July 1 | Petitions returned, Seward County data center freeze

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Your Nebraska Update headlines for today, July 1, include: Seward County has approved one-year moratorium on new data center development, organizers submit more than enough signatures to place online sports betting on Nebraska's November ballot, constitutional amendment on transgender participation in girls' school sports is submitted with record number of signatures, Attorney General Mike Hilgers approves Nebraska's medical cannabis regulations while maintaining his opposition to legalization, Hilgers says work on Perkins County Canal should continue as Nebraska's water dispute with Colorado heads toward U.S. Supreme Court, historic South Omaha grain silos are set to become 223 market-rate apartments by 2029.

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