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Sandhills eminent domain bill moves to governor for signature 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 2 1233

Lincoln mayor election...good 1 hibbing May 2019 May 2019 6 1503

Ricketts, senators draw battle lines on tax reform proposal 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1307

Nebraska Supreme Court reverses decision to cancel Heidelberg's liquor license 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1241

Lawsuit alleges four major packers colluded to fix prices for fed cattle, inflate profits 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1229

Lincoln, NE, man drops gun, shoots self in genitals 0 left-of-center2012 May 2019 May 2019 3 1440

Medicaid expansion could reduce benefits to some 25,000 Nebraskans now on the program 1 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 1438

Tax reform package heads to rare three-committee public hearing Wednesday 2 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1360

Beatrice 6 sales tax, TIF constitutional amendment pass final hurdles 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 1208

Medicaid expansion delayed in order 'to do this right' 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1318

University of Nebraska-Lincoln fraternities to ban hard alcohol starting in August 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1205

Former Senator Bob Kerrey withdraws as Creighton speaker to avoid disruption 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1336

Jury awards former worker $1.47M in privacy lawsuit 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 2 1425

Nebraska GOP rejects former U.S. Sen. Bob Kerrey as graduation speaker on abortion stance 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 1564

Omaha tax accountant credited for proposal that could generate $20 million a year 2 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 2 1359

Nebraska delays Medicaid expansion until October 2020 1 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1478

Local activist Morgann Freeman jumps into 2nd Congressional District Democratic primary 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 1525

Bass Pro Shops closing Cabela's operations in Sidney and Oshkosh; 162 jobs will be lost 2 TexasTowelie Mar 2019 Mar 2019 1 1341

Nebraska slavery amendment to appear on 2020 ballot 1 TexasTowelie Mar 2019 Mar 2019 2 1872

State of Nebraska cancels contract after spending $6M; company sues for another $15.5M 1 TexasTowelie Mar 2019 Mar 2019 1 1503

Omaha woman pleads guilty to defrauding Children's Hospital of $4.6M 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 2 1524

Will Joe Ricketts' racist emails affect his political clout? Don't be too sure 1 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 0 1116

Nurses sue CHI Health alleging hospital violates law with on-call pay rate 1 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 1 1339

Restaurants oppose wage raises for tipped workers 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 3 1335

Senators vote to leave abortion funding provision out of Nebraska budget 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 1 1246

Nebraska lawmaker says case against Husker player illustrates need for bill banning 'revenge porn' 1 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 1 1457

Prison, mental hospital workers say they're being 'worked to death'; bill targets overtime 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 2 1103

Union Pacific cuts 250 employees, most in Omaha; another 450 employees are furloughed 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 0 1057

Senator says push to put 'In God We Trust' in public schools isn't about religion 3 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Feb 2019 0 1844

Civics testing debated; public pension privacy advances 1 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1612

Nebraska Continued...

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Prosecutor drops CBD charges in Scottsbluff, calls state law 'poorly worded' 0 workinclasszero Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1472

Beef-friendly Nebraska eyes regulations on the word 'meat' 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1872

Canadian firm to purchase Cabela's building 1 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1868

Senator wants teachers to be allowed to restrain violent students; other legislative bills 1 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1232

American monitored for Ebola at Nebraska Medical Center released 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 1 1384

Bill would open door for State of Nebraska to take over Omaha Public Schools pension plan 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1615

After fight over Medicaid expansion, Nebraska lawmakers will now battle over how to pay for it 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1358

Homeless people will earn $10 an hour to beautify the city of Omaha 9 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 21 3592

Kara Eastman seeks a rematch in 2020; Rep. Don Bacon questions early announcement 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 0 1288

Nebraska gas tax will rise 1.6 cents a gallon at start of next year 1 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 0 1621

State settles inmate's lawsuit for $115K 4 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 1 1718

Nebraska senators launch medical marijuana legalization ballot campaign 1 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 0 1341

Omahan will pay more than $170,000 for concealing income while on disability 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 0 1587

Farm Bureau report: $1B hit to Nebraska from retaliatory tariffs 0 modrepub Dec 2018 Dec 2018 2 1610

20-year plan to develop Capitol campus calls for new office construction 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2018 Nov 2018 0 1537

