Sen. Tom Brandt asks for the #neleg to give Sen. Steve Erdman a board of red in tribute of the outgoing senator.

Amie Just of the Lincoln Journal Star won first place in the 2023 Associated Press Sports Editors contest in the Division C Project category for reporting on the financial gains made by the University of Nebraska volleyball program. apsportseditors.com/amie-just-of-l…

My 4th grade teacher let us bring our lunches back to the classroom so we could watch the OJ Simpson verdict live.

She clapped when the not guilty verdict was read and told us she thought his defense had done a good job, so a bunch of us clapped, too.

It’s a formative memory.

Here's a brief recap of today's Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals oral arguments in the legal fight over the Arkansas ban on transgender treatment for minors, which is similar to Nebraska's:

The non-Nebraskan mind can't comprehend this.

State senators at #neleg were inundated with hundreds of phone calls and emails last week, part of a pressure campaign after a conservative radio host discovered #Nebraska is not winner-take-all.

Some offices turned the ringers off on their phones: journalstar.com/news/state-reg…

Employees of child care facilities who received a federal grant designed as a bonus to keep them in the workforce were shocked when they received a tax form asking them to file as self-employed.

That means they may have to pay back 25% of the money.
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Smells like Burnt Kansas out there today.

Keisei Tominaga’s legend continues.

The #Husker sensation brings together politicians from all sides in this #neleg resolution celebrating his title as greatest 3-point shooter maybe ever.

Nebraska Legislature gives first round approval to $10 million in funding for private school scholarships: journalstar.com/news/state-reg…

“When there is sufficient support” is key here.

This is not criticizing Lauren (a Very Good reporter) in anyway, but state senators will tell you literally no one has worked on winner-take-all since it had a committee hearing last year. #neleg