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Pressure Mounts On US Railroads And Unions To Reach A Deal

Published by Nikki Palmer on Thu, 09/15/2022 - 3:00am

Freight railroads and their unions are facing increasing pressure from business groups and the White House to settle their contract dispute. They face a looming strike deadline on Friday, Sept. 16. (Gene J. Puskar / AP Photo)

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Freight railroads and their unions are facing increasing pressure from business groups and the White House to settle their contract dispute before Friday's looming strike deadline.

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How To Fix America’s Confusing Voting System

Published by Nikki Palmer on Thu, 09/15/2022 - 2:00am

Faye Combs used to enter the voting booth with trepidation. Unable to read until she was in her 40s, she would struggle to decipher the words on the ballot, intimidated by how quickly the people around her finished and departed. “When the election was over, I didn’t even realize what I had voted for because it was just so much reading,” she said.

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Candidates, Mostly Republican, Skip Debates, Bar Press During Midterm Campaigns

Published by Nikki Palmer on Thu, 09/08/2022 - 5:00am

WASHINGTON — With two months left of the 2022 campaign season, a majority of Republican candidates are continuing to skirt away from not only talking to local and national media outlets about their policy issues, but their own constituents, leaving voters with little information on their policy positions.

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Secretary Of State Bob Evnen Announces September As National Voter Registration Month

Published by Nikki Palmer on Thu, 09/08/2022 - 4:00am

LINCOLN – Secretary Evnen joins members of the National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS) in encouraging Nebraska citizens to celebrate National Voter Registration Month by registering to vote.

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Former Republican Wright Could Join Nebraska Governor’s Race As Nonpartisan

Published by Nikki Palmer on Thu, 09/08/2022 - 3:00am

OMAHA — Nebraska voters looking beyond the two major political parties and a Libertarian could have a fourth choice on November’s general election ballot for governor.

Long-odds candidate David Wright of Ewing is trying to get on — as a nonpartisan candidate.

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Workhorses, Not Show Horses: Five Ways To Promote Effective Lawmaking In Congress

Published by Nikki Palmer on Thu, 09/01/2022 - 5:00am

Congress gathers for a joint session at the US Capitol. (Mark Reinstein / Shutterstock)

Americans dislike Congress, especially when it fails to act on pressing problems. They are then surprised by legislative accomplishments on climate change, gun control and maintaining competitiveness with China.

But Congress does much more on a daily basis than deal – or fail to deal – with high-profile issues.

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Q&A With Ali Alexander, Organizer Of ‘Stop The Steal’ Protests Before Jan. 6

Published by Nikki Palmer on Thu, 09/01/2022 - 4:00am

OMAHA — Conservative political activist and provocateur Ali Alexander chose Nebraska to give what he called his first public speech since organizing “Stop the Steal” rallies in the run-up to Jan. 6, 2021, when more than 2,000 people stormed the U.S. Capitol as Congress certified the 2020 presidential election results.

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22 States Support Religious Liberty Of Navy SEALs

Published by Nikki Palmer on Thu, 09/01/2022 - 3:00am

A coalition of 22 State Attorneys General, led by Attorney General Lynn Fitch (MS), filed an amicus brief today in the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in support of the religious liberty of Navy SEALs seeking exemptions from the Biden Administration’s continuing pursuit of universal COVID vaccination.

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Majority Leader Hoyer Joins Vargas, Local Leaders To Talk Economic Recovery

Published by Nikki Palmer on Thu, 09/01/2022 - 2:00am

Omaha, Neb. – Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) joined State Senator Tony Vargas on the campaign trail at an event to highlight local economic development efforts in Nebraska’s Second Congressional District, including in North and South Omaha.

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Retiring AP Reporter Chronicles 4 Decades Covering Congress

Published by Nikki Palmer on Thu, 09/01/2022 - 1:00am

WASHINGTON (AP) — In the waning moments of Democrats' four-decade hold on the House, I saw a gesture that seems unthinkable today. On the evening of Nov. 29, 1994, they let the top Republican preside, briefly, over the chamber.