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PUBLIC HEARING: Nebraskans, with a majority in opposition, testified Friday on a bill to create sex-based definitions of...
02/08/2025

PUBLIC HEARING: Nebraskans, with a majority in opposition, testified Friday on a bill to create sex-based definitions of “male” and “female” in state law, on a bill aimed at K-12 and college sports, bathrooms and state government.

From Zach Wendling:

Dozens of Nebraskans testified on legislation seeking to create sex-based definitions of “male” and “female” in Nebraska law.

LEGAL FIGHTS: Less than three weeks into his second term, President Donald Trump and those working under his auspices — ...
02/08/2025

LEGAL FIGHTS: Less than three weeks into his second term, President Donald Trump and those working under his auspices — most prominently billionaire Elon Musk — are making no apologies for barreling over institutions and flouting the law.

From States Newsroom:

President Donald Trump and those working under his auspices are making no apologies for barreling over institutions and testing the law.

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: The Nebraska Legislature's Ed Committee advanced bills that would catalog surveys and surveillanc...
02/07/2025

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: The Nebraska Legislature's Ed Committee advanced bills that would catalog surveys and surveillance tools used in K-12 schools on students and give parents more info about library books.

From Zach Wendling:

Lawmakers advanced multiple Nebraska bills seeking public catalogs of student surveillance tools, surveys and library books in K-12 schools.

TEACHER PAY TIED TO SUPES? A Nebraska legislative bill would tie starting teacher salaries to the pay for superintendent...
02/07/2025

TEACHER PAY TIED TO SUPES? A Nebraska legislative bill would tie starting teacher salaries to the pay for superintendents, allowing it to go no lower than 20% of what a super is paid.

From Zach Wendling:

A legislative committee advanced a bill that could lead to increased teacher pay, tying beginning compensation to pay for superintendents.

OMAHA CITY ELECTIONS TIMING: Could the City of Omaha hold its mayoral and City Council elections when the rest of the st...
02/07/2025

OMAHA CITY ELECTIONS TIMING: Could the City of Omaha hold its mayoral and City Council elections when the rest of the state is electing a president? Maybe, under a new bill.

From Cindy Gonzalez:

Nebraska lawmakers hear pros and cons of changing Omaha city elections schedule to coincide with statewide election.

BIRTHRIGHT PUSH: Nebraska joined a federal push to end birthright citizenship. In case you missed it, Cindy Gonzalez ask...
02/07/2025

BIRTHRIGHT PUSH: Nebraska joined a federal push to end birthright citizenship. In case you missed it, Cindy Gonzalez asked AG Mike Hilgers what was behind his decision.

Nebraska's AG has joined the fray over birthright citizenship and has drawn criticism from statewide civil rights and immigrant advocates.

CLOCKING IN: Nebraska lawmakers are another step closer to ending the twice-a-year switching of clocks back and forth on...
02/07/2025

CLOCKING IN: Nebraska lawmakers are another step closer to ending the twice-a-year switching of clocks back and forth one hour, but whether that is by shifting year-round to standard time or daylight saving time hasn’t been decided.

From Zach Wendling:

Lawmakers are closer to ending the twice-a-year switching of clocks but still must decide: year-round standard time or daylight saving time.

PHONE HOME? Nebraska K-12 students might soon find it harder to use their cellphones at school under a new bill being ba...
02/07/2025

PHONE HOME? Nebraska K-12 students might soon find it harder to use their cellphones at school under a new bill being backed by Gov. Jim Pillen and several lawmakers. It's headed to the legislative floor.

An update from Zach Wendling:

The first of Gov. Jim Pillen’s 2025 priorities advanced to the full Nebraska Legislature: banning most student cellphone use in schools.

START YOUR MORNING: With a good, old-fashioned fraud allegation from Nebraska State Auditor Mike Foley.Story from Cindy ...
02/07/2025

START YOUR MORNING: With a good, old-fashioned fraud allegation from Nebraska State Auditor Mike Foley.

Story from Cindy Gonzalez:

Nebraska's auditor has alleged fraud affecting a publicly-funded apartment complex in Cuming County's Village of Bancroft.

