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Rural Poll: Nebraskans Not Optimistic About Economy

Published by Nikki Palmer on Tue, 10/18/2022 - 3:00am

Lincoln, Nebraska — Rural Nebraskans are not optimistic about the economy in the next year, according to the 2022 Nebraska Rural Poll.

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Pillen Sidesteps Sasse Replacement Question; Blood Says She’d Pick Placeholder

Published by Nikki Palmer on Mon, 10/17/2022 - 5:00am

OMAHA — Jim Pillen, the GOP gubernatorial candidate Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts wants to succeed him, declined Wednesday to speculate about his choice for Nebraska’s next senator if Republican U.S. Sen. Ben Sasse resigns to lead the University of Florida.

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Gov. Ricketts Announces Key Staff Transition

Published by Nikki Palmer on Mon, 10/17/2022 - 1:00am

LINCOLN – Today, Governor Pete Ricketts announced that a key member of his cabinet will be transitioning to a role outside state government. Lauren Hill Kintner has served as a member of the Governor’s cabinet as Director of the Governor’s Policy and Research Office for nearly 24 years. Throughout her tenure, Kintner served as lead policy advisor and legal counsel to Governor Ricketts and his two predecessors, Governors Dave Heineman and Mike Johanns.

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In Her Own Words: Justice Jackson Speaks Volumes From Bench

Published by Nikki Palmer on Fri, 10/14/2022 - 3:00am

WASHINGTON (AP) — Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman on the Supreme Court and its newest justice, said before the term began that she was "ready to work." She made that clear during arguments in the opening cases.

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Biden Hit On Economy As More Say Finances Poor: AP-NORC Poll

Published by Nikki Palmer on Fri, 10/14/2022 - 2:00am

WASHINGTON (AP) — More U.S. adults are now feeling financially vulnerable amid high inflation — a political risk for President Joe Biden and his fellow Democrats one month before the midterm elections.

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Conservative PACs Inject Millions Into Local School Races

Published by Nikki Palmer on Thu, 10/13/2022 - 12:00am

As Republicans and Democrats fight for control of Congress this fall, a growing number of conservative political action groups are targeting their efforts closer to home: at local school boards.

Their aim is to gain control of more school systems and push back against what they see as a liberal tide in public education classrooms, libraries, sports fields, even building plans.

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The ballots are coming! The ballots are coming!

Published by Nikki Palmer on Mon, 10/10/2022 - 5:00am

An early ballot drop box at the Douglas County Election Commission offices in Omaha, Neb.
(Nati Harnik / AP Photo)

Early mail-in ballots for Nebraska’s Nov. 8 general election are arriving in the mailboxes of those who have requested them. Registered Nebraska voters can vote by mail for any reason – Nebraska is among the nation’s “no-excuse” states when it comes to absentee voting. You have until Oct. 28 to request an early mail-in ballot.

Here are a few best practices for voting via an early mail-in ballot.

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Justice Clarence Thomas And His Wife Have Bolstered Conservative Causes As He Is Poised To Lead The Supreme Court Rolling Back More Landmark Rulings

Published by Nikki Palmer on Mon, 10/10/2022 - 4:00am

With the opening of the U.S. Supreme Court’s new session on Oct. 3, 2022, Clarence Thomas is arguably the most powerful justice on the nation’s highest court.

In 1991, after Thomas became an associate justice and only the second African American to do so, his power was improbable to almost everyone except him and his wife, Virginia “Ginni” Thomas.

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Women Could Claim The Most Governors’ Seats In U.s. History In November

Published by Nikki Palmer on Fri, 10/07/2022 - 12:00am

WASHINGTON — Women running in governors’ races throughout the country are potentially set to break records if elected this November.

In total there are 25 women governor candidates nominated by the two major political parties this election cycle, sharply up from 16 in 2018.

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High Court Will Hear Social Media Terrorism Lawsuits

Published by Nikki Palmer on Wed, 10/05/2022 - 4:00am

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court said Monday it will hear two cases seeking to hold social media companies financially responsible for terrorist attacks. The cases are seen as an important test of the federal law that generally makes internet companies exempt from liability for the material users post on their networks.