Visit Nebraska reveals 70 featured stops for travelers in 2026 ‘Passport’ program
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner LINCOLN — Nebraska’s tourism agency has announced this season’s 70 featured sight-seeing destinations in the popular Visit Nebraska “Passport” program. Jenn Gjerde was appointed new executive director of the Nebraska Tourism Commission, also known as Visit Nebraska. (Courtesy of Visit Nebraska) The program guides Nebraskans and out-of-state visitors to […]
Connect with OPA: Tenaska Center for Arts Engagement grand opening
Read the full article on KMTV 3 OMAHA, Neb. (KMTV) — In addition to Broadway shows and concerts, Omaha Performing Arts offers a range of education and community engagement events. But, this month? It’s a special installment, as KMTV’s series takes you inside the Tenaska Center for Arts Engagement ahead of the venue’s grand opening. […]
Nebraska lawmakers reject $50 million proposal to increase tobacco taxes
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner LINCOLN — Nebraska lawmakers turned down an opportunity to lower the state’s projected budget deficit by up to $50 million with increased taxes on cigarettes and other tobacco products. Legislative Bill 1124 failed to advance to a second round of floor debate when a filibuster-ending cloture motion failed […]
Ricketts addresses Congress leaving Nebraska off list protecting state medical cannabis laws
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner LINCOLN — U.S. Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Neb., sidestepped a question Wednesday about whether he would support adding Nebraska to a congressional list protecting state medical cannabis laws from federal interference after Congress left the state off the latest update in January. Ricketts, speaking on his weekly press call Wednesday, […]
Nebraska sues Roblox for what AG calls enabling child exploitation, deceptive safety practices
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner LINCOLN — Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers is suing online gaming platform Roblox to hold it “accountable for misleading Nebraska parents and children about the dangers” of the platform and steps the company took “to address those dangers.” Hilgers laid out the lawsuit in a news conference Wednesday, […]
Nebraska lawmakers advance main budget adjustments to floor debate, leaving $125 million deficit
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner LINCOLN — A pair of budget bills in the Nebraska Legislature officially moved toward floor debate, but lawmakers still must close a projected budget deficit that is larger than it appears. The Appropriations Committee voted Wednesday to advance Legislative Bills 1071 and 1072 to the floor. The bills […]
Nebraska has a child care crisis. Looming cuts to Medicaid will worsen it.
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Nebraska U.S. Senate race filled with alleged ‘plants,’ campaigns say
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner LINCOLN — There are dueling allegations of planted candidates in Nebraska’s U.S. Senate race and plenty of denials. Two candidates — one Democrat and one from the Legal Marijuana NOW Party — accuse their primary opponents of being “plants,” the Democrat William Forbes allegedly to help Republican U.S. […]
Challengers to Nebraska’s federal delegation blast U.S.-Israeli military operation in Iran
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner LINCOLN — As Nebraska’s all-Republican federal delegation supports President Donald Trump’s U.S. war with Iran, some Democrats and at least one non-partisan candidate who are challenging them have criticized Trump’s decision to strike Iran. Trump said Monday he expects the war with Iran will continue for however long […]
Hearing on Omaha’s roughly half-billion-dollar wastewater project raises eyebrows, concerns
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner OMAHA — Jim Vokal told the Omaha City Council Tuesday that he hadn’t spoken before the body since he was an elected member back in 2009. “So for an issue to bring me out of retirement, it must be significant,” said Vokal, now CEO of the Omaha-based Platte […]