Nebraska
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
Developing: Minimum Wage Increases Winning in Neb., Ark., N.D.
Alaska and South Dakota also have votes
Judge Strikes Down Law Allowing Keystone XL Pipeline To Go Through Nebraska
Governor had approved the route
Omaha Cop Reinstated After Being Fired For Not Reporting Use of Force on Subdued Man Caught on Camera, Other Cops Ran Into Brother's Home to Confiscate Video
Good samaritan made sure the incident got on the internet anyway
Nebraska Toddler in Profanity-Laced Video Taken Into Child Protective Custody
Video was shared by local pd on Facebook
ACLU Sues Omaha, 32 Officers Over Rough Arrest
Octavius Johnson was pulled to the ground and punched by an officer and his house was entered without a warrant
Double-Leg Amputee Suing Nebraska Police for Harassment During Apparently Unwarranted Traffic Stop
Says cops teased him and called him a "cripple" after making him lose his prosthetic legs
Nebraska Lt. Gov. Resigns After Calls to Women Revealed
Married man made apparently thousands of late-night calls to women on state-issued cell phone