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Nebraska Update

Nebraska Public Media

From the Capitol to your community, Nebraska Public Media’s local journalists bring you top stories and essential context every weekday morning.

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5:03

Senators consider prisons, prayer

Nebraska Update ·

2023/02/21

The Nebraska Legislature considered arguments for and against a new prison and an opening prayer in discussions Tuesday.

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3:57

Weather networks with key data threatened by lack of...

Nebraska Update ·

2023/02/20

Accurate weather information is important for farmers, emergency responders and researchers managing extreme conditions. But many monitoring networks are limited by unstable, patchwork funding.

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5:12

Bills on National Guard, pet insurance among measures...

Nebraska Update ·

2023/02/16

The Nebraska Legislature advanced bills Thursday on subjects ranging from National Guard tuition and morale to regulation of pet insurance.

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5:29

Legislature slogs along, still hasn't debated bills

Nebraska Update ·

2023/02/15

The Nebraska Legislature spent Wednesday discussing appointments without reaching debate on substantive bills.

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6:11

Bill bars subsidies to companies using some Chinese...

Nebraska Update ·

2023/02/14

A proposal would deny universal service funds to companies using some Chinese telecommunications equipment.

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6:08

Environmental chief's renomination questioned

Nebraska Update ·

2023/02/14

Some senators resisted the renomination of Jim Macy to head the Department of Environment and Energy over the agency's record on the AltEn ethanol plant.

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4:25

Ban on government contracts with firms boycotting...

Nebraska Update ·

2023/02/10

The Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee heard a proposal that would bar state and local governments from making contracts with businesses if they support a boycott of Israel.

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5:42

Marijuana proposals aired

Nebraska Update ·

2023/02/09

The Legislature's Judiciary Committee heard proposals Thursday to legalize marijuana for medical purposes, decriminalize it, and legalize its sales and use.

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5:22

Hearings probe gender care, police interrogation of...

Nebraska Update ·

2023/02/08

Proposals to ban gender transitioning surgery or medicine for young people, and to prohibit police from deceiving them during questioning, were the subject of public hearings in the Nebraska Legislature Wednesday.

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5:07

Proposals for big increase in school aid get public...

Nebraska Update ·

2023/02/08

The Legislature's Education Committee heard proposals Tuesday to give schools $1500 per pupil, and to significantly increase special eduation aid.

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0:52

Owners of North Platte gaming business charged with...

Nebraska Update ·

2023/02/07

The operators of a “skill game” casino in North Platte have been accused of failing to pay more than $1.5 Million in taxes over the past three years. Mark and Bridget Haneborg, owners of the River Valley Casino, were charged last week following a year-long investigation by the Nebraska Department of Revenue. Court documents filed by the Nebraska Department of Revenue (NDR) claim their investigators determined the Haneborgs earned income of over a million and a half dollars from 2019-2021. The

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3:24

What impact has GMO food labeling had, after a year...

Nebraska Update ·

2023/02/06

Genetically modified foods have been on supermarket shelves since the 1990s, but they’ve only required a label for the last year. The USDA says implementation and compliance with the program have been “successful,” while experts suggest consumers aren’t noticing the labels.

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5:01

Ag land property tax changes draw mixed reaction

Nebraska Update ·

2023/02/03

A proposal to value agricultural land by its income producing potential rather than market value got a mixed reaction at a public hearing Friday.

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4:39

Evictions are a growing public health crisis across...

Nebraska Update ·

2023/02/03

The trouble for Rolland Carroll started last fall. That’s when the 61-year-old said his apartment complex in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, informed him that his federal housing aid for his one-bedroom apartment had been reduced months ago. He owed more than $2,000 in back rent. “I was in shock,” Carroll said. “Like, how the heck could I owe this amount of money without you guys saying something months ago?” Carroll doesn’t own a car and works odd jobs through a local temp agency. He struggled to pay the

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1:16

Nebraska defends $44,000 cost for reporter's public...

Nebraska Update ·

2023/02/03

The publishers of the Flatwater Free Press filed a lawsuit asking the court to require the Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy (NDEE) provide internal emails without charging tens of thousands of dollars for staff time to comply with the request.

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3:38

Lowering taxes to attract and retain residents discussed

Nebraska Update ·

2023/02/02

The Revenue Committee heard proposals to lower personal and corporate income taxes, and switch community colleges away from using property taxes.

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0:51

USDA strengthens rules and enforcement for organic...

Nebraska Update ·

2023/02/02

The USDA has reinforced oversight on organic certification and enforcement to prevent mislabeled products, in what advocates are calling the biggest update in decades.

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5:18

Supporters and opponents of abortion restrictions...

Nebraska Update ·

2023/02/02

Supporters and opponents of proposed abortion restrictions pack Capitol hearing.

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1:23

Boswell claims mass of crime photos unfair in murder...

Nebraska Update ·

2023/02/01

Did showing jurors dozens of gruesome photographs during the trial of Bailey Boswell make it impossible for the woman to get a fair trial? Nebraska’s Supreme Court considered the question during oral arguments challenging the life sentence Boswell is currently serving in a state prison. She was found guilty of conspiring with Aubrey Trial to torture and murder Sydney Loofe of Lincoln in 2017.

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7:08

Can a state organization charge $44,000 for emails?

Nebraska Update ·

2023/02/01

The Flatwater Free Press, a Nebraska-based non-profit news organization, is suing the Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy over a public records request related to nitrates in Nebraska’s waterways.

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