Pillen rescinds ImagiNE Act tax incentives for new Nebraska data centers
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner LINCOLN — New data center projects coming to Nebraska will no longer benefit from tax incentives provided under the ImagiNE Act, according to a new executive order. Gov. Jim Pillen signed the executive order Monday alongside State Sens. Mike Jacobson, Rob Clements, Tony Sorrentino and Eliot Bostar, Department […]
OPINION: Making ‘common sense’ commonplace in Nebraska and beyond
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner Nebraskans sometimes enjoy the reputation of having common sense … as if the gods, Prudence and Perception, tilted the coasts and a whole bunch of wisdom and wit tumbled into Middle America. The lexicographers at Merriam-Webster say as much, defining common sense as “sound and prudent judgment based […]
‘You can’t ask for a better teacher than your dad,’ Benson brewery owner faces ALS diagnosis
Read the full article on KMTV 3 Aaron Bush, who co-owns a brewery in Benson with his family, was diagnosed with slow-progression ALS in September 2024 He is now focused on passing down his brewing knowledge to his family – teaching his oldest son how to brew beers BROADCAST TRANSCRIPT: OMAHA, Neb. (KMTV) – Aaron […]
‘Soccer is my heart’: Omaha kids walk out onto the 2026 Fifa World Cup pitch with players
Read the full article on KMTV 3 OMAHA, Neb. (KMTV) — Two cousins from Omaha got the chance to walk onto the pitch at the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Kansas City. Luis, 10, and his 8-year-old cousin Adriel Sosa were among 22 players from a free youth soccer league in Omaha chosen at random […]
Austin Ahlman suspends campaign for Nebraska’s 1st district
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner LINCOLN — Austin Ahlman, a journalist mounting a nonpartisan campaign for Nebraska’s 1st Congressional District, announced Sunday he was ending his run for office because of concerns over his father’s health. Ahlman said in a statement that his father’s cancer had returned and that he and his family […]
‘Everybody here is our neighbor,’ crowds celebrate Heartland Pride in sweltering temps
Read the full article on KMTV 3 OMAHA, Neb. (KMTV) — Thousands of people from across the Omaha-Council Bluffs metro gathered in the Capitol District to celebrate Heartland Pride, an annual parade and festival celebrating the LBGTQ + community. WATCH THE STORY BELOW Thousands celebrate Heartland Pride in downtown Omaha Heartland Pride originated more than […]
US House Speaker Mike Johnson says Brinker Harding is ‘common sense’ candidate for NE-02
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner OMAHA — U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson told a crowded cafe how important for Republicans to elect GOP nominee Brinker Harding and keep one of Nebraska’s most-watched congressional races in the red column. The campaign event at WheatFields Eatery and Bakery in Omaha focused on the no-tax-on-tips provision […]
Transmission lines coming to Aksarben; route not yet finalized by OPPD
Read the full article on KMTV 3 OMAHA, Neb. (KMTV) – Transmission lines are coming to the Aksarben neighborhood in Omaha — but the exact route has not been determined yet. Omaha Public Power District says possible routes have been identified for the new line, which will run approximately 2 miles from Midtown Omaha across […]
Lancaster district judge grants injunction in state lawsuit against Lincoln’s minimum wage ordinance
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner LINCOLN — A district judge Friday blocked the city of Lincoln from starting a local minimum wage that would pay a different rate than the state’s. Lancaster County District Court Judge Lori Maret granted a temporary injunction in Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers’ lawsuit a day before the […]
Dawson County gets temporary waiver from Medicaid work rules following Tyson plant closure
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner LINCOLN — Federal officials have approved a temporary exemption from new Medicaid work requirements to Dawson County — home of the now-shuttered Tyson Foods plant that ended about 3,000 jobs. Gov. Jim Pillen last month announced that he directed the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services to […]