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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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0:56

Crews from hours away help with central Nebraska fires

Nebraska Update ·

2025/02/26

A 6000-acre fire in central Nebraska is sparking emergency responses from across the state. Beatrice Rural Fire Department sent two volunteers to grapple with the Lilian and East Table Road Fires northwest of Broken Bow.

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1:05

Nebraska’s House representatives vote to approve a...

Nebraska Update ·

2025/02/26

The U.S. House of Representatives narrowly voted to approve a Republican-led budget resolution with a goal of large federal spending cuts. One Nebraska representative was on the fence, but ultimately voted along party lines.

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2:59

University pushes back against proposed budget cuts

Nebraska Update ·

2025/02/26

University of Nebraska officials told the Legislature's Appropriations Committee that proposed budget cuts would hurt their efforts.

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5:03

Legislators mull schools' use of student data,...

Nebraska Update ·

2025/02/24

Senators in the Nebraska Legislature debated schools' handling of student data, and heard proposals to increase senators' pay.

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5:45

Legislature debates use of technology to monitor...

Nebraska Update ·

2025/02/21

The Nebraska Legislature on Thursday debated a proposal aimed at setting policies about schools' use of technology to monitor students.

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4:36

Nebraska Congressman urges Trump to have "moral clarity"

Nebraska Update ·

2025/02/21

Representative Don Bacon, who represents Nebraska’s second congressional district, spoke with Nebraska Public Media on national cybersecurity, federal spending cuts and foreign relations.

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0:43

Nebraska seeing large amounts of flu as cases still...

Nebraska Update ·

2025/02/20

More than 15,000 influenza cases have been reported this flu season, according to the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services.

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4:51

Gig workers bill advances, crackdown on Chinese...

Nebraska Update ·

2025/02/20

Nebraska senators advanced a proposal to treat gig employees as independent contractors, and heard a proposal designed to limit Chinese influence.

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1:09

Bill would allow flexibility in water recreation...

Nebraska Update ·

2025/02/19

A proposed state budget from Gov. Jim Pillen includes cuts to several water recreation projects in Nebraska. But a bill from Sen. Barry DeKay would give authority to the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission to carry out other, cheaper park enhancements. DeKay, who represents a northeast Nebraska district that includes Lewis and Clark Lake and Niobrara State Park, said in a hearing Wednesday his legislation will help get projects across the finish line despite potential budget cuts.

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0:50

Ricketts, Bacon react to President Trump's comments...

Nebraska Update ·

2025/02/19

Some of Nebraska’s elected officials are weighing in on negotiations in the war between Russia and Ukraine. They are also addressing President Donald Trump’s comments saying that Ukraine “should have never started it.”

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1:03

Once-celebrated UNL program is the latest victim of cuts

Nebraska Update ·

2025/02/19

The national effort to cut federal funding has trickled down to some University of Nebraska-Lincoln programs. The future of one program focused on recruiting and retaining teachers is now up in the air.

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6:15

Senator's column against DEI sparks legislative backlash

Nebraska Update ·

2025/02/19

Sen. Loren Lippincott's newspaper column criticizing diversity, equity and inclusion programs in aviation sparked heated discussion Tuesday in the Nebraska Legislature.

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1:00

Senators hear proposal to ban sale of lab grown meat...

Nebraska Update ·

2025/02/18

Sen. Barry DeKay, a rancher from Niobrara, introduced a bill at the request of Gov. Jim Pillen that would ban the manufacturing, sale and distribution of cultured protein products. These products are made by cultivating animal stem cells for several weeks and combining them with other ingredients. They are not yet for sale in Nebraska. DeKay said he wants the product banned until there is more information about its health ramifications.

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1:04

Nebraska State Trooper killed while assisting in crash

Nebraska Update ·

2025/02/18

Nebraska State Trooper, Kyle McAcy , was struck and killed by a snowplow on I-80 Monday morning. He was responding to a crash involving the snowplow and two other vehicles when the plow backed into him.

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5:01

Girls wrestling keeps growing at Nebraska high schools

Nebraska Update ·

2025/02/17

Girls wrestling is the fastest growing Nebraska high school sport in the last four years, according to the Nebraska School Activities Association. Tuesday’s state tournament is more evidence of that growth. It’s the first time girls have their own championship event, separate from boys wrestling, at the CHI Health Center in Omaha.

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3:42

Bogs sink carbon dioxide 'like no ecosystem on Earth'

Nebraska Update ·

2025/02/17

Peat bogs sequester a massive amount of the Earth's carbon dioxide. But even as scientists work to better understand bogs' sequestration, the wetlands are under threat.

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5:21

Sen. Ricketts discusses USAID, tariff effects on...

Nebraska Update ·

2025/02/14

President Donald Trump has published several executive orders that could directly impact agriculture, Nebraska's top industry. Nebraska Public Media's Jackie Ourada asked U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts about those impacts and what legislation we could see this session from the former governor.

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3:05

Committee hears proposal for further abortion...

Nebraska Update ·

2025/02/14

The Nebraska Legislature's Health and Human Services Committee heard proposals Thursday for further restrictions on abortions.

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2:26

Proposal would expand definition of independent...

Nebraska Update ·

2025/02/14

The Nebraska Legislature debated expanding the definition of who would be considered an independent contractor, in contrast to an employee.

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1:24

New Trump lead NIH cuts could mean big changes for UNMC

Nebraska Update ·

2025/02/13

The University of Nebraska Medical Center budget would take a major hit if a Trump administration policy to reduce National Institutes of Health grant funding goes into effect. The change would cap UNMC's funding for indirect research costs, which cover things like water and electricity, at 15%, instead of their previously negotiated 53%.

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