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High Court Will Hear Social Media Terrorism Lawsuits

Published by Nikki Palmer on Wed, 10/05/2022 - 4:00am

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court said Monday it will hear two cases seeking to hold social media companies financially responsible for terrorist attacks. The cases are seen as an important test of the federal law that generally makes internet companies exempt from liability for the material users post on their networks.

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Learning Community Of Douglas & Sarpy Counties Is Accepting Applications For Its Governing Body

Published by Nikki Palmer on Wed, 10/05/2022 - 2:00am

OMAHA, Neb. —The Learning Community of Douglas and Sarpy Counties (the “Learning Community”), a Nebraska political subdivision charged with narrowing the student achievement gap, is accepting applications to fill a vacancy on its governing body (the “Coordinating Council”) representing Achievement Subcouncil 4 (please see votedouglascounty.com for boundary information). The appointment carrieas a term of service from October 2022 through December 2024.

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Omaha Land Bank Selects Second Ambassador Class, Celebrates Successful First Year

Published by Nikki Palmer on Tue, 10/04/2022 - 1:00am

Omaha, Neb. - After a successful inaugural year, the Omaha Land Bank has selected 17 ambassadors for the 2022-2023 program year. Following a kick-off event this month, ambassadors will learn the ins and outs of the Land Bank, including the acquisitions and dispositions process; affordable housing policy considerations; understanding tax lien certificates and the foreclosure process; and diversity, equity, and inclusion training.

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Six States File A Challenge To The Biden Administration's Student Loan Cancellation Program

Published by Nikki Palmer on Mon, 10/03/2022 - 4:00am

Today, six states filed a challenge to the Biden Administration’s student loan cancellation program in federal court in Missouri. In it, they ask the Court for an immediate temporary restraining order pausing the program. Prompt relief is being sought because the Biden Administration has indicated it will start cancelling loan balances as early as next week.

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U.S. House GOP Outlines Agenda In Bid For Control In The Midterms

Published by Nikki Palmer on Fri, 09/30/2022 - 2:00am

WASHINGTON — U.S. House Republicans gathered inside a warehouse in southwestern Pennsylvania on Friday to outline the legislation they’d try to enact if voters give them back control of that chamber following the November midterm elections.

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Abortion Vs. Inflation Could Decide Flood-Pansing Brooks Rematch This Fall

Published by Nikki Palmer on Wed, 09/28/2022 - 3:00am

LINCOLN — The fall rematch of this summer’s special election for Congress between U.S. Republican Rep. Mike Flood of Norfolk and State Sen. Patty Pansing Brooks of Lincoln, a Democrat, will heat up next week.

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NU Regents To Vote On Innovation Hub Project That Expands UNMC Campus

Published by Nikki Palmer on Wed, 09/28/2022 - 12:00am

OMAHA — A favorable vote this Friday would trigger full-throated transformation of an old steel mill operation into the Catalyst, a $60 million entrepreneurial tech hub meant to expand the University of Nebraska Medical Center campus.

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Breyer: Supreme Court Leaker Still Appears To Be A Mystery

Published by Nikki Palmer on Tue, 09/27/2022 - 12:00am

WASHINGTON (AP) — It's a Washington mystery that no one seems able to unravel. The Supreme Court apparently still hasn't found the person who leaked a draft of the court's major abortion decision earlier this year.

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The Pell Grant Exists Because This Woman Lobbied For It

Published by Nikki Palmer on Mon, 09/26/2022 - 5:00am

When women and Black Americans rarely influenced federal policy, Lois Dickson Rice lobbied successfully for the creation of the Pell Grant. (Shutterstock)

Without Lois Dickson Rice, the Pell Grant “would not have come into existence.”

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University Of Nebraska Board Of Regents To Meet Sept. 30

Published by Nikki Palmer on Mon, 09/26/2022 - 3:00am

The University of Nebraska Board of Regents will meet Friday, Sept. 30, 2022, at the University of Nebraska at Kearney. The meeting will begin at 9 a.m. in the Ponderosa Room on the second floor of the Nebraskan Student Union, 1013 W. 27th St. The meeting is open to the public and will also be live-streamed at www.nebraska.edu.