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Make The Republican Party Republican Again

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 10/31/2025 - 12:00am

Last Friday I joined reporters from other news outlets where we got online for the latest news conference by Congressman Don Bacon. In an era where virtually every other high-ranking Nebraska Republican official does their best to avoid the media, Don Bacon has consistently been available to answer questions. He’s an old school Republican.

Regardless of what you think of his politics, you have to respect that.

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Nebraska Tax Revenues Fall Below Projections Just Before State Budget Deficit Is Updated

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 10/24/2025 - 12:00am

The Nebraska State Capitol.
(Aaron Sanderford / Nebraska Examiner)

LINCOLN — After two months of higher-than-expected tax revenues, Nebraska’s monthly general fund receipts fell just before economic forecasters will update the state’s projected budget deficit.

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Anti-Science Bills Hit Statehouses, Stripping Away Public Health Protections Built Over A Century

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 10/24/2025 - 12:00am

Bottles of raw milk are displayed for sale at a store in Temecula, Calif., on Wednesday, May 8, 2024.
(JoNel Aleccia / AP Photo)

More than 420 anti-science bills attacking longstanding public health protections – vaccines, milk safety and fluoride – have been introduced in statehouses across the U.S. this year, part of an organized, politically savvy campaign to enshrine a conspiracy theory-driven agenda into law.

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This County Was The “Model” For Local Police Carrying Out Immigration Raids. It Ended In Civil Rights Violations.

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 10/24/2025 - 12:00am

Guadalupe, Arizona, where most residents are Latino or Native American, became one of Arpaio’s targets for immigration enforcement, which escalated under a 287(g) task force agreement with Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
(Jesse Rieser / ProPublica)

This County Was the “Model” for Local Police Carrying Out Immigration Raids. It Ended in Civil Rights Violations.

by Rafael Carranza, Arizona Luminaria

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Nebraska Group Starts Ballot Push For Winner-Take-All, Hand-Counting Votes

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 10/17/2025 - 12:00am

LINCOLN — A nonprofit group behind a handful of Nebraska ballot initiatives announced a campaign Tuesday to gather signatures for two new ones aimed at conservative election goals.

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Detroit Parents Face Fines If Their Children Break Curfew − Research Shows The Policy Could Do More Harm Than Good

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 10/17/2025 - 12:00am

Detroit is seeing declines in violent crime, but 33% more young people were victims of gun violence in the city so far in 2025 compared with the previous year, according to local police.

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Pattern Of Alleged Staff Sexual Abuse At State-Run Kearney Youth Center Emerges In Court Hearings

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 10/17/2025 - 12:00am

(Editor’s note: This story contains allegations of sexual abuse of children. If you suspect that a child has been abused, call 800-652-1999 or report online.)

At least two staff members at the juvenile treatment center in Kearney have resigned, another is on leave and a fourth faces a criminal charge in connection with allegations of inappropriate sexual contact with teenagers in their custody.

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Nebraska’s First Medical Cannabis Cultivators Offered Licenses As Legal Threats Loom

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 10/10/2025 - 12:00am

A marijuana plant at the Dakota Herb grow operation near Tea, South Dakota.
(John Hult / South Dakota Searchlight)

LINCOLN — The Nebraska Medical Cannabis Commission offered the state’s first medical cannabis cultivator licenses Tuesday, nearly a week after the voter-set deadline of Oct. 1.

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This Little-Known Appeal Could Force Your Insurer To Pay For Lifesaving Care. Here’s How To File It.

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 10/10/2025 - 12:00am

This Little-Known Appeal Could Force Your Insurer to Pay for Lifesaving Care. Here’s How to File It.

by Duaa Eldeib

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Conflict At The Drugstore: When Pharmacists’ And Patients’ Values Collide

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 10/10/2025 - 12:00am

(John Nacion / STAR MAX / IPx 2022 6/28/22 via AP Photo)

Imagine walking into your pharmacy, handing over your prescription and having it denied. Now imagine that the reason is not insufficient insurance coverage or the wrong dose, but a pharmacist who personally objects to your medication. What right does a pharmacist have to make moral decisions for their patients?

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Make The Republican Party Republican Again

Nebraska Tax Revenues Fall Below Projections Just Before State Budget Deficit Is Updated

Anti-Science Bills Hit Statehouses, Stripping Away Public Health Protections Built Over A Century

This County Was The “Model” For Local Police Carrying Out Immigration Raids. It Ended In Civil Rights Violations.

This County Was the “Model” for Local Police Carrying Out Immigration Raids. It Ended in Civil Rights Violations.

Nebraska Group Starts Ballot Push For Winner-Take-All, Hand-Counting Votes

Detroit Parents Face Fines If Their Children Break Curfew − Research Shows The Policy Could Do More Harm Than Good

Pattern Of Alleged Staff Sexual Abuse At State-Run Kearney Youth Center Emerges In Court Hearings

Nebraska’s First Medical Cannabis Cultivators Offered Licenses As Legal Threats Loom

This Little-Known Appeal Could Force Your Insurer To Pay For Lifesaving Care. Here’s How To File It.

This Little-Known Appeal Could Force Your Insurer to Pay for Lifesaving Care. Here’s How to File It.

Conflict At The Drugstore: When Pharmacists’ And Patients’ Values Collide

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