Busy day for state legislature
Lincoln, NE – Cities in Nebraska won’t lose their ability to raise sales taxes; a key senator has all but given up on expanding Medicaid this year, and there’s trouble with beer trucks in Whiteclay.
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UNO Baseball team claims schools first Division-I conference title
Omaha, NE – The University of Nebraska Omaha baseball team made waves this weekend, winning the school’s first Division-I conference Championship.
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A New Play’s Path to Production: Struve’s ‘Recommended Reading for Girls’
Omaha, NE — The Omaha Community Playhouse presents the world premiere of Recommended Reading for Girls by local playwright Ellen Struve.
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Death Penalty Methods Evolved Slowly In Nebraska
By Bill Kelly
Lincoln, NE — The new NET News documentary “…until he is dead” explores the history of capital punishment in Nebraska.
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Read MoreJuvenile Justice Advocate Reflects On Forty Years Of Changes In The System
By Bill Kelly
Seward, NE — County Court Judge Gerald Rouse reflects on more than four decades of changes in the legal system that deals with children in trouble with the law and families in crisis.
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Read MoreLooking back on the career of Coach Osborne
By Bill Kelly
Lincoln, NE – Sportscaster Kevin Kugler reflects on the high and lows of Tom Osborne’s career at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
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Read MoreWill electric vehicles make it to rural Nebraska?
By Bill Kelly
Lincoln, NE – The focus on the electric vehicle market has been in urban areas, leaving potential customers in rural areas wondering if the development of new cars and trucks is leaving them behind.
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Read MoreNebraska lynch mobs not always “Wild West” creation, says historian
By Bill Kelly
Lincoln, NE – Justice by lynch mob was more common in Nebraska’s early history than Nebraskans might think.
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Read MoreForeign policy on the minds of Nebraska voters
By Bill Kelly
Lincoln, NE – When five Lincoln residents gathered for the latest NET News “Voter Voices” discussion, it wasn’t difficult to get a wide range of opinions.
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