Two medical measures in Nebraska passed decisively but face legal challenges.
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Five states have marijuana on the ballot in some form this November. But the once-bipartisan legalization movement now faces an uphill battle in states dominated by Republicans.
Blue dot signs are going up across Omaha to show support for Kamala Harris. Heavily Republican Nebraska splits its electoral votes, and Omaha cast its single vote for Dems in 2008 and 2020.
Paying the caregivers of people with disabilities more would improve care while increasing economic growth, a research team found.
Hand gestures are notoriously prone to misinterpretation.
Agreements negotiated a century ago to share water on Western rivers among states are showing their age in a time of water scarcity.
Congress needs to make sure the HEROES Act includes adequate funding for people with disabilities.
North America’s prairies once were home to millions of wild animals. Today, most of that land is farmed or developed, but some grasslands have never been plowed and could be rewilded.
More than 1,000 Nebraskans were asked about laws that protect business owners who refuse to serve gays or lesbians. People on either side of the issue made appeals to rights, freedom and capitalism.
Of the 34 state ballot initiatives seeking to limit or abolish the death penalty, 31 have failed. Is this democracy at its worst?
Abolition has become a political football – and many politicians see the advantage of supporting it.
In Nebraska, the intensity of the Keystone XL debate is second only to that over the chance that the Nebraska Cornhuskers will win the Big Ten football championship. Raging for several years now, controversy…
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