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Nebraska Lawmakers Express Dismay Over Low Return On Cash Investments By State Agency

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 11/15/2024 - 7:00am

Nebraska state Sen. Dave Murman, R-Glenvil, sits in the Legislative Chamber in Lincoln, Neb., March 1, 2019.
(Nati Harnik / AP Photo)

LINCOLN — A panel of state lawmakers passed over one idea for reducing property taxes but expressed dismay Friday that a state agency isn’t generating more investment income for Nebraska schoolchildren.

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Cultural Curators Face Reckoning For Mocking Middle America

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 11/15/2024 - 6:00am

PITTSBURGH -- Walking out of the Allegheny County Republican election night event at a local luxury hotel, the young men waiting to valet my car got into a discussion with me about the just-announced election results.

All four men were in their 30s. Two were white, one was Black and the other Hispanic. As I traditionally do, I asked them how they voted, and they all answered with President-elect Donald Trump.

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US States Are Finally Starting To Put In Place Protections For The Kids Of Family Vloggers

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 11/15/2024 - 5:00am

Ruby Franke was once one of the most popular YouTube family vloggers, posting videos featuring her husband and six children on her channel, 8 Passengers, that racked up over 1 billion views.

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Trump Says Musk, Ramaswamy Will Form Outside Group To Advise White House On Government Efficiency

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 11/15/2024 - 4:00am

Vivek Ramaswamy speaks before Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump at a campaign rally at Madison Square Garden, Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024, in New York.
(Evan Vucci / AP Photo)

WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday said Elon Musk and former GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy will lead a new “Department of Government Efficiency" — which is not, despite the name, a government agency.

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Gov. Pillen Asks Nebraska Lawmakers To Overhaul School Aid Formula In 2025

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 11/15/2024 - 3:00am

Gov. Jim Pillen hosted a news conference at the end of the Legislature’s special session to address property taxes that began almost one month prior, Aug. 20, 2024.
(Zach Wendling / Nebraska Examiner)

LINCOLN — Gov. Jim Pillen is officially calling on Nebraska lawmakers to address “inconsistencies” in the state’s main school aid formula in the 2025 legislative session.

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Women Suing Over Idaho's Abortion Ban Describe Dangerous Pregnancies, Becoming 'Medical Refugees'

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 11/15/2024 - 2:00am

In this image taken from a video provided by Idaho Fourth District Court, Rebecca Vincen-Brown (lower right) tears up as she testifies in court about her abortion, Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024, in Boise, Idaho.
(Idaho Fourth District Court via AP)

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Four women suing over Idaho's strict abortion bans told a judge Tuesday how excitement over their pregnancies turned to grief and fear after they learned their fetuses were not likely to survive to birth — and how they had to leave the state to get abortions amid fears that pregnancy complications would put their own health in danger.

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Nebraska Passes Abortion-Restrictions Amendment, Bucking National Trend

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 11/08/2024 - 7:00am

BELLEVUE, Nebraska — Nebraska voters faced a first-in-the-nation test Tuesday by voting on two competing constitutional amendments on abortion in the same election — and they appeared poised to buck the national trend by favoring abortion restrictions.

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The ‘Average Student’ Is A Myth. Teaching To Those At The Margins Helps All Kids

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The ‘Average Student’ Is a Myth. Teaching to Those at the Margins Helps All Kids

Jones: Because learner variability is the norm since the pandemic, educators need to start designing for it. Here's what that could that look like.

By Lindsay E. Jones

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'Fat Leonard,' Navy Contractor Behind One Of The Military's Biggest Scandals, Sentenced To 15 Years

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SAN DIEGO (AP) — Former military defense contractor Leonard “Fat Leonard” Francis was sentenced Tuesday to 15 years in prison for masterminding a decade-long bribery scheme that swept up dozens of U.S. Navy officers, federal prosecutors said.

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Nebraska Supreme Court Ruling Raises Concern About ‘Hauling’ People Back To County Jails

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 11/08/2024 - 4:00am

Nebraska Supreme Court Chief Justice Michael Heavican delivers his annual State of the Judiciary address to lawmakers, Thursday, Jan. 21, 2016, at the Capitol in Lincoln, Neb.
(Grant Schulte / AP Photo)

LINCOLN — A ruling Friday by the Nebraska Supreme Court is raising concerns that some criminal offenders might have to return to a county jail to serve out more days behind bars.

That, some officials said, would be an expensive endeavor for counties and one that could exacerbate overcrowding in local jails, though one prosecutor said the impact will be limited.

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Nebraska Lawmakers Express Dismay Over Low Return On Cash Investments By State Agency

Cultural Curators Face Reckoning For Mocking Middle America

US States Are Finally Starting To Put In Place Protections For The Kids Of Family Vloggers

Trump Says Musk, Ramaswamy Will Form Outside Group To Advise White House On Government Efficiency

Gov. Pillen Asks Nebraska Lawmakers To Overhaul School Aid Formula In 2025

Women Suing Over Idaho's Abortion Ban Describe Dangerous Pregnancies, Becoming 'Medical Refugees'

Nebraska Passes Abortion-Restrictions Amendment, Bucking National Trend

The ‘Average Student’ Is A Myth. Teaching To Those At The Margins Helps All Kids

The ‘Average Student’ Is a Myth. Teaching to Those at the Margins Helps All Kids

Jones: Because learner variability is the norm since the pandemic, educators need to start designing for it. Here's what that could that look like.

'Fat Leonard,' Navy Contractor Behind One Of The Military's Biggest Scandals, Sentenced To 15 Years

Nebraska Supreme Court Ruling Raises Concern About ‘Hauling’ People Back To County Jails

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