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Women lawmakers take the lead in shaping policy in Nebraska. Advocates hope other states follow.

Sep. 05, 2024 20:59 PM EDT

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — When Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen called a recent special legislative session to address soaring property taxes, it was women who largely stepped up to both advance parts of his main bill and to block his unpopular plans to raise sales and excises taxes to pay for it. ...

US government must return land it took and never developed to a Nebraska tribe under new law

Jul. 16, 2024 17:47 PM EDT

WINNEBAGO, Neb. (AP) — The Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska will soon get back about 1,600 acres (647 hectares) of land the federal government took more than 50 years ago and never developed. A new law will require the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to return the roughly 2.5-square-mile...