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Lincoln Police Chief Joins Omaha In Saying Immigration Enforcement Is Not Their Role

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 01/24/2025 - 5:00am

Lincoln Police Chief Michon Morrow.
(Courtesy of Lincoln Police Department)

OMAHA — Police chiefs in Nebraska’s two largest cities said Tuesday they are unaware of any planned immigration raids or other enforcement activities coming to their areas as a result of President Donald Trump’s promised crackdown on illegal immigration.

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Trump Defends Pardons For Rioters And Suggests Proud Boys Could Have Place In Politics

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 01/24/2025 - 4:00am

President Donald Trump (left) watches as Rev. Mariann Budde (second from right) arrives at the national prayer service at the Washington National Cathedral, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, in Washington.
(Evan Vucci / AP Photo)

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on his first full day in office Tuesday defended his decision to grant clemency to people convicted of assaulting police officers during the 2021 attack on the Capitol and suggested there could be a place in American politics for the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers, extremist groups whose leaders were convicted of seditious conspiracy against the U.S.

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New Bills Aim To Aid Mental Health Providers, Slow Aggressive Audits

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 01/24/2025 - 3:00am

A new bill in the Nebraska Legislature aims to make it harder for state-hired insurance companies to aggressively audit therapists providing mental health help to low-income Nebraskans.

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Nebraska Court Reporters Association to celebrate Court Reporting & Captioning Week Feb 1-8, 2025, highlighting The Real AI: Accuracy & Integrity

Published by jason@omahadail... on Wed, 01/22/2025 - 12:00am

RESTON, Va. – Jan. 27, 2025 - The nationwide 2025 Court Reporting & Captioning Week, sponsored by the National Court Reporters Association (NCRA), will be celebrated by court reporters, captioners, legal videographers, and others involved in the legal community. Feb. 1-8, 2025, will mark the event’s 13th year of observance with the theme: The Real AI: Accuracy & Integrity, and the Nebraska Court Reporters Association (NeCRA) will join in the celebration.

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Gov. Pillen, Lawmakers Take Aim At Youth Social Media And Cell Phone Use

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 01/17/2025 - 7:00am

LINCOLN — Nebraskans under age 18 would need parental permission before opening a social media account under new legislation to be considered this year by state lawmakers.

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Time To Tell Hard Truths About Nebraska State Spending And Finance

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 01/17/2025 - 6:00am

It’s important for our leaders to be truthful and not speak half-truths to burnish their image, particularly when it comes to the financial stability of the state, which affects every Nebraskan.

Accountability is not just a virtue — it’s a necessity for effective governance. Without it, financial stability and public trust are at risk.

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Some US Lawmakers Want More Christianity In The Classroom. Trump Could Embolden Their Plans

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 01/17/2025 - 5:00am

A copy of the Ten Commandments is posted along with other historical documents in a hallway of the Georgia Capitol, June 20, 2024, in Atlanta.
(John Bazemore / AP Photo)

WASHINGTON (AP) — Conservative lawmakers across the U.S. are pushing to introduce more Christianity to public school classrooms, testing the separation of church and state by inserting Bible references into reading lessons and requiring teachers to post the Ten Commandments.

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Nebraska Lawmakers Aim To Define Male, Female For Sports, Bathrooms And More

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 01/17/2025 - 4:00am

State Sen. Kathleen Kauth of Omaha (left) is the lead sponsor on the “Stand With Women Act” to define school sports teams, bathrooms and locker rooms, as well as all bathrooms for state agencies, as male or female, as defined in her bill on Jan. 10, 2025.
(Zach Wendling / Nebraska Examiner)

LINCOLN — Nebraska lawmakers will seek to define “male” and “female” in state law, broadening a past effort focused on sex-based restrictions for K-12 school bathrooms and sports teams to colleges and all areas of state government.

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FDA Bans Red Dye No. 3 From Foods

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 01/17/2025 - 3:00am

U.S. regulators on Wednesday banned the dye called Red 3 from the nation’s food supply, nearly 35 years after it was barred from cosmetics because of potential cancer risk.

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New Nebraska Bills Focus On Human Development Education, Health Director Authority

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 01/17/2025 - 2:00am

State Sen. Kathleen Kauth of Omaha introduces a bill to change the role of public health directors on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023, in Lincoln, Neb.
(Zach Wendling / Nebraska Examiner)

LINCOLN — Nebraska’s K-12 schools would be required to teach students from elementary to high schools about human development under a new bill proposed Tuesday in the Legislature.