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Expanded Sports Gambling In Nebraska Faces Uphill Legislative Climb To 2026 Ballot

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State Sen. Eliot Bostar of Lincoln (center) is flanked by State Sens. Carolyn Bosn and Beau Ballard both of Lincoln, April 10, 2024.
(Zach Wendling / Nebraska Examiner)

LINCOLN — Legalizing online sports gambling in Nebraska appears to be a risky bet for some state lawmakers. A proposed constitutional amendment advanced Monday but faces an uphill legislative climb.

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Trump Administration Sues Maine Over Participation Of Transgender Athletes In Girls Sports

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 04/18/2025 - 5:00am

Democratic Gov. Janet Mills delivers her State of the State address, Jan. 30, 2024, at the State House in Augusta, Maine.
(Robert F. Bukaty / AP Photo)

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Wednesday sued Maine for not complying with the government's push to ban transgender athletes in girls and women's sports, escalating a dispute over whether the state is abiding by a federal law that bars discrimination in education based on sex.

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Same-Sex Marriage Is Under Attack By State Lawmakers, Emboldened By Trump’s Anti-LGBTQ+ Measures And The Supreme Court’s Willingness To Overturn Precedent

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 04/18/2025 - 4:00am

Same-sex marriage, which the U.S. Supreme Court in 2015 legalized nationwide in the case known as Obergefell v. Hodges, is facing resurgent hostility.

In the decade since the court’s decision, public support for same-sex marriage has increased. Currently, about 70% of Americans approve of legally recognizing the marriages of same-sex couples, a 10-percentage-point bump from 2015.

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Judge In Vermont Considers Whether He Has Jurisdiction Of Detained Tufts University Student's Case

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 04/18/2025 - 3:00am

This contributed photo shows Rumeysa Ozturk on an apple-picking trip in 2021.
(AP Photo)

A federal judge in Vermont who is considering whether he has jurisdiction over the case of a Turkish Tufts University student detained by immigration officials in Louisiana raised the possibility Monday of having her brought back to his court for a hearing.

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Winner-Take-All Bill Stalls In Nebraska Legislature, A Blow To Governor

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 04/11/2025 - 7:00am

Protesters against the winner-take-all change sit in the statehouse balconies on April 8, 2025.
(Juan Salinas II / Nebraska Examiner)

LINCOLN — The Nebraska Legislature killed a bill seeking to alter how the state awards Electoral College votes for president after Republicans in the officially nonpartisan body failed to secure enough votes to overcome a four-hour filibuster.

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Trump Touts Supreme Court Deportation Ruling As A Major Victory, But Legal Fight Is Far From Over

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 04/11/2025 - 5:00am

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is touting a Supreme Court ruling allowing it to resume deportations under the Alien Enemies Act as a major victory, but the immigration fight is far from over.

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What Would Happen If Section 230 Went Away? A Legal Expert Explains The Consequences Of Repealing ‘The Law That Built The Internet’

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 04/11/2025 - 4:00am

Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, passed in 1996 as part of the Telecommunications Act, has become a political lightning rod in recent years. The law shields online platforms from liability for user-generated content while allowing moderation in good faith.

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Legislative Committee Reverses Cuts To University Of Nebraska Budget

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 04/11/2025 - 3:00am

LINCOLN — The University of Nebraska is no longer set to receive a decrease in its state-aided budget after the Legislature’s budget-setting committee Tuesday reversed its earlier decision.

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Inside ICE Air: Flight Attendants on Deportation Planes Say Disaster Is “Only a Matter of Time”

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Mon, 04/07/2025 - 4:00am

Security personnel approach a plane carrying migrants from Central Asia and India, deported from the United States, at Juan Santamaría International Airport in San Jose, Costa Rica, Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025.
(Jose Diaz / AP Photo)

Inside ICE Air: Flight Attendants on Deportation Planes Say Disaster Is “Only a Matter of Time”

by McKenzie Funk

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Nebraska Lawmakers Explore Ways To Stop Red Light Runners And Reduce Highway Harm

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Fri, 04/04/2025 - 7:00am

Nebraska lawmakers are looking at new ways to improve safety on Nebraska roads. Onramps lead both directions on Interstate 80 from 13th Street on Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022, in Omaha.
(Rebecca S. Gratz / Nebraska Examiner)

LINCOLN — Nebraska lawmakers are considering high-tech tools and new civil sanctions to make roads safer, including automated cameras that could send red light runners to a “stop” class or cost them money.

A pair of Omaha state senators on Friday laid out their respective bills to the Legislature’s Judiciary Committee, both saying they were open to tweaks that would help green light the measures.

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Expanded Sports Gambling In Nebraska Faces Uphill Legislative Climb To 2026 Ballot

Trump Administration Sues Maine Over Participation Of Transgender Athletes In Girls Sports

Same-Sex Marriage Is Under Attack By State Lawmakers, Emboldened By Trump’s Anti-LGBTQ+ Measures And The Supreme Court’s Willingness To Overturn Precedent

Judge In Vermont Considers Whether He Has Jurisdiction Of Detained Tufts University Student's Case

Winner-Take-All Bill Stalls In Nebraska Legislature, A Blow To Governor

Trump Touts Supreme Court Deportation Ruling As A Major Victory, But Legal Fight Is Far From Over

What Would Happen If Section 230 Went Away? A Legal Expert Explains The Consequences Of Repealing ‘The Law That Built The Internet’

Legislative Committee Reverses Cuts To University Of Nebraska Budget

Inside ICE Air: Flight Attendants on Deportation Planes Say Disaster Is “Only a Matter of Time”

Inside ICE Air: Flight Attendants on Deportation Planes Say Disaster Is “Only a Matter of Time”

Nebraska Lawmakers Explore Ways To Stop Red Light Runners And Reduce Highway Harm

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