Activists demonstrate in support of a $15-per-hour minimum wage and tips for restaurant workers in Washington, D.C. on Feb. 8, 2022. Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty Images Voters in both Nebraska and the Di...
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Student Fees May Be Subsidizing Football Coach Buyouts
TEMPE, AZ – SEPTEMBER 17: Arizona State Sun Devils head coach Herm Edwards runs off the field with … [+] his team before the college football game between the Eastern Michigan Eagles and t...
Nebraska Lawmakers Aren’t Willing To Pass An Abortion Ban, Governor Says
Topline Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts (R) will not call a special session of the state legislature to pass a 12-week abortion ban because there aren’t enough state senators who would vote for the bill, ...
Nebraska Governor Will Push For Total Abortion Ban If Roe V. Wade Is Overturned
Topline Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts (R) told CNN’s State of the Union on Sunday he hopes to work with the state’s GOP-dominated legislature to pass a statewide abortion ban—without exceptions for rape...
Trump-Backed Gov. Candidate Loses GOP Nomination
Topline Jim Pillen has won the Republican nomination for Nebraska governor, the Associated Press said Tuesday evening, defeating Trump-endorsed candidate Charles Herbster, who spent the final weeks of...
Costco’s Rotisserie Chicken Supply Threatened By Bird Flu
Chickens, many of them destined for the spit, have vastly outnumbered humans in Nebraska’s Butler County since Costco spent half a billion dollars on poultry production in the state a few years ago. N...
Freight Factor Company BasicBlock Attracts Millions As Shippers Face Financial Squeeze
370225 03: Tractor-trailer rigs are parked at the Petro truck stop May 29, 2000in El Paso, TX. … [+] (Photo by Joe Raedle/Newsmakers) Getty Images Have you heard this one? Two young guys walk in...
How some small businesses have survived the Covid pandemic without them
The storefront of Mark Shriner’s small business, The Coffee House, in downtown Lincoln, Nebraska. Courtesy: Mark Shriner Mark Shriner needed help. It was spring 2020, and his coffee shop in Linc...