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Lawmakers override Ricketts' veto of bill expanding Omaha metro area bus service 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 1 1558

Democrats criticize Rep. Don Bacon's joke about bombers and Iranian bingo parlors 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 1602

Supporters rally at Nebraska Capitol in defense of abortion rights as more states pass strict limits 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 1 1511

CPI dry fertilizer plant goes up in flames 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1289

Federal prosecutors say Omaha man bilked Medicare of more than $670K in multi-state scam 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1374

Business tax incentives showdown looms as Legislature winds down 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1325

Challenges mount to business tax incentives bill in Nebraska legislature 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1345

Proposals for drawing new Nebraska political boundaries punted to next year 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1251

Sandhills eminent domain bill moves to governor for signature 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 2 1314

Lincoln mayor election...good 1 hibbing May 2019 May 2019 6 1578

Ricketts, senators draw battle lines on tax reform proposal 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1377

Nebraska Supreme Court reverses decision to cancel Heidelberg's liquor license 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1301

Lawsuit alleges four major packers colluded to fix prices for fed cattle, inflate profits 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1306

Lincoln, NE, man drops gun, shoots self in genitals 0 left-of-center2012 May 2019 May 2019 3 1518

Medicaid expansion could reduce benefits to some 25,000 Nebraskans now on the program 1 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 1534

Tax reform package heads to rare three-committee public hearing Wednesday 2 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1448

Beatrice 6 sales tax, TIF constitutional amendment pass final hurdles 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 1276

Medicaid expansion delayed in order 'to do this right' 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1380

University of Nebraska-Lincoln fraternities to ban hard alcohol starting in August 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1265

Former Senator Bob Kerrey withdraws as Creighton speaker to avoid disruption 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1398

Jury awards former worker $1.47M in privacy lawsuit 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 2 1482

Nebraska GOP rejects former U.S. Sen. Bob Kerrey as graduation speaker on abortion stance 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 1664

Omaha tax accountant credited for proposal that could generate $20 million a year 2 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 2 1445

Nebraska delays Medicaid expansion until October 2020 1 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1559

Local activist Morgann Freeman jumps into 2nd Congressional District Democratic primary 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 1588

Bass Pro Shops closing Cabela's operations in Sidney and Oshkosh; 162 jobs will be lost 2 TexasTowelie Mar 2019 Mar 2019 1 1463

Nebraska slavery amendment to appear on 2020 ballot 1 TexasTowelie Mar 2019 Mar 2019 2 1975

State of Nebraska cancels contract after spending $6M; company sues for another $15.5M 1 TexasTowelie Mar 2019 Mar 2019 1 1599

Omaha woman pleads guilty to defrauding Children's Hospital of $4.6M 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 2 1599

Will Joe Ricketts' racist emails affect his political clout? Don't be too sure 1 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 0 1223

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Nurses sue CHI Health alleging hospital violates law with on-call pay rate 1 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 1 1411

Restaurants oppose wage raises for tipped workers 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 3 1391

Senators vote to leave abortion funding provision out of Nebraska budget 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 1 1302

Nebraska lawmaker says case against Husker player illustrates need for bill banning 'revenge porn' 1 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 1 1533

Prison, mental hospital workers say they're being 'worked to death'; bill targets overtime 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 2 1178

Union Pacific cuts 250 employees, most in Omaha; another 450 employees are furloughed 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 0 1123

Senator says push to put 'In God We Trust' in public schools isn't about religion 3 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Feb 2019 0 2005

Civics testing debated; public pension privacy advances 1 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1704

Prosecutor drops CBD charges in Scottsbluff, calls state law 'poorly worded' 0 workinclasszero Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1551

Beef-friendly Nebraska eyes regulations on the word 'meat' 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1943

Canadian firm to purchase Cabela's building 1 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1951

Senator wants teachers to be allowed to restrain violent students; other legislative bills 1 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1308

American monitored for Ebola at Nebraska Medical Center released 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 1 1456

Bill would open door for State of Nebraska to take over Omaha Public Schools pension plan 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1673

