Sep 23 A GOP effort to lock down all of Nebraska’s electoral votes for Trump was thwarted. Here’s what to know By John Hanna, Associated Press Why Donald Trump's allies were pushing for the change, what it would have taken to succeed and why a single state lawmaker is in the national spotlight. Continue reading
Aug 29 Watch 6:04 Nebraska Supreme Court to decide if lawmakers there can restore voting rights to felons By John Yang, Shrai Popat The Nebraska Supreme Court heard arguments this week on whether a recently passed law, which allows former felons to vote, violates the state’s constitution. Nebraska is one of 26 states and the District of Columbia that have restored former felons’… Continue watching
Aug 23 Nebraska’s voters will have competing measures to either expand or limit abortion rights in November election By Margery A. Beck, Associated Press Nebraska Secretary of State Bob Evnen announced Friday that the rival initiatives each gathered enough signatures to get on the November ballot, making it the first state to carry competing abortion amendments on the same ballot since the U.S. Supreme… Continue reading
Jul 26 Watch 6:34 More states restrict transgender youth medical care as GOP galvanizes base around issue By Laura Barrón-López, Sam Lane, Joshua Barajas The Nebraska Supreme Court upheld a law restricting medical care for transgender youth. That comes after New Hampshire's governor signed a law banning gender transition-related surgeries for minors. Laura Barrón-López looks at the wider political battle over transgender rights as… Continue watching
Jul 25 Wind power can be a major source of tax revenue, but officials struggle to get communities invested By Melina Walling, Mary Katherine Wildeman, Associated Press An Associated Press analysis of county tax data from local governments in Illinois, Iowa and Nebraska found wind companies rank among the biggest taxpayers in many rural communities, with their total tax bills at times outstripping that of large farms,… Continue reading
Jul 11 Which states could have abortion rights on the ballot in November? By Geoff Mulvihill, Kimberlee Kruesi, Associated Press Colorado, Florida, Maryland, Nevada and South Dakota will hold referendums on enshrining protection for abortion rights. Continue reading
Jul 03 Arizona and Nebraska could join growing number of states with abortion measures on ballots By Walter Berry, Anita Snow, Associated Press Organizers in Arizona and Nebraska said Wednesday that they turned in far more signatures than required to get ballot measures on abortion rights before voters in November’s election. In both states, it’s now up to election officials to certify the… Continue reading
Jun 25 Floodwaters breach levees in Iowa as Midwest faces another round of severe storms By Hannah Fingerhut, Dave Collins, Margery A. Beck, Associated Press Floodwaters have breached levees in Iowa, creating dangerous conditions that prompted evacuations as the deluged Midwest faces another round of severe storms. Continue reading
Jun 24 Railroad bridge between South Dakota and Iowa collapses among Midwest flooding By Associated Press Heavy rain has caused flooding in South Dakota, Iowa, Nebraska and Minnesota. Continue reading
Apr 27 Residents take stock of damage from tornadoes that tore through Nebraska and Iowa By Josh Funk, Margery A. Beck, Heather Hollingsworth, Associated Press The Friday night tornadoes wreaked havoc in the Midwest, causing a building to collapse with dozens of people inside and destroying and damaging hundreds of homes. Continue reading