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Nebraska Governor Approves Medical Marijuana Rules Banning Flower Access For Patients
Marijuana Moment
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July 1, 2025
“Let me be clear: This blatant disregard of their duty and the law will not be tolerated.” By Zach Wendling, Nebraska Examiner Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen (R) has officially approved emergency rules and regulations for a regulatory commission to...
Construction restarts on $2.1B Portland water plant
Construction Dive
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July 1, 2025
Dive Brief: Portland, Oregon, has been cleared to resume construction of a $2.1 billion water treatment plant, after a nearly five-month shutdown due to a legal fight waged by neighbors opposed to the project, according to a June 25 news release...
Nebraska, Iowa lawmakers react to Senate passing 'Big Beautiful Bill'
KETV 7 - Nebraska
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July 1, 2025
STARTS WITH BREAKING NEWS. WELL, BREAKING. JUST MOMENTS AGO, THE U.S. SENATE NARROWLY PASSES PRESIDENT TRUMP’S SPENDING BILL. THANKS FOR JOINING US ON WAVERLE MONROE. THAT BILL WILL MARK ONE OF THE LARGEST TAX OVERHAULS IN DECADES AND RESHAPE...
Tobacco Free Lancaster County Launches New Initiatives to Protect Public Health
Strictly Business - Nebraska
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July 1, 2025
Tobacco Free Lancaster County (TFLC) (TobaccoFreeLancasterCounty.org) coalition actively gathered community input through surveys and stakeholder meetings to help shape and submit a grant application for funding appropriated through the Nebraska...
UNO’s Jaci Lindburg Selected for Leadership Nebraska Class XVII
University of Nebraska Omaha
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July 1, 2025
Jaci Lindburg, Ph.D., Associate Vice Chancellor of Innovative and Learning-Centric Initiatives (ILCI) at the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO), has been selected to join Leadership Nebraska Class XVII, a prestigious statewide leadership...
Second NPPD transmission line project for Scottsbluff is complete 2 hours
KNEB 960 AM - Nebraska
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July 3, 2025
July 3rd, 2025 | KNEB Staff Nebraska Public Power District officials say construction on the Scottsbluff Power Project transmission line is completed and operational. They say the new line was officially energized June 25, increasing the system s...
'Do better for the people': Nebraska auditor finds improper state payments
KETV 7 - Nebraska
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July 2, 2025
The watchdog of Nebraska taxpayer dollars is barking up the trees of his colleagues in state government this week.State Auditor Mike Foley recently sent a letter to more than a dozen state institutions, unveiling his office's findings of improper...
Nebraska in the national news: June 2025
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
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July 1, 2025
University of Nebraska–Lincoln research on short-form video messaging and synthetic skins was featured in national media outlets in June. The stories were among 30-plus national news stories featuring Husker faculty, staff, students, centers and...
Nebraska Officials Propose Emergency Medical Cannabis Regulations
Ganjapreneur - Washington
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July 1, 2025
The Nebraska Medical Cannabis Commission last week approved emergency regulations to begin accepting medical cannabis applications as soon as Gov. Jim Pillen (R) allows the agency to proceed, the Nebraska Examiner reports. Under the state’s...
UNL research informs new agricultural policies
KHGI - Nebraska
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LINCOLN, Neb. — The University of Nebraska–Lincoln's Bureau of Sociological Research (BOSR) is playing a pivotal role in shaping agricultural research and policy. With years of experience gathering insights from producers across diverse...
Nebraska: Building a Resilient Manufacturing Workforce
Industry Today
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June 30, 2025
In Lincoln, Neb., the Lincoln Manufacturing Council(LMC) addresses the industry’s employment gap and helps local companies secure talent. By Caden Pearson, Workforce Development Coordinator, Lincoln Partnership for Economic Development (LPED) The...
Spartan Investment Group Buys Two Self-Storage Facilities in Nebraska Totaling 665 Units
REBusinessOnline
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July 1, 2025
18LINCOLN, NEB. — Spartan Investment Group, a Colorado-based real estate investment firm specializing in the self-storage industry, has acquired two self-storage facilities in Lincoln totaling 78,402 net rentable square feet and 665 units. The...
Nebraska chocolate manufacturer talks impacts of nationwide cocoa shortage
KETV 7 - Nebraska
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July 1, 2025
Baker's Candies chocolates follow a long road. In the Greenwood facility that churns them out, they're melted down, mixed with cocoa butter, slid across a conveyor belt and then nestled into the colored wrappers familiar to many.But the road...
Nebraska Lands 4-Star OT: Claude Mpouma Commits to the Huskers over Auburn, Florida, Ohio State, and Michigan
On3
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June 30, 2025
Nebraska has landed 6-foot-8 and 305-pound offensive tackle Claude Mpouma from Chicago (Ill.) Mount Carmel. The Huskers hosted Mpouma the weekend of June 20, which was Mpouma’s third trip to Lincoln overall. Nebraska hosted Mpouma in November for...
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that public hearings will be held by the Planning Commission of the City of Seward, Seward County, Nebraska on Monday, July 14, 2025, at 7:30 p.m. and …
Seward County Independent - Nebraska
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July 1, 2025
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that public hearings will be held by the Planning Commission of the City of Seward, Seward County, Nebraska on Monday, July 14, 2025, at 7:30 p.m. and the City Council of the City of Seward, Seward...
Nebraska auditor claims tens of thousands of dollars improperly paid to state workers, some dead
Nebraska Examiner
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June 30, 2025
LINCOLN — A new report from the Nebraska State Auditor reveals “tens of thousands of dollars in public funds wasted” on improper payments, including some to state workers who had died and others who left jobs shortly after receiving subsidies...
Nebraska corn acreage increases while soybean plantings dip, USDA reports 3 hours
KNEB 960 AM - Nebraska
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June 30, 2025
Nebraska farmers planted slightly fewer acres overall in 2025 compared to a year ago, but the Cornhusker State still held firm in national rankings, with notable shifts between corn and soybean acres, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural...
Nominations now being accepted for the 2025 Coolest Thing Made in Nebraska
Central Nebraska Today
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2025 Coolest Thing Made in Nebraska competition, (Nebraska Chamber of Commerce, Courtesy) LINCOLN — The Nebraska Chamber of Commerce and Nebraska Manufacturing Alliance announced today that nominations are open for the 2025 Coolest Thing Made in...
Nebraska U.S Rep. Don Bacon announces he won’t run again in NE-02
Nebraska Examiner
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June 30, 2025
OMAHA — It’s official. U.S. Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., is not running in 2026. The retired Air Force brigadier general announced his retirement from the House to a group of local reporters Monday, confirming leaks that emerged late last week in...
Information About Attending Uncle Sam Jam Thursday
104-1 The Blaze - Nebraska
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July 3, 2025
Fireworks display from Lake Allure near Ashland, Nebraska on July 4, 2020. (Jeff Motz/KFOR News) LINCOLN–(News Release July 3)–Lincoln Transportation and Utilities (LTU) today provided reminders regarding parking and traffic for Uncle Sam Jam...