After fight over Medicaid expansion, Nebraska lawmakers will now battle over how to pay for it 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1430

Homeless people will earn $10 an hour to beautify the city of Omaha 9 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 21 3841

Kara Eastman seeks a rematch in 2020; Rep. Don Bacon questions early announcement 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 0 1362

Nebraska gas tax will rise 1.6 cents a gallon at start of next year 1 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 0 1718

State settles inmate's lawsuit for $115K 4 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 1 1855

Nebraska senators launch medical marijuana legalization ballot campaign 1 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 0 1414

Omahan will pay more than $170,000 for concealing income while on disability 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 0 1676

Farm Bureau report: $1B hit to Nebraska from retaliatory tariffs 0 modrepub Dec 2018 Dec 2018 2 1685

20-year plan to develop Capitol campus calls for new office construction 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2018 Nov 2018 0 1618

Congressional redistricting maneuvering lies ahead 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2018 Nov 2018 1 1370

Balanced state budget 'doable' even with Medicaid expansion costs, key lawmaker says 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2018 Nov 2018 2 1319

Homeland Security agents detain 22 for immigration violations in raids of Lincoln, NE, restaurants 0 left-of-center2012 Nov 2018 Nov 2018 0 1662

URGENT---Last Chance to Check Online & Make Sure Your Early Ballot Vote Has Been Counted! 0 PandoraAwakened Nov 2018 Nov 2018 0 1076

Fortenberry's chief of staff contacts UNL chancellor to complain about professor 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2018 Nov 2018 0 1606

David Fahrenthold: If you're in Omaha, come see me tonight! 5:30 pm at UNO. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2018 Oct 2018 0 1469

So Nebraska doesn't have early voting anymore? 5 TheFarseer Oct 2018 Oct 2018 0 1922

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2nd District campaign on track to be most expensive after Kara Eastman raises $1.25 million 1 TexasTowelie Oct 2018 Oct 2018 0 1398

Two seeking to unseat Fischer in U.S. Senate race 1 TexasTowelie Oct 2018 Oct 2018 1 1678

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 1830

3 Nebraska farmers to plead guilty in $10.9 million organic grain fraud scheme 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2018 Oct 2018 4 1844

After backing Ricketts 4 years ago, Nebraska troopers union now endorses Bob Krist for governor 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2018 Oct 2018 2 1562

Medicaid expansion would create jobs and economic benefits, study says 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2018 Oct 2018 3 1231

Nebraska county to seek state help paying $28.1M judgment 3 TexasTowelie Oct 2018 Oct 2018 1 3800

Nebraska senators struggle to fund schools and cut taxes 1 TexasTowelie Sep 2018 Sep 2018 1 1334

Ricketts, Krist point fingers as final governor debate collapses 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2018 Sep 2018 1 1645

High court upholds $109 million judgment against ConAgra for North Carolina factory explosion 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2018 Sep 2018 0 1481

Nebraska State Auditor Janssen apologizes, promises changes in 'personal and professional life' 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2018 Sep 2018 3 1313

question for our good Nebraska DU'ers about Sasse 6 steve2470 Sep 2018 Sep 2018 1 2452

Medicaid expansion could make ballot in Nebraska 1 TexasTowelie Aug 2018 Sep 2018 1 1385

Audit shows concerns about $2.6 million outside state treasurer bank account 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2018 Aug 2018 1 1293

Suspended frat wants university to turn over records 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2018 Aug 2018 0 1550

Democratic Senate hopeful Raybould launches statewide TV ad 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2018 Aug 2018 1 1388

Omaha's unfunded pension gap will grow to $876 million under an actuary's recommendation 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2018 Aug 2018 1 1266

Governor candidate Bob Krist criticizes Gov. Ricketts for cutting NU funding 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2018 Aug 2018 0 1213

Nebraska prison officials are preparing for the state's first execution in two decades. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2018 Aug 2018 1 1493

Debate over debates begins in Ricketts-Krist race for governor 1 TexasTowelie Jul 2018 Jul 2018 1 1322

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