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A Lincoln voter refiled a challenge this week to a ballot measure seeking to cement limits on public school sports parti...
09/04/2026

A Lincoln voter refiled a challenge this week to a ballot measure seeking to cement limits on public school sports participation to student-athletes’ s*x at birth after the Nebraska Supreme Court declined to hear the lawsuit.

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

A Lincoln voter refiled a challenge to a ballot measure seeking to cement limits on public school sports to student-athletes’ s*x at birth.

A collection of officials representing the state and the University of Nebraska broke ground Friday on a new training fa...
09/04/2026

A collection of officials representing the state and the University of Nebraska broke ground Friday on a new training facility at the southern edge of the University of Nebraska Medical Center campus.

From Erin Bamer https://buff.ly/6VCKs6Z

A collection of officials representing the state and the University of Nebraska broke ground Friday on a new training facility at the southern edge of the University of Nebraska Medical Center campus.

Debates for Nebraska’s 1st Congressional District are up in the air after public spats from the candidates.From Juan Sal...
09/04/2026

Debates for Nebraska’s 1st Congressional District are up in the air after public spats from the candidates.

From Juan Salinas II https://buff.ly/KWv3HZF

Debates for Nebraska’s 1st Congressional District are up in the air after public spats from the candidates.

Within two years under the Trump administration, the bipartisan humanitarian Temporary Protected Status program created ...
09/04/2026

Within two years under the Trump administration, the bipartisan humanitarian Temporary Protected Status program created by Congress in 1990 and signed into law by former Republican President George H.W. Bush has been nearly obliterated.

From States Newsroom https://buff.ly/Z4rTJH4

WASHINGTON — For years, Jose Palma has advocated for immigrants with Temporary Protected Status who hail from countries deemed too unstable for return. But as the Trump administration has stripped those humanitarian protections for nearly a million people, the Salvadoran national is uncertain if h...

ICYMI: The University of Nebraska is seeking $166 million more from the state’s next biennium budget. That sets up a lik...
09/04/2026

ICYMI: The University of Nebraska is seeking $166 million more from the state’s next biennium budget. That sets up a likely clash with Gov. Jim Pillen, a former NU regent who is running for reelection as governor.

From Juan Salinas II https://buff.ly/RxL0G4Q

NU President Jeffrey Gold gave a laundry list of how the university brings “more than $10 for every dollar of state investment.”

Next week, the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals will consider Louisiana’s arguments for tightening federal policy aroun...
09/04/2026

Next week, the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals will consider Louisiana’s arguments for tightening federal policy around a common abortion and miscarriage drug.

From Stateline https://buff.ly/1O1mqSF

Next week, the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals will consider Louisiana’s arguments for tightening federal policy around a common abortion and miscarriage drug. The primary target of Louisiana v. Food and Drug Administration and similar lawsuits against mifepristone is to end a Biden-era policy a...

ICYMI: Hall County Commissioner Tracy Overstreet cautioned that while the process to identify and combat suspected petit...
09/04/2026

ICYMI: Hall County Commissioner Tracy Overstreet cautioned that while the process to identify and combat suspected petition fraud works, it comes at a cost to taxpayers, with many county officials putting in extra hours.

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

State and county election officials are calling for changes to petitioning amid criminal investigations of possibly fraudulent signatures.

The Nebraska Supreme Court on Friday unanimously upheld Nebraska’s two voter-approved medical cannabis laws following a ...
09/04/2026

The Nebraska Supreme Court on Friday unanimously upheld Nebraska’s two voter-approved medical cannabis laws following a legal challenge to the 2024 petition effort.

From Zach Wendling https://buff.ly/D1YowhQ

The Nebraska Supreme Court on Friday unanimously upheld Nebraska’s two voter-approved medical cannabis laws following a legal challenge.

Three states this year have enacted laws that require or allow schools to use mobile, wearable, wireless or silent panic...
09/04/2026

Three states this year have enacted laws that require or allow schools to use mobile, wearable, wireless or silent panic alarms to quickly summon emergency responders.

From Stateline https://buff.ly/voY3ErY

Three states this year have enacted laws that require or allow schools to use mobile, wearable, wireless or silent panic alarms to quickly summon emergency responders. The new laws in Illinois, Virginia and West Virginia bring the number of states with such laws to 13, with 10 of them acting since 2...

Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen, Secretary of State Bob Evnen and multiple county election officials are calling for changes to...
09/03/2026

Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen, Secretary of State Bob Evnen and multiple county election officials are calling for changes to petitioning in the state amid multiple investigations of possibly fraudulent signatures statewide.

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

State and county election officials are calling for changes to petitioning amid criminal investigations of possibly fraudulent signatures.

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