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Results Certified For Nebraska’s 2024 General Election

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 12/06/2024 - 7:00am

The Nebraska Board of State Canvassers meets to certify the November 2024 general election results on Dec. 2, 2024. From left: State Auditor Mike Foley, Secretary of State Bob Evnen, Gov. Jim Pillen, Attorney General Mike Hilgers and State Treasurer Tom Briese.
(Zach Wendling / Nebraska Examiner)

LINCOLN — Nebraska’s state constitutional officers have officially certified the November 2024 general election, which includes the formal approval of five ballot measures.

The State Canvassing Board on Monday unanimously accepted the election results for all but one race — a seat on the Dawson Public Power District, which will head to an automatic recount Wednesday morning.

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And So It Ends

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 12/06/2024 - 6:00am

On Monday, Special Counsel Jack Smith filed motions to dismiss the two pending criminal cases against Donald Trump, the D.C. case centered on his actions to subvert the result of the 2020 election and the Florida case about classified documents.

The legal system failed.

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Transgender Rights Case Lands At Supreme Court Amid Debate Over Ban On Medical Treatments For Minors

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 12/06/2024 - 5:00am

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is hearing arguments Wednesday in just its second major transgender rights case, which is a challenge to a Tennessee law that bans gender-affirming care for minors.

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Supreme Court Could Narrow The Scope Of Federal Environmental Reviews, With Less Consideration Of How Projects Would Contribute To Climate Change

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 12/06/2024 - 4:00am

In the 1993 movie “Jurassic Park,” Dr. Ian Malcolm, a fictional math genius specializing in chaos theory, explains the “butterfly effect,” which holds that tiny actions can lead to big outcomes. “A butterfly flaps its wings in Peking,” Malcolm posits, “and you get rain in Central Park instead of sunshine.”

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What’s Next For Nebraska Medical Cannabis, Paid Sick Leave, Abortion, School Choice

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 11/29/2024 - 7:00am

Supporters of medical cannabis joined together in support of two related ballot measures for the 2024 general election at a public hearing for Initiative Measures 437 and 438 at the University of Nebraska at Omaha on Friday, Oct. 25, 2024. Among those in the photo are Dominic Gillen (far left) and Shelley Gillen (left front row) who is kneeling by their son, Will Gillen.
(Zach Wendling / Nebraska Examiner)

LINCOLN — Nebraskans made their voices heard this November on various ballot measures — medical cannabis, paid sick leave, abortion and school choice — and most of the measures are set to take effect in December.

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The Transgender War

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 11/29/2024 - 6:00am

She has yet to even be sworn in. But the hateful Republican women in the House of Representatives have already declared war on the first openly transgender woman to be elected to Congress, Sarah McBride. She is my new hero.

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Illinois’ AG Said It’s Illegal For Schools To Use Police To Ticket Students. But His Office Told Only One District.

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 11/29/2024 - 4:00am

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker speaks during a Democratic National Convention security briefing at the U.S. Secret Service's Chicago Field Office, Thursday, July 25, 2024, in Chicago.
(Erin Hooley / AP Photo)

Illinois’ AG Said It’s Illegal for Schools to Use Police to Ticket Students. But His Office Told Only One District.

by Jodi S. Cohen and Jennifer Smith Richards

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Senator Slams Gun Industry’s “Invasive and Dangerous” Sharing of Customer Data With Political Operatives

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 11/29/2024 - 3:00am

Senator Slams Gun Industry’s “Invasive and Dangerous” Sharing of Customer Data With Political Operatives

by Corey G. Johnson

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Repealing No-Fault Divorce Has So Far Stalled Across The US. Some Worry That'll Change Under Trump

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 11/29/2024 - 2:00am

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Married couples across the U.S. have had access to no-fault divorce for more than 50 years, an option many call crucial to supporting domestic abuse victims and key to preventing already crowded family courts from drowning in complicated divorce proceedings.

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Attorneys Debate Whether Former History Director Was Denied A Speedy Trial

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 11/29/2024 - 1:00am

LINCOLN — Opposing attorneys delved deep into the legal weeds Tuesday in debating whether Trevor Jones, the former head of the state’s history agency, had been denied a speedy trial.

The defense attorney for Jones, the former head of History Nebraska, maintained that prosecutors had failed to request a trial date and that his right to a trial within six months, minus exclusions, ran out on Sept. 12.

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Results Certified For Nebraska’s 2024 General Election

And So It Ends

Transgender Rights Case Lands At Supreme Court Amid Debate Over Ban On Medical Treatments For Minors

Supreme Court Could Narrow The Scope Of Federal Environmental Reviews, With Less Consideration Of How Projects Would Contribute To Climate Change

What’s Next For Nebraska Medical Cannabis, Paid Sick Leave, Abortion, School Choice

The Transgender War

Illinois’ AG Said It’s Illegal For Schools To Use Police To Ticket Students. But His Office Told Only One District.

Illinois’ AG Said It’s Illegal for Schools to Use Police to Ticket Students. But His Office Told Only One District.

Senator Slams Gun Industry’s “Invasive and Dangerous” Sharing of Customer Data With Political Operatives

Senator Slams Gun Industry’s “Invasive and Dangerous” Sharing of Customer Data With Political Operatives

Repealing No-Fault Divorce Has So Far Stalled Across The US. Some Worry That'll Change Under Trump

Attorneys Debate Whether Former History Director Was Denied A Speedy Trial

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