Nebraska Update

Your Nebraska Update headlines for today, Nov. 12, include: data centers in Nebraska have received more than $300 million in personal property tax breaks over past four years; mail-in ballots continue arriving at Nebraska election commission offices more than week after Election Day; University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Law is relaunching its immigration clinic after closing last spring; long...

Your Nebraska Update headlines for today, Nov. 11, include: Rep. Don Bacon says he and his wife are prepared for presidential run; Nebraska's State Board of Education is preparing for Republican majority in January; analysis examines how prediction markets performed in Nebraska's midterm elections; Husker football defensive coordinator Rob Aurich receives contract extension and raise to $1.8 milli...

Your Nebraska Update headlines for today, Nov. 10, include: Nebraska is expanding artificial intelligence use across state government; Nebraska asks U.S. Supreme Court to continue reviewing its South Platte River water dispute with Colorado; new federal SNAP stocking requirements call for more perishable foods and variety in participating stores; Nebraska football coach Matt Rhule addresses firing...

Your Nebraska Update headlines for today, Nov. 9, include: Gov. Jim Pillen is renewing his push to lower property taxes as he prepares for second term; Douglas and Lancaster counties release additional election results; election results show online sports wagering constitutional amendment received its strongest support in counties on Nebraska's outskirts; State Board of Education says goodbye to t...

Your Nebraska Update headlines for today, Nov. 6, include: University of Nebraska establishes university-wide expectations for artificial intelligence use; former Westview High School resource officer faces charges involving child sexual abuse materials and AI-generated images; Nebraska hospital leaders ask Congress to reconsider upcoming Medicaid cuts; cost of raising beef cattle in Nebraska incr...

Your Nebraska Update headlines for today, Nov. 5, include: more than 747,000 Nebraska voters cast ballots in this year's general election; Nebraska Democrats find success in legislative and county-level races but struggle in federal and statewide contests; Democrats sweep elected law enforcement positions in Douglas and Lancaster Counties; Nebraska state senator who served as key legislative swing...

This is a Nebraska Update Election Report from the Nebraska Public Media Newsroom for Nov. 4. Many election results were slow to come in Tuesday night; longer-than-normal ballots held up some election night reporting. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts wins reelection. Denise Powell declared victory in the race for Nebraska's 2nd Congressional race. Preliminary results are still very...

Your Nebraska Update headlines for today, Nov. 3, include: Election Day is here; Department of Justice election monitors will be in Nebraska; Nebraska football coach Matt Rhule discusses potential changes following team's third straight fourth-quarter defeat; generative AI use among rural Nebraskans has doubled since 2024; Congress faces declining bipartisan collaboration as lawmakers work to rene...

Your Nebraska Update headlines for today, Nov. 2, include: Kent Pavelka begins his 43rd and final season announcing Husker basketball; Nebraska's attorney general's office reviews police investigation that found no criminal wrongdoing in Gov. Jim Pillen's $2.5 million no-bid contract; state forecasters project continued budget constraints for Nebraska; outside spending in Nebraska Senate race betw...

Your Nebraska Update headlines for today, Oct. 30, include: political ads airing during Nebraska football games ahead of midterm elections; new gates opening at Omaha's Eppley Airfield as $950 million renovation advances; federal and local funding to strengthen Nebraska's electrical grid; new Lincoln initiative encouraging families to read 1,000 books before kindergarten; USDA data processing erro...

Your Nebraska Update headlines for today, Oct. 29, include: Nebraska lawmakers and State Board of Education members have disagreed over education policy but have also found opportunities to collaborate; food pantries across Nebraska see increased demand; fertilizer production facility announced by vice president faces unresolved local approval requirements; deaf and hard of hearing community membe...

Your Nebraska Update headlines for today, Oct. 28, include: Gov. Jim Pillen is seeking federal disaster declaration to help eight counties recover from historic rainfall and flooding that have caused more than $23 million in estimated damage across eastern Nebraska; Southeast Community College is developing workforce education center next to York High School to support workforce education in regio...

Your Nebraska Update headlines for today, Oct. 27, include: Nebraska's single-subject rule has created complicated legal landscape for petition sponsors and Nebraska Supreme Court; former executive at DNA Genetics and Pillen Family Farms has filed federal discrimination lawsuit; major Nebraska cities are offering free rides and bike services to help voters get to polls; spending is increasing for...

