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Political news from state Nebraska
Another Red-Blue Divide: Money to Feed Kids in the Summer
The governor was firm: Nebraska would reject the new federal money for summer meals. The state already fed a small number of children when schools closed. He would not sign on to a program to provide all families that received free or cut-rate school meals with cards to buy groceries during the summer.
A Nebraska bill to ban transgender students from the bathrooms and sports of their choice fails
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A bill that that would bar transgender students from school bathrooms, locker rooms and sports teams that correspond with their gender identity failed Friday to get enough votes to advance in heavily conservative Nebraska.
Desi Lydic Gives 'Pathetic Worm' Trump A Blunt Lesson In How Voting Should Work
“Daily Show” correspondent Desi Lydic is sounding the alarm on Donald Trump’s latest attempt to stack the deck in his favor in November’s presidential election.
Nebraska lawmakers to debate a bill on transgender students’ access to bathrooms and sports teams
Last year objections to a Nebraska bill that sought to ban gender-affirming care for anyone under age 19 ground the work of the Legislature to a near standstill. This year supporters of a companion bill restricting transgender students’ access to bathrooms and sports teams waited until the end of the session to advance it for debate, to avoid a repeat.
When Trump needs cash, a California bank and one of its top shareholders have come to the rescue
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump left the White House facing a cash crunch and a tattered reputation after his attempts to overturn the 2020 election, threatening the viability of his business empire. Soon, though, a new source stepped forward to provide a financial lifeline when many longtime lenders refused.
Pressure builds from Nebraska Trump loyalists for a winner-take-all system
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Far-right conservatives loyal to former President Donald Trump aren’t slowing their push for the Republican-led Nebraska Legislature to adopt a “winner-take-all” system of awarding Electoral College votes, despite having almost no viable avenue to do so with only five days left in this year’s legislative session.
Nebraska lawmakers reject Trump-backed electoral changes
Nebraska legislators overwhelmingly voted against modifications to the state’s electoral system that would have awarded one presidential candidate all of its electoral votes – a change that would benefit former president Donald Trump.