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In the GOP, voter ID is a slam dunk ... except in Nebraska

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — State Sen. Mike Groene was frustrated but not terribly surprised last year when Nebraska’s Legislature rejected, for the seventh time, a measure that would have forced voters to show a government-issued identification at the polls.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

In the GOP, voter ID is a slam dunk ... except in Nebraska

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — State Sen. Mike Groene was frustrated but not terribly surprised last year when Nebraska’s Legislature rejected, for the seventh time, a measure that would have forced voters to show a government-issued identification at the polls.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

In the GOP, voter ID is a slam dunk ... except in Nebraska

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — State Sen. Mike Groene was frustrated but not terribly surprised last year when Nebraska’s Legislature rejected, for the seventh time, a measure that would have forced voters to show a government-issued identification at the polls.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

In the GOP, voter ID is a slam dunk ... except in Nebraska

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — State Sen. Mike Groene was frustrated but not terribly surprised last year when Nebraska’s Legislature rejected, for the seventh time, a measure that would have forced voters to show a government-issued identification at the polls.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

News Guide: Ricketts pitches property tax ballot measure

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska voters could get to decide whether to restrict local government spending next year under Gov. Pete Ricketts' property tax proposal that he presented to lawmakers on Thursday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Nebraska lawmakers may bar media from closed-door meetings

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A decades-old rule designed to promote transparency and accountability in the Nebraska Legislature could be in jeopardy under a proposal presented Tuesday to a committee of state lawmakers.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Nebraska lawmakers may bar media from closed-door meetings

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A decades-old rule designed to promote transparency and accountability in the Nebraska Legislature could be in jeopardy under a proposal presented Tuesday to a committee of state lawmakers.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Nebraska Sen. Sasse says Trump incited Capitol riot

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska Sen. Ben Sasse blasted President Donald Trump on Friday for his statements just before the riot at the U.S. Capitol, saying the president deserved some blame for “pouring gasoline on these fires of division” and disregarding his oath of office.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Big issues expected for scaled-back Nebraska session

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska lawmakers will begin a new session Wednesday that’s likely to be scaled back because of the pandemic, but they’ll still have a lot of big issues to debate, including a proposed $230 million prison and the mandatory redrawing of the state’s political districts.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Nebraska splits electoral votes for 2nd time in history

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska officially split its Electoral College votes for the 2nd time in history on Monday, awarding one of its five votes to President-elect Joe Biden and the remaining four to President Donald Trump.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Nurses wanted: Swamped hospitals scramble for pandemic help

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — U.S. hospitals slammed with COVID-19 patients are trying to lure nurses and doctors out of retirement, recruiting students and new graduates who have yet to earn their licenses and offering eye-popping salaries in a desperate bid to ease staffing shortages.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Nebraska canvassing board certifies 2020 election results

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The results of Nebraska's record-setting 2020 election became official Monday as the state canvassing board certified them with little fanfare.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Top Nebraska pandemic expert 'frightened' about rising cases

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A prominent Nebraska infectious disease expert sounded the alarm Thursday about the state's surging coronavirus cases and called for a statewide mask mandate, a step Gov. Pete Ricketts has repeatedly refused to take.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

Surging virus cases get a shrug in many Midwestern towns

ELMWOOD, Neb. (AP) — Danny Rice has a good sense of how dangerous the coronavirus can be.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Surging virus cases get a shrug in many Midwestern towns

ELMWOOD, Neb. (AP) — Danny Rice has a good sense of how dangerous the coronavirus can be.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

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