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Nebraska Update — 173 episodes

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July 10 | Independent candidate signatures, county fair animals

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July 9 | Governor announces statewide hiring freeze, agency cuts

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July 8 | Buttigieg to visit Omaha, sheriff felony plea

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July 7 | Wildfire herd recovery, Husker ticket changes

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July 6 | Petition complaints, beef prices, July weather outlook

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July 3 | Wildfire relief approved, Lincoln wage fight

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July 2 | Data center legislation analysis, Nebraska bands in DC

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July 1 | Petitions returned, Seward County data center freeze

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June 30 | Affordability crunch, Supreme Court takes canal case

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June 29 | UNO AI push, drought aid deadline, Medicare fraud

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June 26 | Data center water rights, gambling petitions

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June 25 | Lexington shops shutter, new housing in Lincoln

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June 24 | Election fundraising, beef producers selling off

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June 23 | Cannabis commission stalls, human West Nile case

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June 22 | Schools consider suspensions, minibike citations

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June 19 | Nebraska Medicine future, fireworks bans

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June 18 | Data center moratoriums, convention center plan

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June 17 | Omaha man terror plot, Fort Robinson, state budget

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June 16 | Future of Rock Festival, wildfire recovery

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June 15 | CWS jello shot challenge, Ricketts and Cruz in Lincoln

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June 12 | World Cup fan journey, Pride Month debate

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June 11 | Plant raid anniversary, Omaha minimum wage

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June 10 | Dangerous heat, WIC audit, NeeDoh craze

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June 9 | Doane eliminates majors, Evnen reflects on tenure

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June 8 | Anti-Trump ad campaign, Dawson Medicaid exemption

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June 5 | Environmental Trust lawsuit, fireworks ban, screwworm

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June 4 | Judge rules on in-state tuition, UNL faculty grievance

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June 3 | Electricity generation law, minibikes, 'Omadome'

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June 2 | Drinking water nitrates, drought kills sugar beet crops

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June 1 | Trans health debate, Husker seasons end

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May 29 | UNMC candidate tour, governor candidate poll

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May 28 | NDP calls for Harding investigation, SNAP declines

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May 27 | Nebraska literacy push, WWII family story

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May 26 | Softball to CWS, baseball regional, bird flu study

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May 22 | Perkins Canal fight, prison oversight, NWS hiring

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May 21 | Trans sports petition funding, Ebola outbreak

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May 20 | Genoa boarding school graves, Malcolm X site

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May 19 | Social media law challenge, missing women effort

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May 18 | Corrections waiting time, independent candidates

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May 15 | Gas prices costing county budgets, faculty buyouts

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May 14 | Secretary of State race future, low voter turnout

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May 13 Election Report | Evnen falls, CD2 narrows, Walz advances

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May 12 | Election day, hauntavirus treatment at UNMC

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May 11 | Dark money in CD2 race, hantavirus response at UNMC

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May 8 | Sports facilities vote, students hitting the casinos

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May 7 | Gas tops $4 in Nebraska, ballot measure battles

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May 6 | USDA staff shift to Nebraska, Omaha soccer stadium plan

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May 5 | Minimum wage debate, Omaha streetcars

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May 4 | CSA model adapts, Nebraska tuition lawsuit

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May 1 | Medicaid work rules begin, drought worsens

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April 30 | Beef prices surge, rural banks warn recession

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April 29 | Nebraska tariff refunds, Latino voter outreach

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April 28 | Election staffing rules, medical marijuana case

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April 27 | Voter reg deadline, UNK cuts, Memorial Stadium plans

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April 24 | Nebraska drought analysis, Lincoln minimum wage

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April 23 | Prairie chicken effort, NOAA fire tech

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April 22 | DOJ sues Nebraska, Ted Carter relationship

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April 21 | Pillen's cabinet meeting, by-mail ballot returns

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April 20 | Pillen after-session roundtable, Sandhills lawsuit

