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WEB6 days ago · BY: Zach Wendling - September 9, 2024. LINCOLN — The University of Nebraska-Lincoln has increased its overall student enrollment this fall for the first time in seven years, adding to total systemwide growth of 0.7% over fall 2023. University of Nebraska President Jeffrey Gold announced the fall 2024 enrollment totals Monday, pointing to an ...
Nebraska Supreme Court lets voters decide fate of school choice law
WEB5 days ago · LINCOLN — The Nebraska Supreme Court on Friday left voters with the choice about the future of the latest remake of a scholarship or voucher program to help families offset the costs of private K-12 education. The court unanimously decided, 7-0, that the ballot measure seeking to repeal Legislative Bill 1402 was not an appropriation and ...
Dueling abortion measures make ballot, Nebraska Supreme Court …
WEB6 days ago · LINCOLN — The Nebraska Supreme Court won’t stop the state’s voters from being the first nationally to weigh competing abortion-related initiatives on the same ballot since Roe v. Wade was overturned in 2022. The court weighed constitutional questions this week raised by three lawsuits: two seeking to block an abortion-rights amendment and ...
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WEB6 days ago · BY: Aaron Sanderford - September 5, 2024. OMAHA — State Sen. Tony Vargas, the Democrat running for the U.S. House in Nebraska’s 2nd District, said voters should consider why his Republican opponent, U.S. Rep. Don Bacon, did “a special favor” on a work visa for an international executive with Trump Media. Bacon told the …
Four apply to be next Nebraska Supreme Court chief justice
WEB5 days ago · LINCOLN — Four Nebraska judges have applied to be considered the replacement for retiring Chief Justice Mike Heavican, the Nebraska Supreme Court announced on Friday. Heavican announced in late August that he is retiring by the end of October, closing out his 18 years on the state’s high court. Gov. Jim Pillen will pick his replacement from ...
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WEBAug 26, 2024 · A writing assignment for the times. BY: George Ayoub - August 26, 2024. As the dog days of late August drag on, seemingly beyond their allotted 24 hours, Nebraskans know what to expect in the lethargy brought on by endless heat and humidity. School starts. While asking young minds to focus in the swelter may seem counterintuitive to the ...
Largest venture in NU history, Project Health, gets green light from ...
WEBAug 8, 2024 · Nebraskans want accountability from their elected officials and government. They want to know whether their tax dollars are being well-spent, whether state agencies and local governments are responsive to the people and whether officials, programs and policies are working for the common good.
State employees union appeals remote work decision to Nebraska …
WEBAug 12, 2024 · LINCOLN — The union representing Nebraska state employees has appealed a labor court’s July decision that sided with Gov. Jim Pillen to end most remote work assignments. The Nebraska Association of Public Employees, which represents more than 8,000 state employees, announced Monday it had appealed the July 11 decision from the Nebraska ...
Nebraska lawmakers advance ‘absolute minimum’ property tax …
WEBAug 14, 2024 · LINCOLN — Months of buildup for a new property tax relief-driven package was heavily narrowed in the Nebraska Legislature on Tuesday before being advanced with the “absolute minimum” provisions. Lawmakers voted 34-11 to end debate on Legislative Bill 34, accepting a “very skinnied-down ...