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A key manager of a Nebraska grant program that’s investing multimillions into historically disadvantaged North and South...
06/06/2026

A key manager of a Nebraska grant program that’s investing multimillions into historically disadvantaged North and South Omaha neighborhoods has left state government to join the administration of Omaha Mayor John Ewing Jr.

From Cindy Gonzalez https://buff.ly/SJE8pNe

A Nebraska Department of Economic and Development official who guided a high-profile state grant program left the DED for a City of Omaha job.

The U.S. Senate rejected the SAVE America Act on Thursday, dealing a blow to President Donald Trump’s efforts to impose ...
06/05/2026

The U.S. Senate rejected the SAVE America Act on Thursday, dealing a blow to President Donald Trump’s efforts to impose voting restrictions ahead of the November midterm elections.

From States Newsroom

The U.S. Senate rejected the SAVE America Act on Thursday, dealing a blow to President Donald Trump’s efforts to impose voting restrictions ahead of the November midterm elections. Senators voted 48-50 against advancing an amendment that would have incorporated Trump’s top legislative priority i...

The federal government will spend $700 million on building or refurbishing coal power infrastructure across the country ...
06/05/2026

The federal government will spend $700 million on building or refurbishing coal power infrastructure across the country in a boost to “clean, beautiful coal,” President Donald Trump said Thursday in the Oval Office.

From States Newsroom

The federal government will spend $700 million on building or refurbishing coal power infrastructure across the country in a boost to “clean, beautiful coal,” President Donald Trump said Thursday in the Oval Office. Trump said he was invoking the Cold War-era Defense Production Act, which gives ...

Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen has directed the state’s largest agency to seek federal approval to temporarily waive new Medic...
06/05/2026

Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen has directed the state’s largest agency to seek federal approval to temporarily waive new Medicaid work requirements in Dawson County.

From Zach Wendling https://buff.ly/wn0LJiu

Gov. Jim Pillen has directed the state’s largest agency to seek approval to temporarily waive new Medicaid work requirements in Dawson County.

A federal judge in Rhode Island struck down several Trump administration policies that halted processing for asylum seek...
06/05/2026

A federal judge in Rhode Island struck down several Trump administration policies that halted processing for asylum seekers following a shooting in Washington, D.C., that left one West Virginia National Guard member dead and another seriously injured.

From States Newsroom https://buff.ly/SgeO6Mx

WASHINGTON — A federal judge in Rhode Island Friday struck down several Trump administration policies that halted processing for asylum seekers following a shooting in Washington, D.C., that left one West Virginia National Guard member dead and another seriously injured. In a searing opinion, Judg...

Black midwives in the South, a region rife with racial disparities in maternal health access and maternal mortality, are...
06/05/2026

Black midwives in the South, a region rife with racial disparities in maternal health access and maternal mortality, are leading lawsuits over state regulations that they say limit their ability to provide care.

From Elisha Brown/Stateline

Black midwives in the South are leading lawsuits over state regulations that they say limit their ability to provide care.

The U.S. Senate approved a nearly $70 billion package early Friday, moving Republicans one step closer to funding immigr...
06/05/2026

The U.S. Senate approved a nearly $70 billion package early Friday, moving Republicans one step closer to funding immigration and deportation activities for the next three years while sidestepping negotiations on new constraints on federal agents sought by Democrats.

From States Newsroom

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate approved a nearly $70 billion package early Friday, moving Republicans one step closer to funding immigration and deportation activities for the next three years without negotiating new constraints on federal agents with Democrats. The 52-47 mostly party-line vote send...

Nebraska became the first state to implement new federally mandated work requirements for Medicaid recipients in May. Th...
06/05/2026

Nebraska became the first state to implement new federally mandated work requirements for Medicaid recipients in May. The federal government this week released a first look at what all states would need to follow by Jan. 1.

From Zach Wendling https://buff.ly/DDIshFO

Nebraska became the first state to implement new federally mandated work requirements for Medicaid recipients in May.

ICYMI: A federal judge ruled against a 2006 Nebraska law allowing some undocumented students to access in-state tuition ...
06/05/2026

ICYMI: A federal judge ruled against a 2006 Nebraska law allowing some undocumented students to access in-state tuition rates at state colleges and universities.

From Molly Ashford/Nebraska Public Media via Nebraska Examiner

A federal judge ruled on Wednesday that a Nebraska law allowing some undocumented students to access in-state tuition rates.

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