The Government Named This Baby 'Unakite Thirteen Hotel.' Years Later, Her Father Still Can't Change It.
He also can't get a birth certificate or Social Security number for his daughter.
Nebraska
He Lost the Title to His Home Over a Small Property Tax Debt. Years Later, He's Finally Getting It Back.
A local government gave ownership of Kevin Fair's Nebraska house—and all of its value—to a private investor, in a practice known as home equity theft.
Medical Marijuana Legalization Takes Effect in Nebraska After Lawsuit Dismissal
Voters overwhelmingly favored the new policy, which a former state legislator unsuccessfully tried to block.
Most People Support School Choice. Why Won't They Vote For It?
School choice advocates work hard, but public school interest groups work harder.
This Week's Election Results Are a Discouraging Sign for Drug Policy Reformers
Despite a few bright spots, the disappointing returns suggest that the road to pharmacological freedom will be rockier than activists hoped.
Pro-Choice Abortion Initiatives Pass in Seven Out of Ten States
Most of these weren't close calls at all.
Nebraska Voters Overwhelmingly Approve Medical Marijuana
Whether the policy will actually be implemented depends on the outcome of a legal challenge.
Voters in 5 States Will Decide Whether To Legalize Marijuana or Psychedelics Next Week
The ballot initiatives would allow recreational marijuana use in Florida and the Dakotas, authorize medical marijuana in Nebraska, and decriminalize five natural psychedelics in Massachusetts.
This Nebraska Man Almost Lost His Home and All of Its Equity Over a Small Tax Debt. He Just Won in Court.
Kevin Fair fell behind on his property taxes in 2014. The local government eventually gave a private investor the deed to his home.
This 70-Year-Old Woman Might Lose Her $377,000 Home Over a Small Tax Debt
The Supreme Court supposedly put an end to “home equity theft” last year. But some state and local governments have found a loophole.
Pro-Lifers Pushed Too Far and Doomed 2 Abortion Bans
Americans’ opinions are more nuanced than headlines suggest, leaving little room for total bans.
Anti-Abortion Bills Narrowly Fail in South Carolina and Nebraska
"Once a woman became pregnant for any reason, she would now become property of the state of South Carolina," said one state senator.
They Fell Behind on Their Property Taxes. So the Government Sold Their Homes—and Kept the Profits.
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear 94-year-old Geraldine Tyler's case challenging home equity theft.
Worries About Inflation Didn't Stop Voters From Approving Minimum Wage Increases
A minimum wage increase passed in Nebraska and appears to have done the same in Nevada. In D.C., tipped workers will get a possibly unwelcome increase as well.
Republican Governors and Attorneys General Think Every State Is a Border State
Some states that do not border Mexico have sought to play a role in immigration policy.
Nebraska High School Shuts Down 54-Year-Old School Newspaper After Students Publish LGBT Pieces
This is a clear attempt by the administration to tamp down on opinions the adults don't like.
Concerned About Abortion Surveillance and Law Enforcement? Time To Treat Encryption Seriously
A mother-daughter arrest in Nebraska was fueled in part by unencrypted Facebook messages police accessed through a warrant.
The Return of Reefer Madness in the GOP
Certain politicians and pundits are living in a 1930s fantasy world.
A Nebraska County Took His $25,000 Property To Settle a $986 Tax Debt. Now the U.S. Supreme Court Could Get Involved.
Walter Barnette didn't know that his own land had been sold out from under him until it had already happened.
Libertarian State Sen. Laura Ebke of Nebraska Loses Re-Election Bid
Running a campaign that stressed small-government values over the Libertarian Party label, the incumbent was still unable to prevail.
Nebraska Just Passed a Major Occupational Licensing Reform Measure. Here's Why It Matters.
Libertarian state Sen. Laura Ebke's bill triggers a review of state licensing laws, opens more opportunities for individuals with criminal histories.
Libertarian State Senator Wants to Make it Easier for People With Criminal Records (And Everyone Else) to Work
Laura Ebke's attempt to rationalize Nebraska's occupational licensing laws gets praised in The Wall Street Journal.
ACLU Says Nebraska May Have Illegally Imported Execution Drugs
The ACLU asks the DEA to investigate whether the state lied on its applications to get fentanyl for upcoming executions.
America's Secret Death Penalty Drugs
Governments have gone to great effort to keep the sources and methods of their death penalty regimes secret.
Conservative Snowflakes Get Protesting Nebraska Instructor Booted From Her Teaching Job
Will colleges sanction every educator with a provocative opinion?
GOP to Libertarian Legislator: Your It's a Wonderful Life Screening Is Against the Law
Neither Laura Ebke nor her cinema-loving constituents seem very scared.
Nebraska Regulators Approve Keystone XL Pipeline
A big defeat for anti-pipeline activists.
An Omaha Woman Took Her Business to Iowa Because of Nebraska's Licensing Laws
Unwilling to spend the money for a massage therapist license in Nebraska, Ilona Holland took her business across the bridge to Iowa.
Oklahoma and Nebraska Try to Revive Their Challenge to Legal Pot in Colorado
The two states want to join appeals filed by landowners and sheriffs.
Nebraska Ends 'Civil' Police Forfeiture Process, Will Require Convictions
Joins nine other states and D.C. in restrictions.
Nebraska Poised to Require Convictions for Asset Forfeiture
Law would forbid participation in federal 'sharing' program for most situations.
SCOTUS Turns Away Oklahoma and Nebraska's Challenge to Legal Pot in Colorado
Perturbed by smuggling, the two states had demanded an end to their neighbor's licensing and regulation of marijuana merchants.
Nebraska's Schools Are Failing Poor Kids. Will the State Give Them a Way Out?
The new fight to bring school choice to the Cornhusker state.
Did the White House Just Save Colorado's Marijuana from the Supreme Court?
Another Step Closer to Full Legalization
Solicitor General Says SCOTUS Shouldn't Hear Challenge to Marijuana Legalization
The Obama administration says Nebraska and Oklahoma have not described a genuine controversy with Colorado.
Drama as FDA Prepares to Confiscate Execution Drugs Headed for Nebraska
State and federal governments set to clash, according to a report from BuzzFeed News.
Nebraska's Republican-Dominated Legislature Abolishes Death Penalty
Nebraska becomes first predominately Republican state to abolish capital punishment in more than 40 years