Congressional redistricting maneuvering lies ahead 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2018 Nov 2018 1 1295

Balanced state budget 'doable' even with Medicaid expansion costs, key lawmaker says 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2018 Nov 2018 2 1239

Homeland Security agents detain 22 for immigration violations in raids of Lincoln, NE, restaurants 0 left-of-center2012 Nov 2018 Nov 2018 0 1588

URGENT---Last Chance to Check Online & Make Sure Your Early Ballot Vote Has Been Counted! 0 PandoraAwakened Nov 2018 Nov 2018 0 1018

Fortenberry's chief of staff contacts UNL chancellor to complain about professor 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2018 Nov 2018 0 1530

David Fahrenthold: If you're in Omaha, come see me tonight! 5:30 pm at UNO. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2018 Oct 2018 0 1387

So Nebraska doesn't have early voting anymore? 5 TheFarseer Oct 2018 Oct 2018 0 1759

2nd District campaign on track to be most expensive after Kara Eastman raises $1.25 million 1 TexasTowelie Oct 2018 Oct 2018 0 1302

Two seeking to unseat Fischer in U.S. Senate race 1 TexasTowelie Oct 2018 Oct 2018 1 1581

Hormel sells Fremont plant -- one of only 2 in U.S. that makes Spam -- to group of hog farmers 1 TexasTowelie Aug 2018 Oct 2018 0 1757

3 Nebraska farmers to plead guilty in $10.9 million organic grain fraud scheme 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2018 Oct 2018 4 1727

After backing Ricketts 4 years ago, Nebraska troopers union now endorses Bob Krist for governor 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2018 Oct 2018 2 1493

Medicaid expansion would create jobs and economic benefits, study says 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2018 Oct 2018 3 1171

Nebraska county to seek state help paying $28.1M judgment 3 TexasTowelie Oct 2018 Oct 2018 1 3680

Nebraska senators struggle to fund schools and cut taxes 1 TexasTowelie Sep 2018 Sep 2018 1 1249

Nebraska Continued...

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Ricketts, Krist point fingers as final governor debate collapses 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2018 Sep 2018 1 1578

High court upholds $109 million judgment against ConAgra for North Carolina factory explosion 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2018 Sep 2018 0 1397

Nebraska State Auditor Janssen apologizes, promises changes in 'personal and professional life' 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2018 Sep 2018 3 1249

question for our good Nebraska DU'ers about Sasse 6 steve2470 Sep 2018 Sep 2018 1 2265

Medicaid expansion could make ballot in Nebraska 1 TexasTowelie Aug 2018 Sep 2018 1 1297

Audit shows concerns about $2.6 million outside state treasurer bank account 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2018 Aug 2018 1 1228

Suspended frat wants university to turn over records 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2018 Aug 2018 0 1482

Democratic Senate hopeful Raybould launches statewide TV ad 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2018 Aug 2018 1 1320

Omaha's unfunded pension gap will grow to $876 million under an actuary's recommendation 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2018 Aug 2018 1 1205

Governor candidate Bob Krist criticizes Gov. Ricketts for cutting NU funding 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2018 Aug 2018 0 1136

Nebraska prison officials are preparing for the state's first execution in two decades. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2018 Aug 2018 1 1419

Debate over debates begins in Ricketts-Krist race for governor 1 TexasTowelie Jul 2018 Jul 2018 1 1238

Nearly naked demonstrators at 72nd and Dodge Streets in Omaha draw police response 3 TexasTowelie Jul 2018 Jul 2018 0 2115

Omaha labor federation endorses Bob Krist's gubernatorial bid 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2018 Jul 2018 1 1387

Gage County will appeal Beatrice 6 ruling to US Supreme Court 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2018 Jul 2018 2 1317

Democrat challenging Sen. Deb Fischer releases TV ad 1 TexasTowelie Jul 2018 Jul 2018 10 2290

Joe Ricketts finishes expensive Nebraska religious retreat 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2018 Jul 2018 2 1387

Nazi propaganda found in several Little Free Libraries around Lincoln 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2018 Jul 2018 2 1399

Nebraska niobium mine's quest to raise a billion dollars gets boost from Trump administration 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2018 Jul 2018 0 1155

Governor candidate Bob Krist says state should spend more on Nebraska job training 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2018 Jul 2018 0 1225

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