Here are eight takeaways from ProPublica’s report on the Navy’s littoral combat ship program, which has cost taxpayers billions but failed to deliver on its promise.
1. Navy officials vastly underestimated the costs to build the ship in estimates provided to Congress. The original price tag more than doubled.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Concern for U.S. democracy amid deep national polarization has prompted the entities supporting 13 presidential libraries dating back to Herbert Hoover to call for a recommitment to the country's bedrock principles, including the rule of law and respecting a diversity of beliefs.
LINCOLN — This year, Gov. Jim Pillen has the only vote for state treasurer that matters. Pillen’s appointed successor to John Murante will serve until voters get a say in 2026.
The governor has not hinted that he has any favorites among the handful of Republican candidates who have told the Nebraska Examiner they might be interested in the job.
Published by jason@omahadail... on Mon, 09/04/2023 - 5:00am
LINCOLN — Nebraska is following in Oklahoma’s footsteps after Gov. Jim Pillen established a “Women’s Bill of Rights” that will limit certain legal definitions for transgender Nebraskans.
Published by jason@omahadail... on Mon, 09/04/2023 - 4:00am
Across the U.S., legislators are debating how and when sex and gender should be discussed in the classroom and beyond. Specifically, these bills are considering whether anything beyond male or female can be included in library books and lesson plans. These bills are part of a larger debate on how to define and regulate sex and gender, and there are no immediate answers that satisfy everyone.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris met with the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s family to mark Monday's 60th anniversary of the March on Washington, where King delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech at the Lincoln Memorial.
Published by Nikki Palmer on Mon, 08/28/2023 - 5:00am
Eight Republican presidential candidates gathered onstage Wednesday night in Milwaukee, for a heated first primary debate heavily influenced by former President Donald Trump, though the party’s frontrunner refused to attend the two-hour event.
Published by Nikki Palmer on Mon, 08/28/2023 - 4:00am
OMAHA — U.S. Sen. Pete Ricketts made it official Wednesday, launching a campaign to win election to the Senate seat he was appointed to fill by his successor as governor.
Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen tapped Ricketts, a two-term governor, to succeed Sen. Ben Sasse in January after Sasse resigned to become president of the University of Florida.
Published by Nikki Palmer on Mon, 08/28/2023 - 3:00am
Another rapid-fire gun device that is worrying federal government officials is being put to the test in lawsuits in New York City and Texas. The forced-reset trigger introduced by Rare Breed Triggers in late 2020 has been deemed an illegal machine gun by the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. The ATF says the trigger can make an AR-15-style rifle fire as fast as a military M-16 machine gun. The ATF is suing Rare Breed in federal court in New York City on civil fraud allegations.
Published by Nikki Palmer on Mon, 08/21/2023 - 5:00am
LINCOLN — The Nebraska Attorney General’s Office is casting doubt on the powers of “inspectors general” appointed by the Legislature to look into problems concerning state prisons and child welfare cases.