Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 08/08/2025 - 12:00am
Michael G. Mullin’s primary goal has always been to ensure justice is done – first in court as a full-time trial attorney – and now out of court – as a full-time mediator, fast-approaching his 5,000th case – including a significant resolution agreement, which has the potential to save lives, involving a vital medical procedure.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 08/08/2025 - 12:00am
Nebraska legislators spent much of their recent session debating and parsing the political landscape in two primary areas: the will of the people via the ballot box and the ongoing culture wars, those nitpicky, divisive punch ups, which often cleave communities.
That focus last session was the subject of an excellent article by Nebraska Examiner reporter Juan Salinas II.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 08/08/2025 - 12:00am
LINCOLN — Frustrations are boiling over for the members of the Nebraska Medical Cannabis Commission as they seek “creative” solutions due to a lack of state funding to get started, which has complicated the need to pay staff, purchase software and create a robust regulatory system for the drug.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 08/08/2025 - 12:00am
A new federal rule proposed Tuesday would make it easier for companies to use drones over longer distances out of the operator's sight without having to go through a cumbersome waiver process.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 08/01/2025 - 12:00am
LINCOLN — Every Nebraska worker was set to have paid sick leave starting this fall, because voters approved it through a citizen-led initiative.
That change was part of a wave of ballot measures Nebraska voters embraced in recent years, including the legalization of medical marijuana that left lawmakers and a newly created commission to craft the framework of how the new medicine would be regulated.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 07/25/2025 - 12:00am
Across the country, state and local crime labs are drowning in evidence.
From rape kits to drug samples to vials of blood, delays in forensic testing are stalling prosecutions, stretching court calendars and forcing impossible choices about what gets tested — and what doesn’t.