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Nebraska State Capitol undergoes noisy duct cleaning, possibly for first time in its history 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2017 Feb 2017 0 1398

Assessment puts cost of Omaha streetcar at $156M suggests ways to make project pay for itself 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2017 Feb 2017 0 1287

Indivisible Lincoln - Today! 1 hibbing Feb 2017 Feb 2017 0 1591

Local gun laws under fire in Nebraska from bill that would make state regulations supreme 1 TexasTowelie Feb 2017 Feb 2017 0 1245

Bold Nebraska still opposed to Keystone XL 1 TexasTowelie Feb 2017 Feb 2017 4 1405

Bill would provide tax exemptions for military retirement pay 1 TexasTowelie Feb 2017 Feb 2017 2 1672

Lutheran Family Services of Nebraska sees surge in volunteers after Trump order 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2017 Feb 2017 2 1377

Omaha employers put muscle behind shared vision of midtown, including long-desired streetcar 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2017 Feb 2017 1 1238

Daughters of Casey Kasem, Mickey Rooney push bill aimed at halting isolation of vulnerable adults 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2017 Feb 2017 1 1221

Nebraska legislators hear from proponents of bill designed to promote hospice care for babies with 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2017 Feb 2017 1 1368

Nebraska resumes search for lethal injection drug suppliers 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2017 Feb 2017 1 1283

State Sen. Bill Kintner to resign after months of criticism, saying you won't have me 'to kick ... 3 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Feb 2017 2 1859

Indivisible Lincoln 3 hibbing Feb 2017 Feb 2017 1 2467

Nebraska legislators hear arguments on bill requiring HIV tests for pregnant women 1 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 1495

Fraternity disputes allegations from Women's March 3 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 1 2214

Kintner reports his car being vandalized 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 1526

Nearly 300 fewer employees in state government after Ricketts' hiring freeze 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 1423

Charges refiled in alleged theft of $150,000 from Sherwood Foundation 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 1221

Legislative bill aimed at making private schools more affordable for some comes under scrutiny 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 1345

Nebraska Legislature fails to adopt permanent rules after fierce fight over filibusters 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 1366

Nebraska legislators hope Internet sales tax proposals will help narrow budget gap, decrease income 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 1301

Nebraska Gov. Ricketts approves new death penalty protocol 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 1259

Bill would allow people to buy handguns in Nebraska without a background check 3 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 1684

Former detective pleas in fraud case 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 1869

Critics say Ricketts' plan to cut income taxes is too drastic, but his plan to cut property taxes is 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 1899

Lawmaker makes renewed push to establish paid family and medical leave program in Nebraska 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 1163

Ex-Brix worker accused of stealing $110,000 in gift card scheme; unclear if case is related to ... 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 2294

Ricketts: Cut budget, reduce taxes 4 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 2368

Nebraska lawmaker to bring back call for convention of states 1 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 1 2684

Pressure on as Nebraska lawmakers face five hefty challenges this legislative session 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 2349

Nebraska Continued...

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Reform for Nebraskas Future coalition wants to 'rebalance' state's tax structure 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2017 Jan 2017 0 2520

Omaha mother charged after 2-year-olds blood-alcohol level measures three times the legal limit 1 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 2 2759

Ricketts: We will cut government 1 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 3 2485

Changes in income,  sales and property taxes are all possible as new legislative session looms 1 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 1 2342

Omaha Westside students face charges, disciplinary action after feeding teacher semen-laced frosting 2 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 2126

Lincoln approves $16M expansion plan for its zoo 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 1422

Cabelas annual shareholders meeting lasts less than 10 minutes, offers no information on what the 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 1817

UN-Lincoln awarded $15 million grant to study workforce problems facing child welfare agencies 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 1335

Felons seek expanded voting rights in Nebraska, hope to get rid of 2-year waiting period 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 2 1105

Cass County GOP calls for State Sen. Bill Kintner to resign in wake of his cybersex scandal 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 1736

Mutual's plan for property east of Midtown Crossing includes apartments, hotel and office building 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 1366

Lawsuit against Nebraska debt collector settled for $198,000 2 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 2 1601

University of Nebraska at Omaha finds swastika, 'Make America great again' carved into bathroom wall 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 1 1398

Wells Fargo scandal encompassed up to 24 Nebraska, Iowa branches 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2016 Dec 2016 1 1253

