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LINCOLN — Nebraska officials were joined Saturday by a top Trump administration official, Dr. Mehmet Oz, to announce updates in Medicaid and public rural health programs. At a news conference at the State Capitol, Oz helped Gov. Jim Pillen tout the state’s rollout of the Rural Health Transformation Program, a national…
President Donald Trump on Friday appeared to leave open the possibility that the federal government won’t livestream a military execution planned for December that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had said would be public. But Trump also told reporters at the White House that he had “absolutely” approved livestreaming…
I first registered to vote on my 18th birthday. Perhaps many people do that, but my birthday is in June, and the next election was more than a year away. My interest in politics started long before then, and that is why I’m interested in the story of Nebraska’s Republican Party suing to prevent voting
President Donald Trump has formed a White House committee to investigate Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, escalating even further a lengthy feud with the Federal Reserve Board member. The three-member committee will seek evidence that Cook made false statements in obtaining a mortgage and will hold a closed-door…
On Friday morning, the prediction market platform Kalshi gave the Democratic candidate in Minnesota’s U.S. Senate race an 87% chance of winning. The volume of trading on the outcome exceeded $1.8 million. This is exactly the type of activity Minnesota and numerous other states want to shut down. “They jeopardize…
OMAHA — Former state Sen. Brett Lindstrom of Omaha twice petitioned this summer for the 2026 ballot for Nebraska governor. In an amended report Friday, he said he paid $16,000 for signature gathering. Lindstrom initially reported shortly after noon Thursday, three days late, that he’d spent only $49.50 in 2026 for…
LINCOLN — Sixth-generation Nebraska farmer John Hansen leaned into baseball lingo to describe his take on dual diesel directives by President Donald Trump and Gov. Jim Pillen. He compared the impact to a bunt single. The swing was less than full and the outcome far from a home run, he said. “It’s somewhat helpful but…
LINCOLN — The Nebraska Department of Revenue has confirmed it is the entity responsible for administering state and local sales taxes under state law as a state senator alleges wrongdoing by Lincoln city officials. The state agency made the clarification Thursday in response to questions from the Nebraska Examiner…