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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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4:33

Kauth introduces restrictions on transgender athletes

Nebraska Update ·

2025/01/10

Sen. Kathleen Kauth introduce a bill Friday to restrict transgender athletes to teams and locker rooms corresponding to their sex at birth.

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1:06

Senator introduces constitutional amendment raising...

Nebraska Update ·

2025/01/10

Sen. Myron Dorn introduced a constitutional amendment in the Unicameral Friday that would raise the salary of state lawmakers to $30,000. He said the current salary of $12,000 is too low to live on without additional financial assistance. Dorn said that keeps some Nebraskans from running for office. In order to take effect, the amendment would need the votes of three-fifths of the Legislature and a majority of Nebraska voters in the next statewide election.

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0:54

Some teachers want to increase theater teacher...

Nebraska Update ·

2025/01/10

Some theatre teachers are asking the State Board of Education to increase the endorsement level requirement for educators. They spoke at the board's first meeting with four new members on Friday.

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1:20

New pro volleyball team in Omaha serves up first...

Nebraska Update ·

2025/01/09

A new professional volleyball team called Love Omaha will compete in its first match Friday when it visits Houston. It’s a part of a six-team pro league called League One Volleyball, or Love, for short.

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1:19

Senator introduces winner-take-all legislation in...

Nebraska Update ·

2025/01/09

A bill to change Nebraska’s electoral vote allocation to winner-take-all was introduced in the state legislature Thursday morning. Sen. Loren Lippincott introduced it on behalf of Gov. Jim Pillen, who listed it as one of his four legislative priorities for 2025. Lippincott said winner-take-all spreads out representation to Americans in all states, not just a select few.

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1:01

Construction workers are concerned about tariffs and...

Nebraska Update ·

2025/01/08

A national construction association has released its annual report with expected challenges and outlooks during Donald Trump’s first year back in office. Here are the details on what construction firms in Nebraska are most concerned about for 2025.

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4:27

In small towns, community helps identify homeless kids

Nebraska Update ·

2025/01/08

Urban and suburban school districts may have a funding and staffing edge when it comes to implementing laws to support students with unstable housing. But, homeless education liaisons in small rural districts say close-knit communities make for efficient identification and support for students eligible for services.

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0:59

UNL track facility expected to finish by October

Nebraska Update ·

2025/01/07

The current Husker track at Innovation Campus in Lincoln doesn't have seating. Due to that and pandemic cancellations, the track and field program hasn’t hosted an outdoor meet since May 2019.

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4:09

The government previously banned hemp. Now it’s...

Nebraska Update ·

2025/01/06

Lincoln University in Missouri is heading a USDA-funded project researching the commodity, but its prohibition created high hurdles for getting the crop off the ground.

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1:12

Douglas county seeing large increase in whooping...

Nebraska Update ·

2025/01/06

By the end of 2024, Omaha's Douglas County saw a record-breaking amount of whooping cough cases. This comes alongside large numbers of whooping cough cases both statewide and nationally.

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5:12

State Patrol shares stats from 2024

Nebraska Update ·

2025/01/02

The Nebraska State Patrol had another busy year. Nebraska Public Media’s Dale Johnson recently asked Patrol Superintendent, Colonel John Bolduc to characterize 2024.

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1:20

Train ridership on Amtrak hits record levels in Nebraska

Nebraska Update ·

2024/12/23

Ridership on Amtrak in Nebraska has doubled in the past two years. According to data from the passenger rail carrier, ticket sales broke records nationwide in Fiscal Year 2024. The California Zephyr, the cross-country line serving Nebraska, makes makes one eastbound and one westbound stop at five stations. It’s a historic route traveling between Chicago and the San Francisco area. According to Amtrak’s annual report released this month, over 350,000 people used that line. That’s an increase of a

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5:49

Projected shortfall limits expectations for...

Nebraska Update ·

2024/12/20

Nebraska faces a projected budget shortfall, which has senators downplaying expections for the upcoming legislative session.

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4:59

Nebraska Public Media CEO discusses public media...

Nebraska Update ·

2024/12/19

One of the first “big picture” challenges facing Nebraska Public Media’s new general manager and CEO is a possibility the Trump administration will defund public media. In a recent conversation with Stacey Decker, Nebraska Public Media's Dale Johnson asked how seriously corporate executives are taking Trump’s threats.

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4:07

Federal funding for rural homeless students falls short

Nebraska Update ·

2024/12/19

Through reporting in Iowa, Nebraska and other states, The Midwest Newsroom has found a pattern of rural school districts relying on nonprofit organizations and community members to provide support and services where federal funding fails to meet needs.

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0:42

Huskers head into Final Four match looking to flip...

Nebraska Update ·

2024/12/18

Nebraska and Penn State are competing in the NCAA Volleyball Final Four Thursday night. The Huskers are looking to flip the script against the Nittany Lions.

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6:18

Pillen discusses proposal to ban sale of lab-produced...

Nebraska Update ·

2024/12/18

Gov. Jim Pillen discussed his proposal to ban the sale of lab-produced meat in Nebraska grocery stores.

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1:23

Nebraska electors cast ballots for president, vice...

Nebraska Update ·

2024/12/17

Nebraska’s five electoral votes were officially cast this/Tuesday afternoon at the state capitol. Republican electors cast four votes for President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect J.D. Vance, while Democrat Peg Lippert, who represented Nebraska’s 2nd Congressional District, cast her ballot for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz. Nebraska was one of two states, along with Maine, to split its electoral votes between two candidates in 2024.

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1:01

Nebraska Boy Scouts are recycling used Christmas trees

Nebraska Update ·

2024/12/17

The December holidays have wrapped up, which means those Christmas trees have done their jobs. Here’s what one organization is doing to make sure the retired evergreens go to the right place.

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4:11

Women are a growing segment of hunters

Nebraska Update ·

2024/12/17

Many Midwest states and outdoor organizations are now trying to reach groups that haven’t historically participated in hunting — including women. But while women make up about a third of new hunters, many face barriers to break into and continue with the sport.

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