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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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1:20

Faculty union at Univ. of Florida opposes Ben Sasse...

Nebraska Update ·

2022/10/26

U.S. Sen. Ben Sasse of Nebraska continues to face pushback from students and faculty at the University of Florida after he was selected as the school's lone finalist for its presidency.

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1:10

Nebraska's test scores decline, but not as much as...

Nebraska Update ·

2022/10/24

The National Assessment of Educational Progress showed a nationwide decline in test scores.

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3:57

Individual Donors Bouy 1st District Congressional...

Nebraska Update ·

2022/10/21

With Election Day weeks away the candidates vying for Nebraska’s 1st District Congressional Seat are seeing support from individual donors as they raise and spend vast amounts of money. Nebraska Public Media’s William Padmore reports what the candidates' fundraising numbers could signal about the financial health of both campaigns in the crucial days before the election.

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1:12

Nebraska corrections rejects 8 of 10 watchdog's...

Nebraska Update ·

2022/10/20

The inspector general for Nebraska prisons wants a new correctional facility in Lincoln for dangerous inmates to open in a slow, controlled manner. The 29-page report made 10 recommendations for the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services – eight of which the department rejected.

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0:58

Ed Board candidates from left & right on fixing staff...

Nebraska Update ·

2022/10/19

Republicans and Democrats running for the Nebraska State Board of Education differ on how to bolster the teacher workforce in Nebraska. The number of unfilled teacher positions in Nebraska went from 232 in 2016 to 482 last year, according to the Nebraska Department of Education.

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1:05

O'Donnell retiring as clerk of the Legislature

Nebraska Update ·

2022/10/19

Patrick O'Donnell, clerk of the Nebraska Legislature since 1978, is stepping down at the end of this year.

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7:32

Missouri knew of contamination in Springfield’s...

Nebraska Update ·

2022/10/19

The people of Springfield, Missouri that lived near a company that did work for the Navy had no idea that a toxic solvent, disposed of improperly, had made its way into their drinking water – until a public apology from the state.

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1:16

Senators seek probe of Ed Dept. over critical race...

Nebraska Update ·

2022/10/17

Some Nebraska state senators want the Legislature to investigate the Department of Education's handling of critical race theory.

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0:53

New Segment of Heartland Expressway Completed Near...

Nebraska Update ·

2022/10/17

The Heartland Expressway will connect Wyoming, South Dakota, Nebraska, and Colorado. The cities of Scottsbluff and Alliance will be key points along the new highway.

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1:26

Amid rising costs, hospitals consider cutting some...

Nebraska Update ·

2022/10/17

Hospitals across the U.S. and in Nebraska may be looking at cutting some of their health care operations as federal COVID-19 funding runs out. Hospital systems are still balancing sky-high wages, inflated equipment pricing and increasing pharmacy costs.

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2:07

Candidates talk of climate, nukes in final 2nd...

Nebraska Update ·

2022/10/17

In their final debate before Election Day, candidates in Nebraska's Second Congressional District found some common ground while insisting they had voters' best interests at heart. Incumbent Congressman Don Bacon and his Democratic Party opponent Tony Vargas found much to disagree about when discussing helping the American middle class, the usefulness of federal COVID relief aid, and climate change.

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1:09

Pillen leads Blood, but race could be closer than...

Nebraska Update ·

2022/10/13

Republican Jim Pillen leads Democrat Carol Blood in funding and polling in the Nebraska governor's race.

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0:45

Union College wraps up Hurricane Ian relief effort

Nebraska Update ·

2022/10/13

Students from Union College helped people in Fort Myers Florida who suffered from the damage of Hurricane Ian. Nebraska Public Media’s Isabella Benson reports on the service crew’s journey last week.

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4:47

A wetter world is changing farm country. Can growers...

Nebraska Update ·

2022/10/13

Farmers are dealing with more and heavier rainfall events throughout the Upper Midwest. Some farmers install drainage tiles and trenches to handle the water, but that can lead to soil erosion and flooding downstream.

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0:46

Tyson to cut Sioux City jobs, mayor calls for...

Nebraska Update ·

2022/10/12

Sioux City Mayor Bob Scott called upon the governors of Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota to prevent Tyson Foods from moving more than 500 jobs out of the tri-state area.The food company will be closing its corporate offices in Dakota Dunes, South Dakota – which borders Sioux City. The large community employer will be consolidating all three of its corporate offices to its headquarters in northwest Arkansas.Scott said Tyson's move will have a terrible impact on the area, resulting in the loss of 580

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5:15

Offutt AFB influence recognized in 1st Dist...

Nebraska Update ·

2022/10/12

Redrawn boundaries in Nebraska's Congressional Districts mean thousands of additional voters with ties to Offutt Air Force Base will cast ballots in the 1st District this November.Residents in central and western Sarpy County will join neighbors in Bellevue in selecting Republican Mike Flood or Democrat Patty Pansing Brooks as their representative in Washington. For the candidates, it's a large and important constituency interested in the base's impact on jobs and daily lives, defense issues, and

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1:10

Shore makes video endorsing Pansing Brooks

Nebraska Update ·

2022/10/11

Nebraska's first lady appears in video endorsing the Democratic congressional candidate opposing the Republican candidate favored by her husband.

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3:58

Can one state regulate hog production in another?

Nebraska Update ·

2022/10/10

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case this month over whether California overreached with an animal welfare law which regulates housing requirements for pigs if the pork will be sold in the state. Two large pork industry groups say that burdens pork producers outside of California.

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4:56

Jim Pillen wants to bring small town sensibility to...

Nebraska Update ·

2022/10/07

A Nebraska Democrat hasn’t won a statewide election since 2006. And that’s one of the reasons why Republican Jim Pillen is widely expected to win the governorship when voters go to the polls next month. Nebraska Public Media’s Will Bauer has more on the Columbus-area pig farmer’s vision for the state and what he stands for as a University of Nebraska regent .

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4:16

Iowans want more time to report sex assault of children

Nebraska Update ·

2022/10/06

If a survivor of childhood sexual abuse tells someone what happened to them, studies suggest most don’t do it until they’re well into adulthood. But many Iowans abused as children run out of time to sue their abusers at age 19. Survivors and some lawmakers are working to get rid of the time limit on civil lawsuits related to child sex abuse with the hope that they can protect kids in Iowa.

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