to defrauding Children's Hospital of $4.6M 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 2 1741
Will Joe Ricketts' racist emails affect his political clout? Don't be too sure 1 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 0 1413
Nurses sue CHI Health alleging hospital violates law with on-call pay rate 1 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 1 1586
Restaurants oppose wage raises for tipped workers 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 3 1543
Senators vote to leave abortion funding provision out of Nebraska budget 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 1 1462
Nebraska lawmaker says case against Husker player illustrates need for bill banning 'revenge porn' 1 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 1 1709
Prison, mental hospital workers say they're being 'worked to death'; bill targets overtime 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 2 1327

Nebraska Continued...

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Union Pacific cuts 250 employees, most in Omaha; another 450 employees are furloughed 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 0 1280
Senator says push to put 'In God We Trust' in public schools isn't about religion 3 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Feb 2019 0 2260
Civics testing debated; public pension privacy advances 1 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1902
Prosecutor drops CBD charges in Scottsbluff, calls state law 'poorly worded' 0 workinclasszero Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1758
Beef-friendly Nebraska eyes regulations on the word 'meat' 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 2111
Canadian firm to purchase Cabela's building 1 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 2172
Senator wants teachers to be allowed to restrain violent students; other legislative bills 1 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1517
American monitored for Ebola at Nebraska Medical Center released 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 1 1648
Bill would open door for State of Nebraska to take over Omaha Public Schools pension plan 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1857
After fight over Medicaid expansion, Nebraska lawmakers will now battle over how to pay for it 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1618
Homeless people will earn $10 an hour to beautify the city of Omaha 9 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 21 4302
Kara Eastman seeks a rematch in 2020; Rep. Don Bacon questions early announcement 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 0 1574
Nebraska gas tax will rise 1.6 cents a gallon at start of next year 1 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 0 1934
State settles inmate's lawsuit for $115K 4 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 1 2154
Nebraska senators launch medical marijuana legalization ballot campaign 1 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 0 1597
Omahan will pay more than $170,000 for concealing income while on disability 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 0 1837
Farm Bureau report: $1B hit to Nebraska from retaliatory tariffs 0 modrepub Dec 2018 Dec 2018 2 1847
20-year plan to develop Capitol campus calls for new office construction 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2018 Nov 2018 0 1797
Congressional redistricting maneuvering lies ahead 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2018 Nov 2018 1 1575
Balanced state budget 'doable' even with Medicaid expansion costs, key lawmaker says 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2018 Nov 2018 2 1513
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