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LINCOLN — Stored in a secure spot in a Haymarket District satellite office of the Nebraska state treasurer are abandoned safe deposit boxes filled with items that once were treasures to someone. Now the public will have a shot at buying pieces of unclaimed property ranging from a diamond ring, a 1961 Topps No. 2 Roger
I read with interest Jon Cannon’s recent commentary in the Examiner. As noted in his information, Cannon is the director and lobbyist for NACO — the Nebraska Association of County Officials. During my eight years in the Legislature, I cannot recall a single instance in which NACO supported any property‑tax‑relief…
A town of fewer than 1,000 people was shoved into the national spotlight by a bitter Nebraska Senate race between Pete Ricketts and Dan Osborn
LINCOLN — Southeast Nebraska is under a state of emergency following heavy rain and severe flooding as state officials assess damage to potentially apply for federal support. Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen declared the emergency Thursday afternoon while surveying affected areas in northern Lancaster County, as first…
WASHINGTON — This summer, arrests of immigrants in the United States soared to the highest levels since President Donald Trump returned to office. An unprecedented increase in cooperation between local and state law enforcement and federal immigration officers through collaborations known as 287(g) agreements helped…
Kalshi, Polymarket and the Coalition for Prediction Markets have spent at least $3 million this year on lobbying and campaign contributions across the federal and state levels, according to a new report from the government watchdog group OpenSecrets. Prediction market platforms say they are like commodity markets that…
Nearly 100 community-based organizations have lost their federal HIV-prevention grants this week as the Trump administration redirects dollars to state and local health departments. The funding change represents a departure from the decades-old national HIV prevention strategy favored by most public health…
LINCOLN — A special meeting of the Nebraska Public Employees Retirement Board ended with several unanswered questions about the sudden resignation of the agency’s latest executive director, as well as who will replace him. The current executive director of the state Public Employees Retirement System, Thomas Pfeifle…