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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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3:38

Solar arrays supply shade — and land — for Midwest...

Nebraska Update ·

2025/11/04

Temperatures remained into the 80s well in the fall this year in parts of the Midwest. Agrivoltaics offers a respite to extreme heat and land access for new farmers.

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1:06

Cannabis Commission declines to make changes to...

Nebraska Update ·

2025/11/03

The three members of the Nebraska Medical Cannabis Commission did not attend a public hearing on the draft regulations for the substance in October, but they did consider six categories of recommendations that came from the hearing. The recommendations included allowing additional forms of cannabis, increasing the number of licensed facilities and increasing the plant limits for cultivators.

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5:12

The Star City Hearse Club is becoming a Halloween staple

Nebraska Update ·

2025/11/03

Each year, the Star City Hearse Club does their Halloween Hearse Tour. They are becoming a Halloween staple, but they want to do more.

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5:36

Longtime Nebraska meteorologist discusses his career,...

Nebraska Update ·

2025/11/03

For 39 years, Ken Siemek has been presence in living rooms in Lincoln and across the state of Nebraska as Chief Meteorologist for 10/11 television. After 44 years at 10/11, Siemek retired at the end of October. Nebraska Public Media's Dale Johnson sat down with his longtime broadcast friend to talk about humble beginnings and a remarkable career.

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1:09

Economic forecasting board lowers state revenue...

Nebraska Update ·

2025/10/31

Nebraska lawmakers were given a spooky revenue projection on Halloween, but it didn’t come as surprise to fiscal committee leadership. The Nebraska Economic Forecasting Advisory Board revised its April state revenue projections downward by around $120 million dollars for FY2025-26, and $247 million for FY2026-27. That means the state’s budget shortfall – which was already at $95 million following the recent legislative session – has ballooned to more than $450 million over the current biennium

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1:11

Budget squeeze seen to limit school finance reform...

Nebraska Update ·

2025/10/31

The state's budget challenges may make holding the line on property taxes the short-term goal.

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1:02

Nebraska legislative leadership looks ahead to 2026...

Nebraska Update ·

2025/10/30

Next year will be a time of belt-tightening in the state capitol. That’s the sentiment from fiscal committee leadership ahead of the 60-day session that begins in January. Changes from the One, Big Beautiful Bill Act are estimated to cost the state more than $200 million in revenue over the next two years. That, combined with lower-than-expected state tax revenues over the summer, means the Legislature will likely make additional cuts to the biennial budget it passed in the spring. Revenue Committee

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0:46

Doane, Methodist collaborate for accelerated nursing...

Nebraska Update ·

2025/10/30

Doane University and Nebraska Methodist College will partner on a new accelerated nursing pathway to help address health care shortages across the state. The official program begins in fall 2026, but leaders said the two institutions already share many students.

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4:05

New detasseling law falls short of expectations in...

Nebraska Update ·

2025/10/29

Local contractors say they have enough local labor to detassel Nebraska’s seed corn but they’re losing work to migrant workers on H-2A visas. A 2024 Nebraska law attempted to increase transparency in detasseling labor practices.

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0:59

Report shows NU in good financial health amid cuts

Nebraska Update ·

2025/10/29

An American Association of University Professors report showed that the University of Nebraska is in “good financial health” amid ongoing budget cut discussions. The Lincoln campus chancellor will submit recommended cuts to the Board of Regents before its December meeting. The latest proposal included eliminating six programs.

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0:58

Ricketts says GOP won't negotiate with Dems until...

Nebraska Update ·

2025/10/29

Republicans have tried to pass a continuing resolution to keep the government funded at previous levels through late November, but it’s failed 13 times to receive the 60 votes needed in the Senate to pass. Democrats say they want to negotiate an extension of tax credits for people who receive health insurance through the Affordable Care Act. Speaking with the press Wednesday, Ricketts said that won’t happen until after the government is reopened.

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0:48

Thousands of Nebraskans are expected to lose SNAP...

Nebraska Update ·

2025/10/29

41 million Americans are expected to lose their SNAP benefits at the end of the month due to the ongoing federal government shutdown. Within Nebraska, SNAP benefits will be paused as of Wednesday, October 29.

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0:53

Gov. Pillen shares experience in Israel while on...

Nebraska Update ·

2025/10/29

Gov. Jim Pillen is in Isreal this week to promote Nebraska trade and U.S. defense technology. The governor attended a swearing in ceremony for new troops in the Israeli army and visited the Nova Festival Memorial, which commemorates the victims of the Oct. 7 attacks. Pillen said he met with people in western Galilee who have endured thousands of warnings to take shelter over the last 18 months, but said the recent ceasefire negotiated by President Donald Trump has made things calm again.

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0:45

Creighton course aims to help K-12 educators...

Nebraska Update ·

2025/10/28

Creighton University launched an online course this month to help educators understand best uses for AI in their classrooms. The $50, self-paced module covers basics of AI, ethics and ways to utilize it for teachers and students.

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5:20

First woman appointed to the Nebraska Supreme Court...

Nebraska Update ·

2025/10/28

The first woman appointed to the Nebraska Supreme Court is retiring at the end of the month. Lindsey Miller-Lerman is also the longest-serving member of the Nebraska Supreme Court at 27 years. Justice Miller-Lerman told Nebraska Public Media’s Dale Johnson she always wanted to be a lawyer.

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5:31

Rural town leaders want to bridge gap between young...

Nebraska Update ·

2025/10/28

Not as many younger people are joining clubs like Rotary and Sertoma. A group of neighbors in the southeastern Nebraska town of Crete want to change that in their community, by bringing together people — young and old. Former state senator Laura Ebke helped found the group Crete Connect just a few days after the shooting death of political activist Charlie Kirk. Ebke spoke with Nebraska Public Media's Jackie Ourada about the community effort to bring neighbors back together.

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1:06

Omaha Tribe Cannabis Commission holds first meeting

Nebraska Update ·

2025/10/28

Several weeks after Nebraska awarded its first medical cannabis cultivation licenses, the Omaha Tribe Cannabis Commission voted to award the tribe itself with vertical licensure. That allows the tribe to participate in all parts of the cannabis process, including the cultivation, manufacturing and sale of cannabis.

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5:57

The Nebraska Storytelling Festival held its fourth...

Nebraska Update ·

2025/10/27

The Nebraska Storytelling Festival held its fourth annual event last Thursday in Lincoln. Ten Nebraskans got up on stage and told a story from their lives; all centered around the theme of “Lost and Found.”

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4:01

At this pecan orchard, bats handle most of the bug...

Nebraska Update ·

2025/10/27

Bats love to munch on insects like stink bugs and moths. Some farmers are now relying on the mammals for pest control – and ditching chemicals.

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4:19

This grain elevator owner and others are expanding...

Nebraska Update ·

2025/10/27

Supply is expected to pass traditional grain storage capacity in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska. Some elevators, including historic Ely's in Nebraska, are adding temporary storage.

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