Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 04/15/2024 - 12:04am
LINCOLN — The Nebraska State Bar Foundation is the winner of this year’s Sandra Day O’Connor Award for the Advancement of Civics Education.
The award comes from the National Center for State Courts and recognizes an organization, court, program or person who has promoted or led a civics education project related to the justice system.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 04/15/2024 - 12:02am
What factors must a court consider when the National Labor Relations Board requests an order requiring an employer to rehire terminated workers before the completion of unfair labor practice proceedings?
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 04/15/2024 - 12:01am
WASHINGTON (AP) — Don Beyer's car dealerships were among the first in the U.S. to set up a website. As a representative, the Virginia Democrat leads a bipartisan group focused on promoting fusion energy. He reads books about geometry for fun.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 04/08/2024 - 12:06am
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has faced protests over the conflict in Gaza all over the country, but this week he confronted one inside the White House itself.
The occasion was a private meeting on Tuesday where Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and national security leaders could hear from Muslim Americans about their concerns involving the war between Israel and Hamas.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 04/08/2024 - 12:05am
Back in 2020, the daughter of the judge presiding over Donald Trump's hush money trial in New York worked for a digital advertising firm that was involved in then Sen. Kamala Harris' presidential campaign. According to Trump, that made her a Trump hater and meant that her father should not be permitted to try the case.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 04/08/2024 - 12:04am
GUANGZHOU, China (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen arrived in China on Thursday for five days of meetings in a nation determined to avoid open conflict with the United States, yet the world's two largest economies still appear to be hashing out the rules on how to compete against each other.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 04/08/2024 - 12:03am
LINCOLN — State lawmakers advanced numerous changes to Nebraska’s parole system Wednesday that the introducer said could take the state from imposing punishment to improving lives.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 04/08/2024 - 12:02am
LINCOLN — Wednesday’s failed attempt to force a floor vote on making Nebraska award all five of its Electoral College votes to the presidential winner of the statewide popular vote signaled dimming prospects this year for changes sought by Gov. Jim Pillen and former President Donald Trump.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 04/08/2024 - 12:01am
LINCOLN — Gov. Jim Pillen’s property tax plan limped forward Tuesday after its chief sponsor agreed to strip out its most controversial component: a proposed 1-cent increase in state sales taxes.
The bill advanced from first-round debate, 28-12, after lawmakers invoked cloture to shut off a filibuster.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 04/01/2024 - 5:00am
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — For the first time in 27 years, the U.S. government is changing how it categorizes people by race and ethnicity, an effort that federal officials believe will more accurately count residents who identify as Hispanic and of Middle Eastern and North African heritage.