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U.S. Rep. Don Bacon Backs Consensus GOP Pick Johnson For House Speaker

Published by Nikki Palmer on Mon, 10/30/2023 - 5:00am

OMAHA — Days after he and his family drew threats from Republican populists for resisting Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan’s push to be House Speaker, U.S. Rep. Don Bacon supported a consensus GOP pick who, like Jordan, voted to reject the 2020 election results.

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A List Of Mass Killings In The United States Since January

Published by Nikki Palmer on Mon, 10/30/2023 - 4:00am

The latest mass killing in the U.S. happened last Wednesday night in Lewiston, Maine, when a man opened fire at a bowling alley and a restaurant, killing at least 18 people, the state's governor announced last Thursday. At least 13 people were also wounded.

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Polls Have Value, Even When They Are Wrong

Published by Nikki Palmer on Mon, 10/30/2023 - 3:00am

An ABC News/Washington Post poll in September 2023 generated outrage among Democrats. The headline on the story, “Trump edges out Biden 51-42 in head-to-head matchup: POLL,” appeared designed to attract clicks rather than accurately portray where the race was on that day – or where it was headed.

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Support For More Political Parties In The U.S. Is Higher Among Adults Under Age 50

Published by Nikki Palmer on Mon, 10/30/2023 - 2:00am

With a record share of Americans expressing unfavorable views of both major parties, 37% of Americans wish there were more political parties to choose from, according to a recent Pew Research Center survey.

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Pillen Sidesteps Question About Apology To Reporter Who Grew Up In China

Published by Nikki Palmer on Mon, 10/30/2023 - 1:00am

LINCOLN — Gov. Jim Pillen sidestepped a question last Wednesday about whether he planned to apologize to an Omaha-based investigative reporter for saying her work should be ignored because she grew up “in communist China.”

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Women Donors Are Underrepresented In Fundraising For State Elections. The Impacts Are Wide-Ranging.

Published by Nikki Palmer on Mon, 10/23/2023 - 5:00am

Women donors remain underrepresented in fundraising for state elections across the country, creating a gender gap that can have wide-ranging impacts on women candidates and political representation, a new report from the Center for American Women and Politics found.

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Pillen Accepting Applications To Replace State Sen. Tom Briese In Legislature

Published by Nikki Palmer on Mon, 10/23/2023 - 4:00am

LINCOLN — Central Nebraska residents with designs on a part-time job in Lincoln have until 5 p.m. Nov. 8 to apply to replace State Sen. Tom Briese of Albion in the Legislature.

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House Speaker Paralysis Is Confusing – A Political Scientist Explains What’s Happening

Published by Nikki Palmer on Mon, 10/23/2023 - 3:00am

Political observers, most Americans and even members of Congress can’t remember a battle for the post of speaker of the U.S. House as fraught as the one that began back in January 2023 and continues still, 10 months later.

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‘What Am I Here For?’: Military Families Frustrated By Delayed Promotions, Withheld Raises And Lives Put On Hold

Published by jason@omahadail... on Mon, 10/16/2023 - 5:00am

A display is seen on the Capitol grounds showing the members of the military whose promotions are being held up by Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023. For more than half a year, one Republican senator has blocked military promotions on the Senate floor over his disapproval of the Defense Department’s abortion policy.
(J. Scott Applewhite / AP Photo)

When Allison Jaslow ran into Sen. Tommy Tuberville in the Capitol in July, she asked him what he had to say about how his block on military promotions on the Senate floor has impacted military service members’ livelihoods.

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Local Officials, Families Press Nebraska For Help With Mental Health Care Gaps

Published by jason@omahadail... on Mon, 10/16/2023 - 3:00am

LINCOLN — Nebraska needs to study the systemic shortcomings and gaps in the state’s mental health care system for young people and adults, members of the Legislature’s Health and Human Services Committee heard in a Wednesday hearing.

Then the state needs to step up, senators were told.