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April 17 | Pillen vetoes bills, inside new Omaha library

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April 16 | Mail-in voting questions, Casady challenges DHS

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April 15 | Sports betting push, governor's race polling

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April 14 | Student suspension effects, RSV season lingering

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April 13 | Death sentence in Laurel killings, Alliance housing

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April 10 | Trade school enrollment rises, tax debate stalls

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April 9 | Polk County murder, string of overdose deaths

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April 8 | NE delegation supports Iran plan, budget bills signed

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April 7 | Gen Z Nebraska candidates, mail voting begins

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April 6 | Groundwater declines, some burn permits withheld

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April 3 | 2nd District race intensifies, immigration ruling

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April 2 | Nebraska budget bills advance, cannabis bill moves

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April 1 | Pillen probe may take months, court hears voter case

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March 31 | Union Pacific honors Trump, NU Sidney campus deal

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March 30 | No Kings Day protests, Pillen ICE ruling

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March 27 | Wildfires spark, budget bills advance

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March 26 | Cavanaugh files hemp complaint, housing push in Omaha

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March 25 | Second District race insights, land values fall

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March 24 | USDA Sec. tours NE, immigration attorney shortage

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March 23 | Gov. candidates for primary, USDA visit in Nebraska

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March 20 | Huskers win NCAA opener, budget bill fails

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March 19 | Gov meets with landowners, candidate court challenge

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March 18 | Wildfire exploding trees, state officials' wages

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March 17 | Wildfire disaster aid considered, ranchers exhausted

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March 16 | Morrill Fire victim, winter crash shuts down I-80

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March 14 Special Report | Nebraska officials on wildfire growth

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March 13 Special Report | Nebraska wildfires

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March 13 | Lawmakers make budget headway, Medicaid investigation

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March 12 | Immigration clinic closes, Perkins Canal meeting

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March 11 | LPD takes contract probe, senators debate budget cuts

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March 10 | Trans ban petition launched, EPIC Option pauses

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March 9 | Warmest winter since Dust Bowl, education grants fail

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March 6 | Drought spreads, Omaha sinkhole science

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March 5 | CD2 candidates on Iran, ICE arrests increase

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March 4 | Bellevue soldier killed, cigarette tax debate

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March 3 | Herbster bows out from run, homelessness demand

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March 2 | NE leaders back Iran strike, new economic forecast

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Feb. 27 | Medical marijuana dispute, Fremont explosion lawsuit

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Feb. 26 | Cannabis petitions conviction, Union Pacific bill

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Feb. 25 | Capitol gun bill advances, education plan vote

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Feb. 24 | Capitol gun debate, Lincoln railroad bridge collapses

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Feb. 23 | Trump tariffs ruling, juvenile bills

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Feb. 20 | Remote learning vs. snow days, OPS aid gap

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Feb. 19 | Fentanyl penalties debated, Sasse update

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Feb. 18 | Police tech expansion, school meal proposal

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Feb. 17 | Red flag warning, tariff vote, snow sculpting

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Feb. 16 | Rural health funding plan, school bond bill

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Feb. 13 | Cavanaugh reprimand, UNL fundraising record

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Feb. 12 | Nebraska voter data to feds, school illness

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Feb. 11 | TPUSA clubs announcement, new license plates

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Feb. 10 | NU launches AI Institute, voter data lawsuit

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Feb. 9 | Senator's comments stall bill on antisemitism

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Feb. 6 | No-bid contract records turned over to authorities

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Feb. 5 | Child flu death, small business taxes

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Feb. 4 | Tariffs costing Neb. manufacturers, CD2 race money

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Feb. 3 | Capitol security measures, Omaha streetcar impacts

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Feb. 2 | Tyson closure spikes claims, Huskers fall to Illinois

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Jan. 30 | Fremont protest hit-and-run, measles case

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

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Jan. 28 | Minneapolis ICE protests, DHHS AD waiver shift

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Jan. 27 | ICE arrests at Omaha courthouse, ACLU lawsuit

