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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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4:37

Educators, students share concerns on capping med...

Nebraska Update ·

2025/07/14

Congress approved and passed the budget bill earlier this month that included a $200,000 cap on federal loans medical students, and other professional degree students, can receive. One student collected over 500 signatures urging the Nebraska federal delegation to reconsider, saying this cap doesn't take into account the full deb students incur.

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3:31

What's being done to protect Midwest forests?

Nebraska Update ·

2025/07/14

A three-day ice storm in northern Michigan early this spring left 145,000 people without power, some for weeks. Three months later, clean-up efforts are focused on millions of acres of the state's forests, where broken and fallen trees could affect the forest's long-term health.

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1:06

Commission on African American Affairs audited

Nebraska Update ·

2025/07/11

The Nebraska Commission on African American Affairs has fallen short of several transparency and accounting benchmarks, according to new findings by State Auditor Mike Foley.

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1:32

Chinese-owned Syngenta staying in Nebraska despite...

Nebraska Update ·

2025/07/11

A Chinese-owned ag products company says it will remain in Nebraska despite Gov. Jim Pillen's suggestion that it leave.

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0:55

The Nebraska Humane Society is working to support...

Nebraska Update ·

2025/07/11

The Texas floods not only impacted thousands of people, but also their pets. Here's what the state’s humane society is doing to support those animals from three states away.

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0:51

Nebraska organization launches shoe collection campaign

Nebraska Update ·

2025/07/09

The Nebraska Children's Home Society, in partnership with Scheels, launched its “Lace Up to Learn” campaign Wednesday. The initiative aims to collect shoes for children across the state before the start of the school year.

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1:04

Digital Ponca dictionary helps preserve the language

Nebraska Update ·

2025/07/09

The last fluent speaker for the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska died in 2006. An Oklahoma tribe helped organize the first digital Ponca dictionary, which is also available in physical copies.

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1:10

Advocates speak out against SNAP restrictions on soft...

Nebraska Update ·

2025/07/08

Soda and energy drinks would no longer be eligible for purchase through the Supplemental Nutrition and Assistance Program in Nebraska under proposed regulations from the state’s Department of Health and Human Services. At a hearing Tuesday, advocates said the restrictions could hurt grocery stores and stigmatize Nebraskans who use SNAP. “Implementing the SNAP restriction waiver will lead to fewer food retailers accepting SNAP, thereby causing a significant number of Nebraskan families, including

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1:13

Hilgers sues GM over customers' data

Nebraska Update ·

2025/07/08

Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers is suing General Motors over the sale of its customers' data to insurance companies.

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4:23

Omaha recycles the world's derelict fishing gear

Nebraska Update ·

2025/07/08

Tons of worn out fishing gear makes its way across the Pacific Ocean, and winds up on Hawaii’s beaches. In an effort to both clean up the ocean and find a way to recycle the junk, some of that fishing gear is sent up to Omaha, Nebraska.

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0:55

After-school, summer clubs wait for $6 million in...

Nebraska Update ·

2025/07/07

The federal government is withholding federal funds to after-school programs across the nation, with about $6.5 million that typically goes to Nebraska. After school and summer program providers say this could lead to programs cutting down on services, serving less students or even closing their doors.

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0:52

Omaha ICE Raid has lasting impacts on children

Nebraska Update ·

2025/07/07

Communities continue to recover from the impacts of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement raid in Omaha earlier this month. Some worry about the longer-term stresses of the impacted children.

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3:11

Regulatory hurdles could take hydroelectric power...

Nebraska Update ·

2025/07/07

Hydropower accounts for nearly 30% of utility-scale renewable energy in the U.S., but federal hurdles may prevent older hydroelectric plants from staying online and new projects from getting off the ground.

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0:58

New 5% tax on skill games takes effect in Nebraska

Nebraska Update ·

2025/07/07

The nearly 6,000 mechanical amusement devices in Nebraska are now taxed at five percent of their net operating revenue, thanks to a law passed last April. These devices are found in gas stations, cafes and social halls and are used for contests of skill, unlike keno or bingo. Fraternal organizations are exempt from the tax.

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5:21

Tax policy experts weigh in on Nebraska’s state...

Nebraska Update ·

2025/07/07

Nebraska lawmakers overcame a significant shortfall through the passage of this year’s budget, but more fiscal trouble may be on the horizon. On the final day of this year’s legislative session in June, Speaker John Arch made a prediction on the focus of the legislature’s return in 2026. “I will predict that our biggest challenge next year will be our budget,” he said. “Once again, we sent a balanced budget to the governor, but we always face mid-biennium budget adjustments, and next year will be

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1:03

Naloxone accessibility expanded with Southeastern...

Nebraska Update ·

2025/07/03

Naloxone, a drug that counteracts the effects of opioid overdose, has become more available within Southeastern Nebraska. Free Naloxone can be found at three vending machines, as well as five grab-and-go sites located around Lincoln. There is also a grab-and-go site now located in Jansen, Southwest of Beatrice, near the Kansas border.

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4:37

SNAP stays out of reach for Nebraskans

Nebraska Update ·

2025/07/01

Nebraskans with felony drug convictions almost saw a light at the end of the tunnel when legislators voted to end the lifetime ban on SNAP access. But then, the governor’s veto was not overturned. Those impacted said this decision will ultimately harm the state.

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1:04

Rural health leaders are concerned about proposed...

Nebraska Update ·

2025/06/30

The over 1000 page ‘big beautiful bill’ covers many things, but rural health leaders are most concerned over what proposed Medicaid cuts will do to an already fragile rural health system.

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3:45

US ginseng growers and animal breeders wait on a...

Nebraska Update ·

2025/06/30

Specialty producers exporting to China have been hit just as hard as soybeans and beef. But they often have fewer alternative markets for their crops, worsening the impact of retaliatory tariffs.

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1:07

Judge dismisses lawsuit against Nebraska medical...

Nebraska Update ·

2025/06/27

Lancaster County District Court Judge Susan Strong dismissed a lawsuit Thursday alleging that the state’s medical cannabis program violates state and federal law. The case was brought by former State Sen. John Kuehn, who claimed laws allowing any form of marijuana are unconstitutional because the substance remains illegal at the federal level. Kuehn argued his status as a Nebraska taxpayer gives him the right to sue the state over its “illegal expenditure of taxpayer money.” Strong disagreed, saying

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