Profiles
Dan Schultz transitioned from a military career as an electronic warfare officer to opening a housecleaning franchise. He embraces his military training in building the franchise. (Tim Trudell / The Daily Record)
Dan Schultz likely could have had his pick of jobs when he retired from the Air Force. Defense-related contractor positions were within his grasp. With two master's degrees, maybe he could have used...
I hate America - hardly. But it wasn’t one person speaking ... It was millions, collectively united as one.
From sea to shining sea and beyond our nation’s shores, people rallied together in rural,...
It is set in stone, unlike the Constitution, our nation’s rule of law, many are valiantly defending to this day.
On Aug. 10, 1875, six attorneys convened at the Douglas County Courthouse to...
With visions of a resurgent neighborhood, supporters of redevelopment in the Saddle Creek see couples strolling through the neighborhood enjoying date nights, families grabbing a bite to eat and...
Writing this article from the perspectives of local, Omaha-Metropolitan mechanics was more difficult than I imagined it being. The idea behind this piece was to provide data on reliable cars (and...
Today’s News
Washington state Commissioner of Public Lands Dave Upthegrove waves to the crowd during inauguration ceremonies at the Washington Capitol, in Olympia, Washington, in January. In an interview with Stateline, Upthegrove discussed how Trump administration proposals on the management of public lands are playing out in his state. (Ryan Berry / Washington State Standard)
The Trump administration has proposed significantly shifting management of the nation’s public lands toward producing more revenue. President Donald Trump and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum have...
Bishop James Powers, John D. Johnson, Sr., Tribal President of the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians, and Sister Sue Ernster pose in front of the Marywood property which was returned to the Tribe on October 31, 2025. (Courtesy of Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration)
This story was originally reported by Jessica Kutz of The 19th. Meet Jessica and read more of her reporting on gender, politics and policy.
On a sunny afternoon on the shores of Trout Lake in...
Russ Anderson of Waldoboro, Maine, wears a shawl to help keep warm as he speaks with a reporter in 2023 about the importance of federal programs to help low-income households like his heat their homes. For someone getting by on less than $1,000 a month from Social Security, heating aid could save him the equivalent of three monthly payments, he told The Associated Press. (Robert F. Bukaty / AP Photo)
As fall turns to winter and temperatures begin to drop, millions of people across the U.S. will struggle to pay their rising energy bills. The government shutdown is making matters even worse:...
The First National Bank Tower in downtown Omaha. (Shutterstock)
If you’re tired of the appraised value on your home going up, causing you to pay more and more in property taxes every year, I’ve got a solution to stop that from happening.
Buy a commercial property...
LINCOLN — Nebraska’s McCook prison for federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainees is now operational, with the first migrants having arrived this week, Gov. Jim Pillen confirmed last...
This Week's News
Washington state Commissioner of Public Lands Dave Upthegrove waves to the crowd during inauguration ceremonies at the Washington Capitol, in Olympia, Washington, in January. In an interview with Stateline, Upthegrove discussed how Trump administration proposals on the management of public lands are playing out in his state. (Ryan Berry / Washington State Standard)
11/13/2025 - 12:00am
The Trump administration has proposed significantly shifting management of the nation’s public lands toward producing more revenue. President Donald Trump and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum have issued orders aimed at expediting energy production on...
Bishop James Powers, John D. Johnson, Sr., Tribal President of the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians, and Sister Sue Ernster pose in front of the Marywood property which was returned to the Tribe on October 31, 2025. (Courtesy of Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration)
11/13/2025 - 12:00am
This story was originally reported by Jessica Kutz of The 19th. Meet Jessica and read more of her reporting on gender, politics and policy.
On a sunny afternoon on the shores of Trout Lake in northern Wisconsin, a Catholic sister and a Tribal...
Russ Anderson of Waldoboro, Maine, wears a shawl to help keep warm as he speaks with a reporter in 2023 about the importance of federal programs to help low-income households like his heat their homes. For someone getting by on less than $1,000 a month from Social Security, heating aid could save him the equivalent of three monthly payments, he told The Associated Press. (Robert F. Bukaty / AP Photo)
11/13/2025 - 12:00am
As fall turns to winter and temperatures begin to drop, millions of people across the U.S. will struggle to pay their rising energy bills. The government shutdown is making matters even worse: Several states have pushed back the start of their...
11/13/2025 - 12:00am
LINCOLN — Nebraska’s McCook prison for federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainees is now operational, with the first migrants having arrived this week, Gov. Jim Pillen confirmed last Thursday.
Pillen said he expects the first phase of...
11/12/2025 - 12:00am
When Emma Kwapnioski donned her Nebraska high school volleyball official’s shirt in 2021, she wasn’t thinking about her mom. Or her grandfather. Or her great-grandfather.
Nervousness blocked any thoughts of family legacy.
“I read through the case...
(Jackie Harris / The 19th)
11/12/2025 - 12:00am
This reporting was published in partnership with NHPR, a nonprofit public media newsroom based in New Hampshire.
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Erin Moulton’s interest in genealogy was casual at first. It started when people began stopping by her desk at the...
11/12/2025 - 12:00am
BOSTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration asked a federal appeals court Friday to block a judge’s order that it distribute November’s full monthly SNAP food benefits amid a U.S. government shutdown, even as at least some states said they...