Your Nebraska Update headlines for today, Oct. 26, include: Nebraska's petition laws are expected to be major topic when lawmakers return; parking violations in Lincoln increased by more than 30,000 after license plate readers returned to operation; more than 70% of rural Nebraskans perceive at least moderate risk of wildfire danger in their communities; Nebraska's medical marijuana program could...

Your Nebraska Update headlines for today, Oct. 23, include: Vice President J.D. Vance announced that Talus Ag plans to build two fertilizer-related plants in Nebraska during campaign stop in North Platte; lawmakers consider expanding sales taxes to everyday purchases amid projected state budget shortfalls; Omaha state senator says communication problems are delaying north and south Omaha improveme...

Your Nebraska Update headlines for today, Oct. 22, include: problem gambling in Nebraska has increased by more than 130% over seven years; Omaha City Council considers $117 million redevelopment agreement for professional soccer stadium; Lancaster County Data Center Task Force discusses zoning, transparency, noise and water usage; speakers at Lincoln conference urge Nebraska to rely more on wind a...

Your Nebraska Update headlines for today, Oct. 21, include: families and food banks are feeling the strain one year after federal SNAP changes took effect in Nebraska; Nebraska man sues state Department of Health and Human Services over public records request tied to scrapped consulting partnership and InterRAI assessment tool; School Financing Review Commission approves annual recommendations for...

Your Nebraska Update headlines for today, Oct. 20, include: some Omaha-area gas stations are running low or out of fuel, Nebraska cannabis cultivators may need to store products for up to two years as regulations move forward and object to annual fees for program that is not yet operational, Google is giving $6 million to help Omaha-area households lower their energy costs, Nebraska Game and Parks...

Your Nebraska Update headlines for today, Oct. 19, include: The Nebraska Supreme Court cleared the Fairness for Girls initiative for the November ballot, rejecting a challenge to the wording of its object statement. Voters will decide whether to amend the state constitution to restrict participation in girls’ and women’s sports at public schools and competing private schools based on sex assigned...

Your Nebraska Update headlines for today, Oct. 16, include: State Fire Marshal budget: Proposed state budget reductions could eliminate leadership and training positions at the State Fire Marshal’s office and end its participation in the annual State Fire School. Nebraska volunteer firefighters say the cuts could limit training access for smaller departments that lack funding. Nebraska voters will...

Your Nebraska Update headlines for today, Oct. 15, include: Republican Brinker Harding and Democrat Denise Powell met Wednesday night for a debate hosted by Nebraska Public Media News and the Omaha World-Herald. New polling shows most Americans are pessimistic about the economy and have started spending less. State agencies consider potential budget reductions as Nebraska faces an $846 million def...

Your Nebraska Update headlines for today, Oct. 14, include: The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services is looking for savings in Medicaid as state agencies face requests to cut 8% of their budgets amid a billion-dollar state budget deficit. Two Nebraska high schools cancel the rest of their football seasons because of injuries and low player numbers. Nebraska's 2nd Congressional District...

Your Nebraska Update headlines for today, Oct. 13, include: Nebraska agencies are considering hypothetical budgets with 8% spending reductions as the state faces a billion-dollar deficit. Molly Ashford reports on how the exercise could reflect departments’ priorities for the future. Law enforcement and advocacy groups recognize missing Nebraskans and their loved ones during the third annual day of...

Your Nebraska Update headlines for today, Oct. 12, include: State leaders are facing a budget shortfall to the tune of $200 million dollars; Project Health, a teaching hospital going up in Omaha, will now cost more than $2.7 billion dollars after the University of Nebraska Board of Regents on Friday approved an increase; the University of Nebraska Board of Regents approved a contract extension for...

Your Nebraska Update headlines for today, Oct. 9, include: Last week’s flooding in Omaha caused at least $12 million in damage as recovery efforts continue in Douglas County; campaign finance reports show large sums flowing into Tax Relief Nebraska, the committee seeking to legalize and regulate online sports betting; Omaha’s mayor and chamber of commerce are asking local employers to help keep wo...