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Supporters say sexual orientation bill is workforce issue 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2017 Feb 2017 1 1950

Sales tax hike would help property taxpayers, avoid 'slash and burn' cuts, supporters say 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2017 Feb 2017 0 1686

Push to put Omaha school pension plan under state control draws scrutiny 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2017 Feb 2017 0 1810

Bill would allow courts to terminate parental rights of convicted rapists 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2017 Feb 2017 1 2066

Businesses coming to Nebraska; now they need to find workers 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2017 Feb 2017 0 2081

Nebraska State Capitol undergoes noisy duct cleaning, possibly for first time in its history 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2017 Feb 2017 0 1761

Assessment puts cost of Omaha streetcar at $156M suggests ways to make project pay for itself 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2017 Feb 2017 0 1762

Indivisible Lincoln - Today! 1 hibbing Feb 2017 Feb 2017 0 2146

Local gun laws under fire in Nebraska from bill that would make state regulations supreme 1 TexasTowelie Feb 2017 Feb 2017 0 1708

Bold Nebraska still opposed to Keystone XL 1 TexasTowelie Feb 2017 Feb 2017 4 1870

Bill would provide tax exemptions for military retirement pay 1 TexasTowelie Feb 2017 Feb 2017 2 2253

Lutheran Family Services of Nebraska sees surge in volunteers after Trump order 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2017 Feb 2017 2 1727

Omaha employers put muscle behind shared vision of midtown, including long-desired streetcar 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2017 Feb 2017 1 1606

Daughters of Casey Kasem, Mickey Rooney push bill aimed at halting isolation of vulnerable adults 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2017 Feb 2017 1 1578

Nebraska legislators hear from proponents of bill designed to promote hospice care for babies with 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2017 Feb 2017 1 1764

Nebraska resumes search for lethal injection drug suppliers 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2017 Feb 2017 1 1629

State Sen. Bill Kintner to resign after months of criticism, saying you won't have me 'to kick ... 3 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Feb 2017 2 2486

Indivisible Lincoln 3 hibbing Feb 2017 Feb 2017 1 3136

Nebraska legislators hear arguments on bill requiring HIV tests for pregnant women 1 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 1904

Fraternity disputes allegations from Women's March 3 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 1 2807

Kintner reports his car being vandalized 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 1894

Nearly 300 fewer employees in state government after Ricketts' hiring freeze 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 1802

Charges refiled in alleged theft of $150,000 from Sherwood Foundation 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 1604

Legislative bill aimed at making private schools more affordable for some comes under scrutiny 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 1747

Nebraska Legislature fails to adopt permanent rules after fierce fight over filibusters 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 1767

Nebraska legislators hope Internet sales tax proposals will help narrow budget gap, decrease income 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 1695

Nebraska Gov. Ricketts approves new death penalty protocol 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 1612

Bill would allow people to buy handguns in Nebraska without a background check 3 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 2331

Former detective pleas in fraud case 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 2246

Critics say Ricketts' plan to cut income taxes is too drastic, but his plan to cut property taxes is 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 2306

Nebraska Continued...

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Lawmaker makes renewed push to establish paid family and medical leave program in Nebraska 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 1569

Ex-Brix worker accused of stealing $110,000 in gift card scheme; unclear if case is related to ... 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 2689

Ricketts: Cut budget, reduce taxes 4 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 3037

Nebraska lawmaker to bring back call for convention of states 1 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 1 3111

Pressure on as Nebraska lawmakers face five hefty challenges this legislative session 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 2691

Reform for Nebraskas Future coalition wants to 'rebalance' state's tax structure 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 2951

Omaha mother charged after 2-year-olds blood-alcohol level measures three times the legal limit 1 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 2 3281

Ricketts: We will cut government 1 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 3 2950

Changes in income,  sales and property taxes are all possible as new legislative session looms 1 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 1 2852

Omaha Westside students face charges, disciplinary action after feeding teacher semen-laced frosting 2 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 2651

Lincoln approves $16M expansion plan for its zoo 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 1855

Cabelas annual shareholders meeting lasts less than 10 minutes, offers no information on what the 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 2208

UN-Lincoln awarded $15 million grant to study workforce problems facing child welfare agencies 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 1758