The Downtown Children’s Center in St. Louis, Missouri, was able to stay open for working families during the pandemic by using federal grants. (Rebecca Rivas / Missouri Independent)
11/12/2025 - 12:00am
When Congress returns to work and Nebraska lawmakers prepare for the 2026 legislative session in January, there are few issues that garner as much bipartisan support on the federal or state level as child care.
New data from research conducted in...
Nebraska Sues Nonprofits, Key Funder, Alleging They Financed Ballot Initiatives With ‘Foreign Money’
11/12/2025 - 12:00am
LINCOLN — Nebraska is suing six national nonprofits and a key funder of the organizations, alleging he and the groups illegally spent more than $10 million boosting progressive state ballot initiatives with “foreign money.”
It is the first time the...
Johnson & Johnson Chairman James E. Burke holds a model of Tylenol caplet while speaking at a news conference in the corporation world headquarters in New Brunswick, N.J., Feb. 18, 1986. Burke announced that the production of Tylenol capsules will be halted because the company cannot prevent tampering with that product. (Tom Costello / AP Photo)
11/11/2025 - 12:00am
When corporate crises hit, the public looks to the CEO. From product recalls to workplace discrimination, to customer mistreatment scandals, CEOs are often thrust into the spotlight and forced to apologize.
But do the exact words they choose really...
A cancer patient’s medical bills are spread on a kitchen table in a home in Salem, Va., in this 2011 photo. A new Trump administration rule would override more than a dozen state laws that shield consumers’ credit reports from medical debt. (Don Petersen / AP Photo)
11/11/2025 - 12:00am
A new Trump administration rule issued late last month would override state laws that prevent consumers’ credit reports from including medical debt, potentially weakening financial protections for millions of Americans.
In recent years, more than a...
11/11/2025 - 12:00am
Union Pacific Railroad is the lone Nebraska-based company publicly known to have donated to the new White House ballroom championed by President Donald Trump. It’s also a Nebraska-based company that will soon need a federal regulator to approve a...
11/11/2025 - 12:00am
American households have become dependent on Amazon.
The numbers say it all: In 2024, 83% of U.S. households received deliveries from Amazon, representing over 1 million packages delivered each day and 9 billion individual items delivered same-day...
Izmir Gyro House Offerings. (Matt Hebert)
11/11/2025 - 12:00am
I was hot off an anxious trip to O’Reilly’s Auto parts, attempting to remedy some burned out taillights when I realized it was approaching dinnertime and neither me nor the misses had defrosted any meats or otherwise planned for dinner. Spurred-on...
Victor Schwartz, founder and president of VOS Selections, spoke to reporters outside the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025. Schwartz, a New York-based wine and spirits importer of 40 years, was the lead plaintiff in the case against President Donald Trump's sweeping emergency tariffs. (Ashley Murray / States Newsroom)
11/10/2025 - 12:00am
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court during lengthy arguments Wednesday weighed whether President Donald Trump violated the Constitution when he became the first U.S. president to impose sweeping global tariffs under an economic emergency powers...
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11/10/2025 - 12:00am
LINCOLN — The Nebraska Secretary of State’s Office has published the calendar for the 2026 election that includes key dates to know for voters and also for candidates running next year.
Secretary of State Bob Evnen’s office released the calendar...
The roadway in front of the Supreme Court and U.S. Capitol is closed to traffic on the 36th day of the government shutdown on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025, in Washington. (Mariam Zuhaib / AP Photo)
11/10/2025 - 12:00am
WASHINGTON (AP) — Elections this week that energized Democrats and angered President Donald Trump have cast a chill over efforts to end the record-breaking government shutdown, raising fresh doubts about the possibility of a breakthrough despite the...
11/10/2025 - 12:00am
This story was originally reported by Grace Panetta of The 19th. Meet Grace and read more of her reporting on gender, politics and policy.
Nancy Pelosi, the first and only woman to serve as speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, announced...
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11/10/2025 - 12:00am
Usually, the most honesty we get from our politicians in the United States comes in the form of their undisguised vitriol for their compatriots across the proverbial aisle. I was watching a news clip and almost died from a heart attack. “Praise is...
Nebraska U.S. Reps. Adrian Smith and Mike Flood at St. Teresa Catholic School in Lincoln on Sep. 29, 2025. (Juan Salinas II / Nebraska Examiner)
11/10/2025 - 12:00am
LINCOLN — President Donald Trump weighed in on two Nebraska congressional races with the 2026 midterms still a year away.
Trump — via separate posts on his Truth Social platform — endorsed Nebraska Republican U.S. Reps. Adrian Smith and Mike Flood...
Posters of a person throwing a sandwich are pictured along H Street, Aug. 17, 2025, in Washington. (Julia Demaree Nikhinson / AP Photo)
11/07/2025 - 12:00am
WASHINGTON (AP) — Throwing a sandwich at a federal agent turned Sean Charles Dunn into a symbol of resistance against President Donald Trump’s law-enforcement surge in the nation’s capital. This week, federal prosecutors are trying to persuade a...
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11/07/2025 - 12:00am
DHS Wants States to Hand Over Driver’s License Data for Citizenship Checks
The Department of Homeland Security says it intends to add state driver’s license information to a swiftly expanding federal system envisioned as a one-stop shop for checking...
11/07/2025 - 12:00am
Scott Wilcox wasn’t surprised when Bayer, one of the largest seed corn producers in the world, did not renew its contract with the detasseling company he owned and operated out of Seward, Neb., after the 2020 season.
In the nine years that Wilcox...
