Latest Nebraska News
Nebraska legislative session wraps with tax cuts, contentious trans health-abortion bill
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska lawmakers adjourned for the year on Thursday, wrapping up a particularly contentious session that saw nearly every bill before the body filibustered. The filibuster effort led by Omaha Sen. Machaela Cavanaugh and a handful of allies was a protest over...
Nebraska voter ID bill passes, despite filibuster by lawmaker
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska lawmakers passed a bill Thursday to comply with a voter ID requirement mandated by voters in November, with the lone vote against it coming from the lawmaker who led the effort to have it placed on the ballot. The 41-1 vote came on the last day of the...
Nebraska prison workers injured after attack by three inmates; all expected to survive
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Five staff members at a Nebraska prison were punched, kicked and stabbed with “manufactured weapons” when they were attacked by three inmates, the state's Department of Correctional Services said. The injuries from the attack on Wednesday at the Reception...
Voter ID bill mandated by voters last November advances, taking passage of bill down to the wire
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska lawmakers advanced a bill Tuesday to comply with a voter ID requirement mandated by state voters in November, taking passage of the bill down to the wire amid Republican infighting on whether the measure goes far enough to combat voter fraud. Lawmakers...
ACLU sues to block new hybrid Nebraska law restricting abortion, gender-affirming care for minors
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — As promised, the American Civil Liberties Union is suing to block the Nebraska Legislature’s most controversial measure combining an abortion ban with restrictions on gender-affirming care for minors, just days after it was signed into law. The lawsuit, filed...
Editorial Roundup: Nebraska
Lincoln Journal Star. May 24, 2023. Editorial: Better plan for voter ID moves ahead Nebraska had no demonstrable need for a voter ID law. Elections have always been safe, secure and accurately counted. But concerns, fueled by allegations from...
Savacool, Keister lead Maryland into Big Ten title game, defeating Nebraska 4-2
OMAHA, NEB. (AP) — Jason Savacool pitched six shutout innings, Kevin Keister drove in two runs and Maryland advanced to the Big Ten Tournament championship game, defeating Nebraska 4-2 on Saturday. Maryland will play Iowa for the championship on Sunday. The top-seeded Terrapins...
Lorusso's walk-off home run lifts Maryland over Nebraska in Big Ten
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Nick Lorusso's walk-off home run in the 10th inning gave Maryland a rain-delayed 2-1 victory over Nebraska on Thursday night in the Big Ten Tournament. The game was tied at 1 in the seventh inning before a 1 1/2-hour weather delay due to lightning in the area....
Swansen home run sparks Nebraska's rally past Rutgers in Big Ten Tournament
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Gabe Swansen hit a game-tying three-run home run, Brice Matthews drew a bases-loaded walk for the go-ahead run and Nebraska scored six runs in the seventh inning to soar past Rutgers 9-7 on Wednesday in an opening-round game of the Big Ten Tournament. The...
Nebraska passes law on taxpayer money going to private schools
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska lawmakers passed a bill Wednesday that will channel public money to scholarships for private school tuition, despite critics who say the measure hurts public schools, benefits wealthy taxpayers and helps mostly parochial schools that can discriminate against LGBTQ+...
