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Judge tosses Nebraska state lawmaker's defamation suit against PAC that labeled her a sexual abuser
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A judge dismissed a defamation lawsuit filed by a Nebraska lawmaker against a conservative political action committee that labeled her a child “groomer” and sexual abuser in online posts, citing the constitutional right to free speech. State Sen. Megan Hunt...
Nebraska latest Republican state to expand Medicaid to cover postpartum care for low-income mothers
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Lower-income new mothers will get a full year of Medicaid health care coverage in Nebraska under an order issued Wednesday by Republican Gov. Jim Pillen. The move makes Nebraska the latest in a growing list of Republican-led states that had previously refused...
Medicaid coverage restored to about a half-million people after computer errors in many states
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — About 500,000 people who recently lost Medicaid coverage are regaining their health insurance while states scramble fix computer systems that didn't properly evaluate people's eligibility after the end of the coronavirus pandemic, federal officials said Thursday. ...
Governor appoints central Nebraska lawmaker to fill vacant state treasurer post
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Sen. Tom Briese, a central Nebraska Republican lawmaker in the officially nonpartisan state Legislature, has been named to replace State Treasurer John Murante, who's leaving the elected post next week. Gov. Jim Pillen, a fellow Republican, announced Briese's...
Nebraska governor signs order narrowly defining sex as that assigned at birth
Nebraska's Republican Gov. Jim Pillen on Wednesday signed an executive order strictly defining a person's sex. The order notably does not use the term “transgender,” although it appears directed at limiting transgender access to certain public spaces. It orders state agencies to...
More hearings begin soon for Summit's proposed CO2 pipeline. Where does the project stand?
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Public utility regulators in Iowa will begin a hearing Tuesday on a proposed carbon dioxide pipeline for transporting emissions of the climate-warming greenhouse gas for storage underground that has been met by resistant landowners who fear the taking of their land and...
Nebraska AG questioned over hiring of ex-lawmaker who lacks legal background
Nebraska's attorney general is facing criticism after announcing he has hired a former state lawmaker and friend to be his policy adviser, despite the fact that the ex-lawmaker has no legal background. The $95,000-a-year job is a newly created post being filled by Suzanne Geist, who...
