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5 hrs ago | KOTA-TV Rapid City

Neb. Patrol: Attacks in Whiteclay 'concerning'

The superintendent of the Nebraska State Patrol says law enforcement is increasing its presence in Whiteclay after activists attacked two beer trucks and threatened one driver with a knife.

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9 hrs ago | Gretna Breeze

Legislature's focus shifts to helping the victims of sex trade

But a Lincoln lawmaker says a bill pending in the Nebraska Legislature can still help the state combat sex trafficking, even without those provisions.

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Related Topix: Nebraska, Criminal Defense Law, Law

Sun May 19, 2013

La Vista Sun

World-Herald editorial: Separation of powers

Nebraska judges may have advocated positions about a proposed state law that those judges might one day be called upon to interpret.

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Related Topix: Nebraska, Opinion

La Vista Sun

Neighbors protest proliferation of pigs

Vernon Meyer of Bellwood, Neb., opposes a proposed Pillen Family Farms hog confinement facility that would be built on this site, northwest of Bellwood and about a mile south of the Brandenburgh Lakes housing development where he lives.

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Related Topix: Bellwood, NE, Nebraska, Agriculture, Science, University of Nebraska Lincoln, Life, Food, Pork, Meat

WOWT-TV Omaha

Nebraska Capitol Focus

Nebraska lawmakers are forging ahead slowly this year with the state budget, a new school funding formula, and an overhaul of juvenile services, but some of the most contentious priorities will likely have to wait.

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Related Topix: Nebraska, Healthcare Law, Law, Death Penalty

Sat May 18, 2013

The Papillion Times

Storms, maybe a tornado in weekend forecast

The edge of a storm system brings high winds and heavy rain, forcing some motorists to pull over near Sterling, in southeast Nebraska on April 14, 2012.

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Related Topix: Weather, Tornado, Natural Disasters, Nebraska, North Platte, NE

SFGate

Neb. lawmakers to review school breakfast programs

Lawmakers are planning to review why few Nebraska students who receive free and reduced-price lunches also participate in the government-backed breakfast program.

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Fri May 17, 2013

SFGate

Neb high court: Search of student's truck improper

Omaha school officials violated a student's rights by searching his truck that was parked on a public street off school property, the Nebraska Supreme Court ruled Friday.

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Related Topix: Nebraska, Education Etc., US Supreme Court, US News

Progressive Farmer

Farm Bills Give Everyone a Chance to Squawk

Now that the House and Senate Agriculture Committees have passed their versions of the farm bill, it's time to cherry pick all the things people hate about the legislation.

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Related Topix: Agriculture, Science, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, Senator Mike Johanns, Nebraska, Senator John Hoeven, Senator Heidi Heitkamp, Kansas

Thu May 16, 2013

The Grant County Beat

Drought Monitor May 14, 2013

This chart depicts an analysis of drought severity in New Mexico. The U.S. Drought Monitor is produced in partnership between the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the United States Department of Agriculture, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

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Related Topix: Weather, Natural Disasters, Drought, University of Nebraska Lincoln, Nebraska

New Hampshire Public Radio -

Cloning, Stem Cells Long Mired In Legislative Gridlock

After President Obama overturned Bush-era policy restricting federal funding of embryonic stem cell research in 2009, Nebraska Right to Life led a protest of the research outside the University of Nebraska regents' meeting.

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Related Topix: Healthcare Law, Law, Stem Cell Research, Science / Technology, Nebraska, Genetics, Medicine, US Politics, Senator Roger Wicker, US News, US Senate, Republican

The Dam Station

State Aid Bill Approved For Nebraska Schools

Lawmakers have given final approval to a funding bill that divides state aid among Nebraska's large and small public schools.

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Related Topix: Nebraska, Education Etc.

Wed May 15, 2013

North Platte Bulletin

Legislature: Death penalty bill dies

Senators supporting a bill to repeal the Nebraska death penalty failed to muster enough votes Tuesday to overcome a filibuster.

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Related Topix: Death Penalty, Nebraska

Tue May 14, 2013

KHGI

Low Risk, High Cost: Should Non-Violent Elderly Inmates be Released Early?

"The baby boomers are aging and our inmates are aging, but unlike the general population when inmates come to us, 80 percent of them have a history of substance abuse, 31 percent of them are diagnosed with mental illness," Steve Urosevich, chief operating officer of health services for the Nebraska Department of Corrections, said.

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Related Topix: Nebraska, Prison

KOTA-TV Rapid City

Neb. lawmakers ease eligibility for tribal grants

Sen. Colby Coash of Lincoln said Tuesday that the measure would allow more tribes to make use of the money, which has already been approved.

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KLKN

Nebraska motorcyclist fatally hurt in collision

Authorities say a 30-year-old central Nebraskan has been fatally injured in a collision between his motorcycle and a farm vehicle.

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WOWT-TV Omaha

Wet Weather Takes A Toll On Planting

Nebraska farmers are working hard to plant their corn crop, but this spring's wet weather has slowed their work.

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Related Topix: Nebraska, Weather, Agriculture, Science

Mon May 13, 2013

KHGI

Flags to be Flown at Half-Staff for Officer Memorial Day

Gov. Heineman is encouraging Nebraskans to fly their U.S. and Nebraska flags at half-staff on Wednesday, May 15 for Peace Officers' Memorial Day.

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Related Topix: US Governors, Dave Heineman, Nebraska

WOWT-TV Omaha

Nebraska Senators Show Support For Death Penalty Repeal

A "test vote" in the Legislature suggests that a majority of Nebraska lawmakers want to abolish the death penalty, but there may not be enough support to overcome a filibuster.

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KLKN

Neb. Gov. Heineman vetoes teacher retirement bill

Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman has vetoed a teacher retirement bill, arguing that a proposed increase in the state's contribution is unsustainable.

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Related Topix: US Governors, Dave Heineman, Nebraska