‘So freaking cute’: Supporters pitch Cameron the Capitol Cat statue outside Nebraska State Capitol
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner Cameron the Capitol Cat, once a mainstay of the Nebraska State Capitol, lounges outside the Capitol building. Aug. 7, 2024. (Photo by Zach Wendling/Nebraska Examiner) LINCOLN — The Nebraska State Capitol’s unofficial feline mascot could soon become a permanent fixture outside the historic building he brought warmth and love […]
Nebraska AG says Lincoln must forward charter amendments to Nov. 3 ballot if signature goals are met
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner LINCOLN — The Nebraska attorney general has waded into a fight in Lincoln over three proposed city charter amendments, opining that if a measure has enough valid signatures, Lincolnites must be given a chance to weigh in this November. Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers, in a nonbinding seven-page opinion […]
Shock gloves will remain in Westside Community Schools after some parents speak out at board meeting
Read the full article on KMTV 3 Westside Community Schools will keep shock gloves for SROs at Westside Middle and Westside High School OPD removed shock gloves from most OPS schools last week after the district requested their removal BROADCAST TRANSCRIPT: OMAHA, Neb. (KMTV) – Westside Community Schools will keep shock gloves in use by […]
Single-subject complaint filed against ‘Respect Nebraska Voters’ ballot measure
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner LINCOLN — Nebraska’s top elections official will decide whether a ballot measure seeking to make it harder for Nebraska legislators to amend voter-approved laws is too broad for the November ballot. Nebraska Secretary of State Bob Evnen confirmed Monday he has been asked to weigh the fate of the […]
Omaha City Council set to vote on 2027 budget on Tuesday, which includes money to pay for addition city staff
Read the full article on KMTV 3 OMAHA, Neb. (KMTV) – The Omaha City Council is scheduled to vote Tuesday on Mayor John Ewing’s proposed 2027 budget of nearly $1.7 billion. The budget would help the police force reach its full capacity of 906 officers and increase staffing at the Parks Department and Library System. […]
State auditor raises alarm about ‘highly questionable billing’ in program for aged and disabled
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner LINCOLN — A Nebraska auditor’s probe has discovered examples of “highly questionable billing” and alleged weak oversight in a Health and Human Services program whose costs increased nearly 600% in the past decade. Auditor Mike Foley’s team released a 34-page report Monday detailing findings after examining the Medicaid […]
New coalition aims to sharpen Nebraska’s competitive edge, has single focus: child care policy
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner LINCOLN — Carrying and delivering twins didn’t take nearly the toll on Jessica Pallas as what came after: finding suitable childcare so she and husband Cale could hold onto their jobs and health insurance. “Figuring out the childcare puzzle was more stressful than the pregnancy and the twins […]
OPINION: Perspective needed as school begins
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner Most of Nebraska’s students from preschoolers to Ph.D. candidates are now back in classrooms, running on playgrounds or dabbling in science labs. The ritual reopening of schools reminds me of two things: the value of a formal education and “The Death of Expertise,” a 2017 book by Tom […]
Dan Osborn staffers infiltrated rival political party, tried to dissolve it
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner Two paid staffers of Dan Osborn’s 2024 campaign joined an effort to dissolve a rival political party last year, according to records obtained by the Flatwater Free Press. The records reveal the lengths Osborn’s allies have gone to clear the field for the nonpartisan U.S. Senate candidate as […]
A very American invention, pushed to an extreme
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