Published by jason@omahadail... on Thu, 01/22/2026 - 11:36pm
WASHINGTON — A Department of Homeland Security policy that barred unannounced visits for lawmakers seeking to conduct oversight at facilities that hold immigrants will remain in place, as ordered by a federal judge Monday.
District of Columbia federal Judge Jia Cobb issued an order that denied a request from a dozen Democratic lawmakers, on the technical grounds that an amended complaint or a supplemental brief must be made to challenge a seven-day notice policy instituted by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem this month for oversight visits.
Published by jason@omahadail... on Thu, 01/22/2026 - 11:34pm
An Iowa-based hot sauce company is suing one of its manufacturers, alleging it turned out bottled products that bubbled, fermented and exploded.
Lola’s Fine Sauces of West Des Moines is suing Ecoideas Innovation Inc. of Canada, in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa, alleging it has incurred $700,000 in damages due to Ecoideas’ breach of contract.
Published by jason@omahadail... on Thu, 01/22/2026 - 11:27pm
LINCOLN — Gov. Jim Pillen, while pressing the Nebraska Department of Economic Development in 2024 to tighten its belt, steered the state agency to award a $2.5 million no-bid emergency contract to a bioeconomy consultant and lobbyist he knew and had traveled with as part of state delegations.
Published by jason@omahadail... on Fri, 01/16/2026 - 12:00am
LINCOLN — The Nebraska Legislature’s Executive Board unanimously advanced a resolution Monday to expel State Sen. Dan McKeon of Amherst after hearing from his attorney and an outside investigator.
The board voted 9-0 to advance Legislative Resolution 282 to floor debate following a nearly two-hour public hearing. The Legislature’s expulsion debate will take place Tuesday. Expelling a sitting senator requires 33 votes.
Published by jason@omahadail... on Fri, 01/16/2026 - 12:00am
Becky Stamp had already been ordered to repay clients for inflated fees that she took from their accounts when a judge signed a warrant for her arrest in early November.
A court-appointed guardian who managed the lives and finances of dozens of vulnerable Nebraskans across 18 counties, Stamp allegedly racked up more than $21,000 in charges at shops across York using an account belonging to a man deemed incapable of making his own financial decisions, according to court documents. She was arrested and charged with three felonies, including abuse of a vulnerable adult.
Published by jason@omahadail... on Fri, 01/16/2026 - 12:00am
In December 2025, President Donald Trump filed a US$10 billion lawsuit against the BBC in a federal court in Florida. It was only the latest in a long series of high-dollar legal challenges Trump has brought against prominent media organizations, including ABC, CBS, The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal, among others.
Published by jason@omahadail... on Wed, 01/14/2026 - 3:03am
LINCOLN — Nebraska lawmakers are set to consider a slew of nationally relevant topics in the 2026 legislative session, including new bills addressing immigration enforcement, homeless encampments and artificial intelligence.
More than 100 new bills were introduced Thursday and Friday. That brings the total number of new bills, resolutions and constitutional amendments introduced over the first three days of a shorter, 60-day session to 250. Legislation can be introduced through the 10th legislative day: Jan. 21.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 01/09/2026 - 12:00am
LINCOLN — Nebraska officials explored the statewide implications if the U.S. gets involved in a major war or “armed conflict” as part of a new state report issued this month on external threats.
Gov. Jim Pillen briefed the press Monday on the new legislatively required annual threat assessment. He was joined by Lt. Gov. Joe Kelly, and Adj. Gen. Craig Strong at the Nebraska National Guard Air Base.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 01/09/2026 - 12:00am
I knew this artist once who had been working on his craft for some years off and on. We related to each other on the same activities and often met up to talk about current artworks and projects. One day, his work passed in front of the right person, and he was paid generously for it, with potential orders for more work. While busy in talks with the new and wealthier client, he began talking to a woman, and then, without any more free time, he pushed his old clients onto other artists.