STUDENT SURVEILLANCE? A Nebraska legislative committee Thursday advanced multiple legislative bills seeking public catal...
02/07/2025

STUDENT SURVEILLANCE? A Nebraska legislative committee Thursday advanced multiple legislative bills seeking public catalogs of student surveillance tools, surveys and library books in K-12 schools.

From Zach Wendling:

Lawmakers advanced multiple Nebraska bills seeking public catalogs of student surveillance tools, surveys and library books in K-12 schools.

CITY ELECTIONS: The Nebraska Legislature heard testimony Thursday on a proposal that would shift Omaha city elections to...
02/07/2025

CITY ELECTIONS: The Nebraska Legislature heard testimony Thursday on a proposal that would shift Omaha city elections to when more people vote.

From Cindy Gonzalez:

Nebraska lawmakers hear pros and cons of changing Omaha city elections schedule to coincide with statewide election.

GAMBLING WITH A JOB? A Nebraska auditor’s probe has uncovered alleged misuse of public money, including at a local casin...
02/07/2025

GAMBLING WITH A JOB? A Nebraska auditor’s probe has uncovered alleged misuse of public money, including at a local casino, by the manager of a publicly funded eight-apartment complex in Cuming County.

From Cindy Gonzalez:

Nebraska's auditor has alleged fraud affecting a publicly-funded apartment complex in Cuming County's Village of Bancroft.

ED FIGHT: The political fight in Washington over the future of the Department of Education continues to flare.From State...
02/07/2025

ED FIGHT: The political fight in Washington over the future of the Department of Education continues to flare.

From States Newsroom:

A partisan clash over abolishing the U.S. Department of Education came to the fore at a Wednesday hearing by a U.S. House education panel.

PARENTS ON LINE ONE: The Nebraska Legislature's Education Committee advanced an amended bill to the floor Thursday that ...
02/06/2025

PARENTS ON LINE ONE: The Nebraska Legislature's Education Committee advanced an amended bill to the floor Thursday that seeks to ban student cellphone usage but leaves enforcement and the specifics up to school districts.

From Zach Wendling:

The first of Gov. Jim Pillen’s 2025 priorities advanced to the full Nebraska Legislature: banning most student cellphone use in schools.

OUTSIDE COMMENTARY: Congressional leadership in Washington has signaled that large cuts to health care services are curr...
02/06/2025

OUTSIDE COMMENTARY: Congressional leadership in Washington has signaled that large cuts to health care services are currently being considered, including major cuts to the Medicaid program. That could hurt rural hospitals and health care.

From Jeremy Nordquist of the Nebraska Hospital Association:

Nebraska hospitals have a North Star that guides them. Wherever a patient lives in Nebraska, they deserve access to quality care. We must work to ensure our health care providers do not have to choose between financial survival and delivering lifesaving care. Unfortunately, congressional leadership....

LOCAL TIES TO MUSK'S DOGE: A local man's part in Elon Musk's spending search is receiving praise and criticism for analy...
02/06/2025

LOCAL TIES TO MUSK'S DOGE: A local man's part in Elon Musk's spending search is receiving praise and criticism for analyzing reams of federal government data, including payments people receive from the government that critics say contain sensitive private banking information.

People are asking about former UNL student Luke Farritor's reported role in Elon Musk’s DOGE effort to reduce federal government spending.

A group of Democrats and progressives in the officially nonpartisan Nebraska Legislature asked the state's all-Republica...
02/06/2025

A group of Democrats and progressives in the officially nonpartisan Nebraska Legislature asked the state's all-Republican congressional delegation to step up oversight of billionaire Elon Musk and his DOGE group accessing government systems on spending.

From Zach Wendling:

Nebraska’s congressional delegation largely applauded the work of Elon Musk and DOGE while a handful of state senators call for oversight.

BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP FIGHT: Nebraska AG Mike Hilgers and 17 other states joined an amicus brief backing President Dona...
02/06/2025

BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP FIGHT: Nebraska AG Mike Hilgers and 17 other states joined an amicus brief backing President Donald Trump's executive order arguing the 14th Amendment did not intend to confer citizenship on every child born on U.S. soil.

From Cindy Gonzalez:

Nebraska's AG has joined the fray over birthright citizenship and has drawn criticism from statewide civil rights and immigrant advocates.

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