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Nebraska Trans Health Bill Advances, Despite Filibuster Vow

Published by Nikki Palmer on Mon, 03/27/2023 - 5:00am

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The Nebraska Legislature voted Thursday to advance a contentious bill that would ban gender-affirming care for minors, despite threats from some lawmakers that they would filibuster the rest of the session.

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Nearly 300,000 Women Served During The Iraq War. Two Decades Later, They Remain ‘The Invisible Veterans.’

Published by Nikki Palmer on Mon, 03/27/2023 - 2:00am

Christina Schauer deployed to Baghdad in March 2003 during her sophomore year in college. At age 20, Schauer was part of an 800-member reserve battalion that consisted mainly of engineers, truck drivers, mechanics and a handful of medics like herself, tasked with building up the military bases that are there now. About 10 percent were women, she said.

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Supreme Court Honors Legacy Of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Published by Nikki Palmer on Fri, 03/24/2023 - 2:00am
The late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was remembered during ceremonies at the Supreme Court. (Charles Dharapak / AP Photo)

WASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, whose death ahead of the 2020 election led to a conservative shift on the Supreme Court, was remembered Friday during ceremonies at the high court as a legendary champion for women's rights.

Speaking just two days after what would have been the justice's 90th birthday, Chief Justice John Roberts called her a "woman of conviction, courage and quiet compassion."

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‘Moving Unapologetically To The Forefront’: How An Archive Is Preserving The Black Feminist Movement

Published by jason@omahadail... on Mon, 03/13/2023 - 3:00am
Portraits of Anna Julia Cooper (left) and Mary Church Terrell circa 1900.
(Library of Congress)

While White women had their eyes set on the ballot — what would ultimately be a self-serving prize — Black women in the late 19th and early 20th centuries led a multifaceted movement that would benefit not only themselves, but American society as a whole.

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Voter ID Public Hearing Stretches Seven Hours At The Unicameral

Published by Nikki Palmer on Mon, 03/06/2023 - 5:00am

LINCOLN — Nebraskans on Wednesday packed a public hearing room and overflowed into another, waiting for a shot to weigh in on three proposals that will help shape the state’s final Voter ID law.

The trio of bills that aired during a combined session before the Legislature’s Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee represented different ends of the spectrum.

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Point v. Counter-Point: Legislative Bill 753: The Philosophical Public Policy Case For Opportunity Scholarships

Published by Nikki Palmer on Mon, 03/06/2023 - 4:00am
Don Stenberg

The Nebraska Examiner has described Legislative Bill 753, the Opportunity Scholarship Act, as a bill that “provides public funds for private schools.” More specifically Legislative Bill 753 is described as “a bill that would set aside at least $25 million a year in taxpayer funds for tax credits for donations to private school scholarships.”

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Why Can’t Americans Agree On, Well, Nearly Anything? Philosophy Has Some Answers

Published by Nikki Palmer on Mon, 03/06/2023 - 2:00am

Does wearing a mask stop the spread of COVID-19? Is climate change driven primarily by human-made emissions? With these kinds of issues dividing the public, it sometimes feels as if Americans are losing our ability to agree about basic facts of the world. There have been widespread disagreements about matters of seemingly objective fact in the past, yet the number of recent examples can make it feel as though our shared sense of reality is shrinking.

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From Kilgore To The Capitol: Native Moms Who Sued School After Haircutting Support Bill Seeking To Protect Students’ Religious, Cultural Freedom

Published by Nikki Palmer on Mon, 02/27/2023 - 5:00am

The Native woman wearing feathers in her braided hair took a seat facing eight members of the Nebraska Legislature.

Alice Johnson stared down with the paper in her hands, the speech she’d practiced over and over until no amount of nerves could mask its message.

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‘Heartbeat’ Abortion Bill And Measure Blocking Gender-Altering Procedures Sent To Full Legislature

Published by Nikki Palmer on Mon, 02/27/2023 - 3:00am
Emotions have flared since the U.S. Supreme Court last year struck down the constitutional right to abortion. Omahans rallied in support of abortion rights at 90th and Dodge in the wake of the Supreme Court decision. (Josie Charron / The Daily Record)

LINCOLN — A legislative committee, after a few testy exchanges, advanced bills Wednesday evening to make abortion less accessible and ban minors from obtaining gender-altering procedures.

The votes were both 4-2, with one senator, Lynne Walz of Fremont, absent for the executive session.

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Tracy Hightower-Henne Launches Campaign To Represent District 13 In Nebraska Legislature

Published by Nikki Palmer on Fri, 02/24/2023 - 2:00am

Omaha, NE – Today, Tracy Hightower-Henne launched her campaign to represent District 13 in the Nebraska Legislature. An attorney and community activist, Hightower-Henne has been an advocate for equal access to justice and reproductive freedom.

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