Beatrice 6 seek to garnish wages, seize property of Gage County officers 1 TexasTowelie Nov 2016 Nov 2016 2 2181

Nebraska department paid 57M in fines over last 5 years 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2016 Nov 2016 2 1534

11 Nebraska troopers returning home from pipeline protest scene 'as scheduled' 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2016 Nov 2016 2 1758

Retirement plans healthier than expected, shaving 28.7M from Nebraska's projected budget gap 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2016 Nov 2016 0 1479

Legislative board OKs formal state computer policy (ahem, Sen. Kintner) 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2016 Nov 2016 1 1161

Predicting close election, Bernie Sanders drums up support for Hillary Clinton in South Omaha 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2016 Nov 2016 2 1171

Bernie Sanders coming to Omaha tomorrow! 4 progressoid Nov 2016 Nov 2016 1 1951

Pipe bombs found in Lincoln County; 2 men arrested 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2016 Oct 2016 0 1393

Nebraska lawmakers facing nearly $1 billion budget shortfall next year 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2016 Oct 2016 0 1262

Attorney general offers thoughts on death penalty 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2016 Oct 2016 0 1091

Iowa is looking like Trump territory, but Clinton has a shot at winning Nebraska’s 2nd District 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2016 Oct 2016 0 1277

Health insurance costs rising dramatically for ACA plans 2 TexasTowelie Oct 2016 Oct 2016 1 3987

Tekamah residents return after anhydrous ammonia pipeline rupture 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2016 Oct 2016 0 1070

Goodwill Omaha has some of the most staggering executive pay you’ll find in the nonprofit world 2 TexasTowelie Oct 2016 Oct 2016 10 1574

Lincoln Atheists billboard coming down 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2016 Oct 2016 0 1539

Gov. Ricketts gives another $100,000 — for a total of $300,000 — to pro-death penalty group 1 TexasTowelie Oct 2016 Oct 2016 0 1060

Nebraska Continued...

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Fischer, a staunch supporter, cuts ties with Trump 1 TexasTowelie Oct 2016 Oct 2016 4 1463

Nebraska courthouse to reopen Wednesday after closing due to bomb threat 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2016 Oct 2016 0 991

Lincoln councilwoman blasts council Democrats as she follows judge's order 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2016 Oct 2016 1 1258

Family of man who was fatally shot in the back by Omaha police officer in 2015 is suing city for $2M 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2016 Oct 2016 1 1027

Trump's vow to send special prosecutor after Clinton is 'unacceptable,' former Sen. Bob Kerrey says 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2016 Oct 2016 2 1100

Blue Cross Blue Shield out of Nebraska's Obamacare marketplace; may return if changes to law are ... 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2016 Oct 2016 0 1190

Bass Pro CEO says he won't make 'false promises' that all jobs are safe at Cabela's Sidney HQ 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2016 Oct 2016 0 1156

Some Legislature candidates sign pledge never to vote for increase in Nebraska's gas tax 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2016 Oct 2016 1 1630

Metamorphic Research: It's a pro-Don Bacon push poll 0 Algernon Moncrieff Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1356

Democrats edge ahead in number of voters registered in Douglas County 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2016 Sep 2016 1 2114

Embattled Nebraska state senator may survive cybersex scandal 1 TexasTowelie Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1338

More than $411K in penalties proposed over worker's death 1 TexasTowelie Sep 2016 Sep 2016 1 1096

Pokémon Go game frustrates Nebraska cemetery officials 4 TexasTowelie Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1480

Health insurance rate increases may have some Nebraskans in sticker shock 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1199

Nebraska corrections staff could get raises of up to 11.8% under Ricketts plan 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1131

Nebraska Man Gets Probation for Burning Gay Couple’s Pride Flag in Front of Their Home 3 TexasTowelie Sep 2016 Sep 2016 1 1498

Budget veto stands in Lincoln; Republicans fail to get fifth vote for override 1 TexasTowelie Aug 2016 Aug 2016 0 1223

Catholic Charities of Omaha looks for providers to take over some services after $1M in losses 2 TexasTowelie Aug 2016 Aug 2016 1 1378

Daniels Produce to pay $250K in back wages to workers 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2016 Aug 2016 1 1235

Woman gets jail time in 'driving while black' case 0 TexasTowelie Aug 2016 Aug 2016 0 1213

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