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EPISODE · Jan 29, 2026 · 12 MIN

Jan. 29 | Prison health reform effort, transgender bathroom bill

from Nebraska Update · host Nebraska Public Media

Your Nebraska Update headlines for today, Jan. 29, include: Lincoln woman pushes for stronger oversight of prison health care after her father died from untreated diabetes while incarcerated, bill restricting bathroom access based on sex at birth returns to Legislature but faces skepticism from key state senator, gas station owners push back against proposal to raise taxes on skill games, former Sen. Dan McKeon calls for investigation into no-bid contract tied to Gov. Jim Pillen, Sen. Pete Ricketts responds to federal shooting involving U.S. citizen, farmers could see changes to federal aid calculations under new legislation, Nebraska reports nearly 200 new cases of chronic wasting disease in deer.

Your Nebraska Update headlines for today, Jan. 29, include: Lincoln woman pushes for stronger oversight of prison health care after her father died from untreated diabetes while incarcerated, bill restricting bathroom access based on sex at birth returns to Legislature but faces skepticism from key state senator, gas station owners push back against proposal to raise taxes on skill games, former Sen. Dan McKeon calls for investigation into no-bid contract tied to Gov. Jim Pillen, Sen. Pete Ricketts responds to federal shooting involving U.S. citizen, farmers could see changes to federal aid calculations under new legislation, Nebraska reports nearly 200 new cases of chronic wasting disease in deer.

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