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Nebraska lawmakers reject bill to require screenings of coercion, abuse for abortion patients

Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner State Sens. Tanya Storer of Whitman, left, and Merv Riepe of Ralston. Jan. 29, 2026. (Zach Wendling/Nebraska Examiner) LINCOLN — In the first cloture vote of Nebraska’s 2026 legislative session, lawmakers rejected an attempt to update state abortion statutes to require screenings for coercion and abuse. Legislative Bill […]

Appropriators deny NU regent claims to state AG about Nebraska Medicine

Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner State Sens. Christy Armendariz of Omaha and Rob Clements of Elmwood, vice chair and chair of the Nebraska Legislature’s Appropriations Committee, respectively. Jan. 12, 2026. (Zach Wendling/Nebraska Examiner) LINCOLN — The University of Nebraska Board of Regents, in a clash with Nebraska Medicine’s former board over the future […]