Felons seek expanded voting rights in Nebraska, hope to get rid of 2-year waiting period 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 2 1439

Cass County GOP calls for State Sen. Bill Kintner to resign in wake of his cybersex scandal 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 2078

Mutual's plan for property east of Midtown Crossing includes apartments, hotel and office building 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 1809

Lawsuit against Nebraska debt collector settled for $198,000 2 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 2 2120

University of Nebraska at Omaha finds swastika, 'Make America great again' carved into bathroom wall 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 1 1831

Wells Fargo scandal encompassed up to 24 Nebraska, Iowa branches 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 1 1616

Beatrice 6 seek to garnish wages, seize property of Gage County officers 1 TexasTowelie Nov 2016 Nov 2016 2 2708

Nebraska department paid 57M in fines over last 5 years 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2016 Nov 2016 2 1896

11 Nebraska troopers returning home from pipeline protest scene 'as scheduled' 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2016 Nov 2016 2 2273

Retirement plans healthier than expected, shaving 28.7M from Nebraska's projected budget gap 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2016 Nov 2016 0 1879

Legislative board OKs formal state computer policy (ahem, Sen. Kintner) 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2016 Nov 2016 1 1516

Predicting close election, Bernie Sanders drums up support for Hillary Clinton in South Omaha 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2016 Nov 2016 2 1532

Bernie Sanders coming to Omaha tomorrow! 4 progressoid Nov 2016 Nov 2016 1 2574

Pipe bombs found in Lincoln County; 2 men arrested 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2016 Oct 2016 0 1889

Nebraska lawmakers facing nearly $1 billion budget shortfall next year 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2016 Oct 2016 0 1661

Attorney general offers thoughts on death penalty 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2016 Oct 2016 0 1518

Iowa is looking like Trump territory, but Clinton has a shot at winning Nebraska’s 2nd District 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2016 Oct 2016 0 1639

Nebraska Continued...

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Health insurance costs rising dramatically for ACA plans 2 TexasTowelie Oct 2016 Oct 2016 1 4447

Tekamah residents return after anhydrous ammonia pipeline rupture 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2016 Oct 2016 0 1402

Goodwill Omaha has some of the most staggering executive pay you’ll find in the nonprofit world 2 TexasTowelie Oct 2016 Oct 2016 10 2048

Lincoln Atheists billboard coming down 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2016 Oct 2016 0 1892

Gov. Ricketts gives another $100,000 — for a total of $300,000 — to pro-death penalty group 1 TexasTowelie Oct 2016 Oct 2016 0 1488

Fischer, a staunch supporter, cuts ties with Trump 1 TexasTowelie Oct 2016 Oct 2016 4 1945

Nebraska courthouse to reopen Wednesday after closing due to bomb threat 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2016 Oct 2016 0 1374

Lincoln councilwoman blasts council Democrats as she follows judge's order 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2016 Oct 2016 1 1603

Family of man who was fatally shot in the back by Omaha police officer in 2015 is suing city for $2M 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2016 Oct 2016 1 1496

Trump's vow to send special prosecutor after Clinton is 'unacceptable,' former Sen. Bob Kerrey says 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2016 Oct 2016 2 1519

Blue Cross Blue Shield out of Nebraska's Obamacare marketplace; may return if changes to law are ... 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2016 Oct 2016 0 1655

Bass Pro CEO says he won't make 'false promises' that all jobs are safe at Cabela's Sidney HQ 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2016 Oct 2016 0 1639

Some Legislature candidates sign pledge never to vote for increase in Nebraska's gas tax 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2016 Oct 2016 1 2056

Metamorphic Research: It's a pro-Don Bacon push poll 0 Algernon Moncrieff Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1711

Democrats edge ahead in number of voters registered in Douglas County 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2016 Sep 2016 1 2484

Embattled Nebraska state senator may survive cybersex scandal 1 TexasTowelie Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1742

More than $411K in penalties proposed over worker's death 1 TexasTowelie Sep 2016 Sep 2016 1 1467

Pokémon Go game frustrates Nebraska cemetery officials 4 TexasTowelie Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 2072

Health insurance rate increases may have some Nebraskans in sticker shock 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1564

Nebraska corrections staff could get raises of up to 11.8% under Ricketts plan 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1522

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