Pillen: Nebraska’s ballot measure process ‘does not represent the people speaking’
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner State Sens. Lou Ann Linehan and Justin Wayne of Omaha flank Gov. Jim Pillen after he signed into law LB 753, the Opportunity Scholarships Act, on May 30, 2023. (Courtesy of the Nebraska Governor’s Office) LINCOLN — Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen downplayed the mandate of ballot measures in […]
Omaha forum of experts and students to delve into online and digital media dangers, safety tools
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner OMAHA — Panelists including students and digital media and media health experts will lead a March 10 “community conversation” in Omaha to help demystify what Nebraska teens experience online. The event, from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Elkhorn North High School, will be hosted by Elkhorn […]
OPINION: Sin taxes raise money, old ideas
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner While bombs continued to burst in air far away, a proposal in the Nebraska Legislature to add a buck to a single pack of cigarettes went up in a cloud of filibustered smoke last week. The bill, LB 1124, failed to reach the magic number of 33 — […]
Nebraska’s Red Dawgs host the Dawg Pound Showdown wheelchair basketball regional tournament
Read the full article on KMTV 3 PAPILLION, Neb. (KMTV) — Nebraska’s youth wheelchair basketball team, the Red Dawgs, is hosting the Dawg Pound Showdown regional tournament this weekend at Papillion-La Vista South High School. Seven National Junior Division co-ed varsity and prep teams from Missouri, Wisconsin, California and Nebraska are competing for the title. […]
Inside Nebraska’s budget: What lawmakers are considering to fix $646 million deficit
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner LINCOLN — Proposed adjustments to Nebraska’s two-year budget will reach the floor of the Legislature Monday, where lawmakers will be tasked with fixing a projected state deficit that has grown to over $646 million. A collection of cuts, changes and cash transfers approved by the Appropriations Committee would, […]
Former State Sen. Brett Lindstrom, who said he was leaving politics, abandons Republican label
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner OMAHA — Former Omaha State Sen. Brett Lindstrom abandoned his Republican label late last month. Lindstrom, a former GOP U.S. House candidate in the Omaha-based 2nd Congressional District who withdrew from the race in January, switched his party registration from Republican to nonpartisan. He did so before the […]
OPINION: Nebraska’s next economic advantage: smarter regulation
Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner When Americans decide where to live, they rarely talk about regulation. They talk about jobs, taxes, affordability, opportunity and whether a place feels open to building a future. Yet behind each of those considerations lies a quieter force shaping daily life: the rules governing how work is done. […]
Elkhorn boy battling bone cancer gets bedroom makeover, Creighton men’s basketball joins surprise
Read the full article on KMTV 3 ELKHORN, Neb. (KMTV) — A Nebraska boy battling bone cancer received a bedroom makeover from a nonprofit, with some special guests from Creighton men’s basketball on hand for the reveal. Hudson Burgers, 9, was diagnosed with osteosarcoma last year and had his leg amputated a couple of months […]
Environmental report shows visible mold in Sarpy County Museum
Read the full article on KMTV 3 BELLEVUE, Neb. (KMTV) – Reports, dated Dec. 3 and 4, 2025, detail visible mold growth in several areas of the museum, including in the showroom. One image in the report shows visible mold growth on an item in the showroom. An environmental report reveals mold in the Sarpy […]
Connected & Resilient: A Community Conversation on Youth Mental Health and Technology
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