Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 08/25/2025 - 12:00am
LINCOLN — The media spectacle of Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen unveiling plans for a new Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility in the southwestern part of the state follows a political playbook from the Trump administration.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 08/25/2025 - 12:00am
When people use the term “Orwellian,” it’s not a good sign.
It usually characterizes an action, an individual or a society that is suppressing freedom, particularly the freedom of expression. It can also describe something perverted by tyrannical power.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 08/18/2025 - 12:00am
The Trump administration and Harvard University are reportedly close to reaching a settlement that would require Harvard to pay US$500 million in exchange for the government releasing frozen federal funding and ending an investigation into antisemitism on campus.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 08/18/2025 - 12:00am
LINCOLN — A new state commission charged with reviewing and suggesting updates to how Nebraska funds its public K-12 schools kicked off its first meeting Monday largely with a consensus that the state should dole out more aid to local schools.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 08/11/2025 - 12:00am
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Health and Human Services will cancel contracts and pull funding for some vaccines that are being developed to fight respiratory viruses like COVID-19 and the flu.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced in a statement Tuesday that 22 projects, totaling $500 million, to develop vaccines using mRNA technology will be halted.