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Former Senator Bob Kerrey withdraws as Creighton speaker to avoid disruption 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1747

Jury awards former worker $1.47M in privacy lawsuit 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 2 1780

Nebraska GOP rejects former U.S. Sen. Bob Kerrey as graduation speaker on abortion stance 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 2048

Omaha tax accountant credited for proposal that could generate $20 million a year 2 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 2 1858

Nebraska delays Medicaid expansion until October 2020 1 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1949

Local activist Morgann Freeman jumps into 2nd Congressional District Democratic primary 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 1973

Bass Pro Shops closing Cabela's operations in Sidney and Oshkosh; 162 jobs will be lost 2 TexasTowelie Mar 2019 Mar 2019 1 2070

Nebraska slavery amendment to appear on 2020 ballot 1 TexasTowelie Mar 2019 Mar 2019 2 2375

State of Nebraska cancels contract after spending $6M; company sues for another $15.5M 1 TexasTowelie Mar 2019 Mar 2019 1 2041

Omaha woman pleads guilty to defrauding Children's Hospital of $4.6M 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 2 1882

Will Joe Ricketts' racist emails affect his political clout? Don't be too sure 1 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 0 1600

Nurses sue CHI Health alleging hospital violates law with on-call pay rate 1 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 1 1762

Restaurants oppose wage raises for tipped workers 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 3 1708

Senators vote to leave abortion funding provision out of Nebraska budget 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 1 1622

Nebraska lawmaker says case against Husker player illustrates need for bill banning 'revenge porn' 1 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 1 1889

Prison, mental hospital workers say they're being 'worked to death'; bill targets overtime 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 2 1480

Union Pacific cuts 250 employees, most in Omaha; another 450 employees are furloughed 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 0 1434

Senator says push to put 'In God We Trust' in public schools isn't about religion 3 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Feb 2019 0 2541

Civics testing debated; public pension privacy advances 1 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 2077

Prosecutor drops CBD charges in Scottsbluff, calls state law 'poorly worded' 0 workinclasszero Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1939

Beef-friendly Nebraska eyes regulations on the word 'meat' 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 2281

Canadian firm to purchase Cabela's building 1 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 2383

Senator wants teachers to be allowed to restrain violent students; other legislative bills 1 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1737

American monitored for Ebola at Nebraska Medical Center released 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 1 1833

Bill would open door for State of Nebraska to take over Omaha Public Schools pension plan 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 2026

After fight over Medicaid expansion, Nebraska lawmakers will now battle over how to pay for it 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1788

Homeless people will earn $10 an hour to beautify the city of Omaha 9 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 21 4846

Kara Eastman seeks a rematch in 2020; Rep. Don Bacon questions early announcement 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 0 1753

Nebraska gas tax will rise 1.6 cents a gallon at start of next year 1 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 0 2140

State settles inmate's lawsuit for $115K 4 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 1 2480

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Nebraska senators launch medical marijuana legalization ballot campaign 1 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 0 1781

Omahan will pay more than $170,000 for concealing income while on disability 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 0 2025

Farm Bureau report: $1B hit to Nebraska from retaliatory tariffs 0 modrepub Dec 2018 Dec 2018 2 2028

20-year plan to develop Capitol campus calls for new office construction 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2018 Nov 2018 0 1997

Congressional redistricting maneuvering lies ahead 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2018 Nov 2018 1 1758

Balanced state budget 'doable' even with Medicaid expansion costs, key lawmaker says 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2018 Nov 2018 2 1708

Homeland Security agents detain 22 for immigration violations in raids of Lincoln, NE, restaurants 0 left-of-center2012 Nov 2018 Nov 2018 0 2019

URGENT---Last Chance to Check Online & Make Sure Your Early Ballot Vote Has Been Counted! 0 PandoraAwakened Nov 2018 Nov 2018 0 1353

Fortenberry's chief of staff contacts UNL chancellor to complain about professor 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2018 Nov 2018 0 1938

David Fahrenthold: If you're in Omaha, come see me tonight! 5:30 pm at UNO. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2018 Oct 2018 0 1893

So Nebraska doesn't have early voting anymore? 5 TheFarseer Oct 2018 Oct 2018 0 2647

2nd District campaign on track to be most expensive after Kara Eastman raises $1.25 million 1 TexasTowelie Oct 2018 Oct 2018 0 1809

