Voters’ will: Lincoln City Council votes to maintain $15 minimum wage
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner LINCOLN — The Lincoln City Council voted 6-1 Monday in favor of maintaining a $15 minimum wage standard for all workers and allowing for higher annual increases. The ordinance, introduced by City Councilman James Michael Bowers, will allow for Lincoln to go beyond the cap set by Legislative […]
Nebraska legislative races to watch for 2026 primary as fundraising exceeds $4.1 million
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner OMAHA — The 2026 elections for 25 Nebraska legislative seats could end up among the most expensive legislative races in state history, with Omaha-area races appearing likely to decide the partisan split in the officially nonpartisan Nebraska Unicameral. Between Jan. 1, 2025, and April 27, across 61 legislative candidates, […]
Outside spending reaches fever pitch in NE-02 Dem primary as candidates spar over ‘dark money’
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner OMAHA — The Democratic primary for Nebraska’s 2nd Congressional District has attracted more than $5.6 million in outside ad spending. Those millions, mostly from political action committees, have largely funded advertising supporting Denise Powell and opposing John Cavanaugh – two of the frontrunners in the contentious, crowded primary […]
ICE puts ankle monitor, restrictions on Catholic deacon beloved by Nebraska clergy and Guatemalans
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner OMAHA — Sounds of an indigenous Mayan language, along with Spanish prayer, guitar strumming and ceremonial incense, filled the South Omaha church previously a home base to European newcomers. A May 2 service at St. Francis of Assisi parish in Omaha celebrates Rolando Nicolas’ anniversary as an ordained […]
Third ex-employee arrested in widening teen sex abuse scandal in Kearney
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Pillen assures safety as Nebraska hosts passengers from hantavirus-hit ship
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner OMAHA — Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen tried to assure the public that a “strong” plan is in place to safely handle 16 American passengers of the hantavirus-stricken cruise ship who arrived early Monday to the University of Nebraska Medical Center campus in midtown Omaha. Of the group brought […]
Greater Omaha Heart and Stroke Walk returns Saturday to Gene Leahy Mall
Read the full article on KMTV 3 OMAHA, Neb. (KMTV) — Cardiovascular disease is the number one cause of death in the United States — more than all cancers and accidents combined, according to the CDC. It accounts for 1 in every 3 deaths and more than 900,000 deaths annually. KMTV continues to work with […]
Can Nebraska’s secretary of state survive another challenge from the right?
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner LINCOLN — Late last month at the Lancaster County Election Commission, Nebraska Secretary of State Bob Evnen observed logic and accuracy testing for ballot-counting machines as part of his “transparency tour” across multiple counties in the state. Evnen, standing behind half-height voting booths, said every single ballot tabulator […]
Iowa hospital accused of harvesting patient’s organs without Nebraska family’s authorization
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner An Iowa hospital is facing a lawsuit for allegedly harvesting the organs of a deceased patient without first consulting with the patient’s next of kin. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa, seeks damages from Alegent Health-Community Memorial Hospital of Missouri Valley, […]
OPINION: Going backward, asking why, counting consequences
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner Three thoughts … The dubious drama of the mid-decade redistricting follies now afoot nationally has mostly spared Nebraskans. Our foray into the principle of winning-with-something-other-than-ideas is an ongoing effort in the Legislature to do away with the state’s “Blue Dot,” the method of awarding Electoral College votes by […]