Nebraska Head Starts use vests with ‘talk pedometers’ to boost early literacy
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$10M Omaha residential facility for combat-maimed vets aims to heal wounds medicine can’t
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner OMAHA — The scene was seared into John Folsom’s mind. On a visit to Bethesda Naval Hospital around 2010, he met a young soldier severely brain-damaged by a war device that exploded near his head during a mission in Iraq. John Folsom, executive director of the Dunham House, calls […]
Two Nebraska officials join campaign against online-sports-betting ballot initiative
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner LINCOLN — A group announced a campaign to oppose two statewide ballot measures that seek to legalize and regulate online sports betting in Nebraska. Save Nebraska Sports, which includes State Auditor Mike Foley and Treasurer Joey Spellerberg, held a press conference Thursday at the Nebraska Capitol to begin […]
Secretary of State Evnen certifies Nebraska’s fall 2026 ballot after lawsuit-heavy summer
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner LINCOLN — Nebraska Secretary of State Bob Evnen has officially finalized Nebraska’s fall 2026 ballot, closing a chapter on a lawsuit-heavy, winding path toward certification. At least nine lawsuits were filed to the Nebraska Supreme Court, either directly or on appeal, against candidates, political parties and ballot measures since […]
Jenna Johnson, an editor at The Atlantic, to return home to discuss our democracy at Flatwater Forum
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Nebraska Supreme Court tosses medical cannabis federal preemption case, for now
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner LINCOLN — The Nebraska Supreme Court on Friday decided a longtime medical cannabis opponent will not have another day in court to try to overturn the state’s voter-approved medical cannabis laws, at least for now. Chief Justice Jeffrey Funke, in a unanimous 29-page ruling, agreed with a lower court […]
Counterterrorism center director: Nebraska has had unique role countering terrorism since 9/11
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner Positioned in the middle of the United States, Nebraska has played an outsized role in disrupting terrorism across the country over the past 25 years, since the most significant terrorist attack in our nation’s history on Sept. 11, 2001. At 3:07 p.m., just hours after the twin towers […]
‘Been through hell’: Boys who allege state employees sexually abused them in Kearney have uncertain support
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Nebraska Senate race mud-throwing will continue to the bitter end, but do voters care?
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner GRAND ISLAND — It only took about a minute into the Nebraska State Fair Senate debate for the name-calling to start. Incumbent Nebraska Republican Sen. Pete Ricketts called nonpartisan candidate Dan Osborn “Democrat Dan” 40 times throughout the hourlong event, leading Osborn to joke that there should be […]
Nebraska Supreme Court rejects primary loser’s appeal to force Democratic Party to replace candidate
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner LINCOLN — The Nebraska Supreme Court unanimously ruled that the loser of the Democratic Senate primary election incorrectly interpreted state law. William Forbes had sought to force the Nebraska Democratic Party to replace its Senate nominee, who dropped out. He appealed to the high court after a Lancaster […]