Two seeking to unseat Fischer in U.S. Senate race 1 TexasTowelie Oct 2018 Oct 2018 1 2065

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 2206

3 Nebraska farmers to plead guilty in $10.9 million organic grain fraud scheme 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2018 Oct 2018 4 2256

After backing Ricketts 4 years ago, Nebraska troopers union now endorses Bob Krist for governor 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2018 Oct 2018 2 1926

Medicaid expansion would create jobs and economic benefits, study says 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2018 Oct 2018 3 1574

Nebraska county to seek state help paying $28.1M judgment 3 TexasTowelie Oct 2018 Oct 2018 1 4337

Nebraska senators struggle to fund schools and cut taxes 1 TexasTowelie Sep 2018 Sep 2018 1 1711

Ricketts, Krist point fingers as final governor debate collapses 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2018 Sep 2018 1 1971

High court upholds $109 million judgment against ConAgra for North Carolina factory explosion 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2018 Sep 2018 0 1849

Nebraska State Auditor Janssen apologizes, promises changes in 'personal and professional life' 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2018 Sep 2018 3 1621

question for our good Nebraska DU'ers about Sasse 6 steve2470 Sep 2018 Sep 2018 1 3125

Medicaid expansion could make ballot in Nebraska 1 TexasTowelie Aug 2018 Sep 2018 1 1789

Audit shows concerns about $2.6 million outside state treasurer bank account 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2018 Aug 2018 1 1637

Suspended frat wants university to turn over records 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2018 Aug 2018 0 1906

Democratic Senate hopeful Raybould launches statewide TV ad 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2018 Aug 2018 1 1771

Omaha's unfunded pension gap will grow to $876 million under an actuary's recommendation 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2018 Aug 2018 1 1589

Governor candidate Bob Krist criticizes Gov. Ricketts for cutting NU funding 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2018 Aug 2018 0 1535

Nebraska prison officials are preparing for the state's first execution in two decades. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2018 Aug 2018 1 1833

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Debate over debates begins in Ricketts-Krist race for governor 1 TexasTowelie Jul 2018 Jul 2018 1 1746

Nearly naked demonstrators at 72nd and Dodge Streets in Omaha draw police response 3 TexasTowelie Jul 2018 Jul 2018 0 2806

Omaha labor federation endorses Bob Krist's gubernatorial bid 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2018 Jul 2018 1 1742

Gage County will appeal Beatrice 6 ruling to US Supreme Court 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2018 Jul 2018 2 1685

Democrat challenging Sen. Deb Fischer releases TV ad 1 TexasTowelie Jul 2018 Jul 2018 10 2792

Joe Ricketts finishes expensive Nebraska religious retreat 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2018 Jul 2018 2 1752

Nazi propaganda found in several Little Free Libraries around Lincoln 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2018 Jul 2018 2 1841

Nebraska niobium mine's quest to raise a billion dollars gets boost from Trump administration 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2018 Jul 2018 0 1630

Governor candidate Bob Krist says state should spend more on Nebraska job training 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2018 Jul 2018 0 1695

Nebraska Democrats consider ditching 'difficult' presidential caucuses 2 TexasTowelie Jun 2018 Jul 2018 4 1943

National progressive group plans to help Kara Eastman build competitive campaign from small donation 3 TexasTowelie May 2018 Jul 2018 0 2231

New Nebraska laws slated to go into effect on Thursday 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2018 Jul 2018 3 1859

Attorney general candidate steps down amid strangulation charge; Democrats plan a replacement 2 TexasTowelie Jun 2018 Jun 2018 0 2178

Democrats embrace Krist as he pledges tax reform, health care 2 TexasTowelie Jun 2018 Jun 2018 10 3004

RSVP TO JOIN TOM STEYER IN OMAHA, NE 0 Algernon Moncrieff Jun 2018 Jun 2018 0 2065

Legislative races may put filibuster rule in play 0 TexasTowelie May 2018 May 2018 0 1853

Krist says Governor Ricketts puts vulnerable aging at risk 2 TexasTowelie May 2018 May 2018 1 1913

Ricketts' former administrative assistant sues, claiming age discrimination 0 TexasTowelie May 2018 May 2018 0 1634

More county officials pushing for all-mail elections after successful Garden County test 0 TexasTowelie May 2018 May 2018 1 1564

State Sen. Lynne Walz chosen as Democrat Bob Krist's running mate in gubernatorial race 0 TexasTowelie May 2018 May 2018 6 1914

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