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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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5:27

Legislature scales back sick leave; doesn't change...

Nebraska Update ·

2025/05/29

The Nebraska Legislature gave final approval Wednesday to scaling back paid sick leave approved by voters, but didn't take up a proposal for a lower minimum wage for teenage workers.

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0:54

Nebraska company aims to improve student math...

Nebraska Update ·

2025/05/28

A Nebraska-based company spent two years figuring out there is a disconnect between what educators are teaching K-8 students in math and what those students are tested on. Now, it aims to solve that disconnect.

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1:10

Legislature advances bill banning some consumable...

Nebraska Update ·

2025/05/28

A bill restricting some consumable hemp products in Nebraska advanced to the final round of debate in the Legislature Tuesday Afternoon. Under a bill from Sen. Kathleen Kauth, LB316, some consumable hemp products would be reclassified as marijuana, which is currently illegal for recreational use in the state. To remain legal, THC – the chemical responsible for making a user high – must make up less than 0.3% of the processed hemp product’s total weight with a limit of 10 total milligrams of THC

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5:08

Legislature upholds Pillen's veto of bedbug bill

Nebraska Update ·

2025/05/27

The Nebraska Legislature upheld Gov. Jim Pillen's veto of a bill aimed at cracking down on bedbugs in Omaha Housing Authority buildings.

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1:05

988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline hears more Nebraskans...

Nebraska Update ·

2025/05/27

Nebraska has seen a steady increase in calls to 9-8-8, a number that connects people to counselors that can provide crisis support for mental health concerns, substance abuse disorders, loneliness and more. In fiscal year 2023, there were about 19,000 calls to the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline from Nebraskans. In 2024, just over 23,000 Nebraskans called in. There have been around 20,000 calls in the current fiscal year, representing a 14% increase in monthly calls compared to last year.

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1:01

Douglas County Sheriff’s Office hires new role

Nebraska Update ·

2025/05/23

The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office has a new position focused on connecting justice-involved young people to educational opportunities. It’s meant to be proactive and offer support the whole way through.

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1:01

Senators question appointments for Medical Cannabis...

Nebraska Update ·

2025/05/22

The Legislature’s General Affairs Committee heard testimony from Lorelle Mueting and Dr. Monica Oldenburg, who were both selected by the governor from a pool of applicants. Mueting serves as a prevention program director at Heartland Family Service, while Oldenburg is an anesthesiologist who previously practiced in Colorado. Both have a history of opposition to medical marijuana legalization.

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5:24

Conversation with retiring Creighton baseball coach...

Nebraska Update ·

2025/05/22

Creighton baseball is playing in the Big East Tournament this weekend and that means head baseball coach Ed Servais only has a few games left. Servais is set to retire after leading the program for 22 years.

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4:40

Lower minimum wage revived but may wait 'til next year

Nebraska Update ·

2025/05/22

The Nebraska Legislature Thursday revived a proposal for a lower minimum wage for young workers, but final approval may have to wait 'til next year.

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1:02

Bill allowing students to attend off site religion...

Nebraska Update ·

2025/05/22

State senators considered a package of education bills Wednesday afternoon. By the end of the day’s debate, only the underlying bill, LB306, remained. The legislation initially contained six different bills after an amendment, AM1335, from the Legislature’s Education Committee combined them. The section of the bill from Sen. Loren Lippincott, originally LB550, which would excuse students from public schools to attend religion classes, was among the most controversial. It would require school

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5:20

Bacon talks reconciliation bill

Nebraska Update ·

2025/05/21

The U.S. House is putting final touches on its budget reconciliation bill, also known as President Donald Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill." It includes sweeping changes to Medicaid funding, energy and tax policies. Nebraska Public Media's Kassidy Arena caught up with District 2 House Representative Don Bacon on the budget bill, which he says he'll support.

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5:18

Legislative oversight proposal gets first-round approval

Nebraska Update ·

2025/05/21

Senators gave first-round approval Wednesday to a proposed restructuring of how the Legislature watches over state agencies.

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4:59

Legislature fails to advance medical marijuana...

Nebraska Update ·

2025/05/21

Medical marijuana will not be regulated by the Nebraska Legislature this year after a bill failed to overcome a filibuster Tuesday evening. Nebraska voters overwhelmingly approved two ballot initiatives legalizing and regulating medical marijuana last fall. However, the drug remains inaccessible in the state. The Nebraska Medical Cannabis Commission is tasked with drafting regulations and the group is unlikely to begin licensing dispensaries until October at the earliest.

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1:13

More chicken, less steak: UNL is changing Union...

Nebraska Update ·

2025/05/20

University of Nebraska-Lincoln students and visitors will see changes to the dining options at the student union through the next year. Nearly all of the restaurants will be changed, moved or closed. University Communications said in a news release that the changes “will phase out third-party franchises and introduce campus-managed dining concepts designed to enhance food quality, improve service and increase the value of student meal plans.”

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3:45

Morels remain a tough-to-farm delicacy for many growers

Nebraska Update ·

2025/05/20

Each spring, Midwesterners head to the woods to find morel mushrooms. But some in the region are developing methods to reliably farm the delicacy.

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4:12

Raising other taxes to lower property taxes runs into...

Nebraska Update ·

2025/05/19

A proposal to raise tobacco taxes, tax pop and energy drinks, and tax 18 services provoked pushback Monday in the Legislature.

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1:05

Senators fail to override Pillen veto on SNAP benefit...

Nebraska Update ·

2025/05/19

Currently, Nebraska law prohibits anyone with three or more drug-related felony charges or any drug distribution charge from accessing federal SNAP benefits. A bill from Sen. Victor Rountree would have removed those restrictions, as long as the beneficiaries had completed their sentences and participated in a substance abuse treatment program. The bill passed last week, but Gov. Jim Pillen vetoed it, leading to a vote to override Monday.

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1:05

Lincoln eclipses 300,000 population mark

Nebraska Update ·

2025/05/19

Lincoln is now home to more than 300 thousand people after gaining an estimated 38 hundred new residents between July 1st of 2023 and 2024. Omaha also gained around 2500 residents over that time, reversing several years of flat or negative growth. Among the ten largest cities in the state, none are growing as fast proportionally as Columbus, however. While many smaller cities across the state have struggled to keep up with the demand for housing, Columbus mayor Jim Bulkley says his city is expected

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0:57

Pillen commits resources to Medical Cannabis Commission

Nebraska Update ·

2025/05/16

Gov. Jim Pillen announced Friday he intends to provide administrative support and resources to the Medical Cannabis Commission. “With support from the Policy Research Office, the Department of Administrative Services, and other agencies, as necessary, the Medical Cannabis Commission is fully enabled to meet and carry out its responsibilities under the Patient Protection Act and the Regulation Act to meet its milestone dates of July 1 and October 1,” a press release from the Governor’s Office said

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0:56

Mentorship program helps improve child care gap

Nebraska Update ·

2025/05/16

What started as a county-level program to fill a child care need has expanded to a region–wide effort in central Nebraska. The program connects mentors, called champions, with those wanting to be licensed for guidance through the process.

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