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Jan. 26 | ICE protests in Nebraska, measles in wastewater

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Jan. 23 | Nebraska Guard deployment, Neb. Medicine board changes

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Jan. 22 | Walz announces run for governor, DV bills advance

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Jan. 21 | Tyson workers aid, 118-year-old ADM mill closing

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Jan. 20 | Tyson Lexington plant closes, measles update

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Jan. 19 | Nebraska Medicine lawsuit, private school funds

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Jan. 16 | Nebraska Medicine buyout, auditor questions contract

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Jan. 15 | Pillen calls for investigation, DHHS waiver push

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Jan. 14 | Sen. McKeon resigns, Nebraska Medicine deal

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Jan. 13 | Nebraska senator expulsion debate, hospital funding

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Jan. 12 | Senators face misconduct claims, education vote delay

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Jan. 9 | Nebraska Medicine vote delayed, ed board elects leader

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Jan. 8 | NDE commissioner on overpayments, rural school closes

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Jan. 7 | Nebraska Legislature begins, teacher shortage eases

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Jan. 6 | Legislature session preview, UNL chancellor exits

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Jan. 5 | Midterm filings open, Nebraska Medicine offer

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Jan. 2 | Flu peak approaching, Nebraskans losing jobs

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Dec. 31 | Measles case, Nebraska senator addresses groping claim

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Dec. 30 | Nebraska awarded $218M for rural health, flu rise

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Dec. 29 | Murder-suicides alarm advocates, NE casinos set record

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Dec. 26 | NioCorp mine plans advance, Nebraska power demand rise

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Dec. 24 | Tyson Lexington closure costs billions, Sasse cancer

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Dec. 23 | UNK decreases cuts, Amtrak seats scarce

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Dec. 22 | Nebraska canal plan faces hurdles, OPPD coal delay

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Dec. 19 | Marijuana rescheduling order, Warren Buffett's legacy

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Dec. 18 | Nebraska Medicaid work rules, Sen. McKeon changes plea

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Dec. 17 | Calls for Lexington workers support, Hansen ag outlook

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Dec. 16 | ICE tour in McCook, tough job hunt for grads

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Dec. 15 | Outlook for Tyson employees, Husker Volleyball loss

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Dec. 12 | NE lawmakers vote down health plans, McCook ICE access

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Dec. 11 | DHHS security request, Pillen school tax plan

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Dec. 10 | AltEn cleanup update, gas rate hike approved

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Dec. 9 | Rural transit cuts, ICE access dispute

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Dec. 8 | UNL program cuts, Lexington jobs outlook

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Dec. 5 | Tyson impacts cattle market, Medicare choices

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Dec. 4 | Nebraska foster care report, medical marijuana case

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Dec. 3 | Cannabis rules extended, Husker alcohol totals

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Dec. 2 | NE doctors condemn CDC vaccine info, nuclear consortium

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Dec. 1 | NCAA Volleyball schedule, prairie chicken status

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Nov. 28 | Nebraska education report, bison research findings

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Nov. 26 | SNAP refugee ineligibility, heat program delays

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Nov. 25 | Lexington reacts to Tyson closure, Zach Bryan concert

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Nov. 24 | Rural specialty care on the rise, Tyson plant closure

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Nov. 21 | Pedestrian deaths spike, ag farm workers shortage

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Nov. 20 | Legislature discusses budget outlook, OPS overpayment

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Nov. 19 | UNL no-confidence vote, museum fundraising pause

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Nov. 18 | Unpaid state taxes, UNL 'no confidence' vote

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Nov. 17 | Hemp limits tighten, rail merger advances

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Nov. 14 | SNAP EBT updates, farm bill extension

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Nov. 13 | Capitol security upgrades, safe haven surrender

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Nov. 12 | Huskers boost TV ratings, ADM launches carbon capture facility

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Nov. 11 | UNL revises budget cuts, NE Supreme Court pick

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