Committee advances one-word tweak to Nebraska Constitution on citizen voting
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner State Sen. Barry DeKay of Niobrara, chair of the Legislature’s Agriculture Committee, takes questions during legislative debate. March 31, 2025. (Zach Wendling/Nebraska Examiner) LINCOLN — A legislative committee advanced a proposed amendment Wednesday that would change one word to two in the Nebraska Constitution about only citizens voting […]
Nebraska preservation tax credit could be eliminated to close $400M budget gap
Read the full article on KMTV 3 OMAHA, Neb. (KMTV) — Gov. Pillen proposes ending credit that helped renovate Omaha’s Cottonwood Hotel and hundreds of other historic buildings. Gov. Jim Pillen has proposed eliminating the state’s historic preservation tax credit to help close a nearly $400 million budget deficit A tax credit has helped fund […]
Driver and injured protester among six ticketed by Fremont police in anti-ICE rally
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner Rescue personnel take a Fremont student to the hospital after she was struck by a vehicle displaying a Trump flag during a student-led, non-school demonstration in front of the high school. The vehicle fled. (Courtesy of Veronica Sandoval/News Channel Nebraska) OMAHA — Fremont police have cited six people in […]
Nebraska lawmakers reject bill to require screenings of coercion, abuse for abortion patients
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner State Sens. Tanya Storer of Whitman, left, and Merv Riepe of Ralston. Jan. 29, 2026. (Zach Wendling/Nebraska Examiner) LINCOLN — In the first cloture vote of Nebraska’s 2026 legislative session, lawmakers rejected an attempt to update state abortion statutes to require screenings for coercion and abuse. Legislative Bill […]
Appropriators deny NU regent claims to state AG about Nebraska Medicine
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner State Sens. Christy Armendariz of Omaha and Rob Clements of Elmwood, vice chair and chair of the Nebraska Legislature’s Appropriations Committee, respectively. Jan. 12, 2026. (Zach Wendling/Nebraska Examiner) LINCOLN — The University of Nebraska Board of Regents, in a clash with Nebraska Medicine’s former board over the future […]
ACLU sues on behalf of McCook ICE detainees, criticizes attorney-client access
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner The state’s Work Ethic Camp in McCook, Neb., has become a detention center for migrants facing deportation proceedings. (Cindy Gonzalez/Nebraska Examiner) LINCOLN — The Nebraska chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union has launched its first federal lawsuits on behalf of migrants at McCook’s so-called “Cornhusker Clink,” which […]
Nebraska Medicine takeover coming as university health systems across the US eye expansion
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Flatwater Explains: What is Nebraska Medicine — and how is it different from UNMC?
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Omaha City Council approves $9M financing for contested Dundee development project
Read the full article on KMTV 3 The Omaha City Council unanimously approved $9 million in tax increment financing for the Saddle Creek Marketplace development in Dundee, moving the controversial $103 million mixed-use project one step closer to reality. For months, neighbors have voiced concerns about the massive development that will transform the area around […]
City legal filing claims developer sought agricultural tax break on Civic Auditorium site
Read the full article on KMTV 3 OMAHA, Neb. (KMTV) — For months, reporter Molly Hudson has been following the development plans for the former Civic Auditorium site in downtown Omaha. Molly has even sat down with developer White Lotus Group in the past to learn about the project plans, which have included housing, office […]