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Making wise decisions on a tax shift
Earlier this year, the governor and the Legislature tried and failed to develop a workable plan to reduce Nebraska property taxes through increases in sales taxes. Now, as decision-makers in Lincoln consider coming together in a special session, the options on the table still focus on using sales taxes to pay for cuts in property […] The post Making wise decisions on a tax shift appeared first on Nebraska Examiner.
ICYMI – Supreme Court overturns Chevron deference
ICYMI – Supreme Court overturns Chevron deference. Nebraska campaign submits signatures for paid sick leave ballot initiative. ICYMI – Supreme Court overturns Chevron deference. In one of the final opinions of its 2023-2024 term, the U.S. Supreme Court voted 6-3 to overturn the Chevron doctrine, holding that federal...
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The village of Phillips has big plans to kick off Independence Day early with its fifth annual July 3rd celebration Wednesday night. The event will feature fireworks, food and games for all ages to enjoy at Phillips Memorial Hall. Penny Evans, event coordinator and the Phillips Community Foundation manager says Phillips is ready for the annual celebration. “We’re right on schedule and we’re hoping lots of families come to enjoy our event,” Evans stated.
Police seek thief who stole iPhone at Bánhwich Café in north Lincoln
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – Police are on the lookout for a man who stole an iPhone at a north Lincoln restaurant earlier this year. The theft happened on Feb. 29 at Bánhwich Café near 27th and Vine streets when an employee put the store’s iPhone on a stool.
Former York para pleads no contest to reduced charges in abuse case
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – A former paraeducator at York Elementary School pleaded no contest on Tuesday to abusing a child. Scott Velasquez-Lopez, 23, was then found guilty of two counts of misdemeanor child abuse. The charges were reduced from two counts of third-degree sexual assault of a child under...
Heart postpones Lincoln show after Ann Wilson’s cancer diagnosis
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — Rock band Heart postponed the rest of their Royal Flush Tour on Tuesday, including their Lincoln show. Lead singer Ann Wilson said she had a cancerous growth removed and is now undergoing chemotherapy. “And so my doctors are instructing me to take the rest of...
Busters Sweep Doubleheader over Plainsmen
HASTINGS, Neb. — The Hastings Sodbusters swept Plainsmen Baseball 7-1 and 8-6 on Tuesday. In the opener Dalton Juden pitched 6 1/3 innings of no-hit baseball striking out seven to earn the win. The offense broke it open in the fifth inning thanks to Yamato Sato double, scoring two...
Hergott Announces Retirement as Hastings College Bowling Coach
Hastings, Neb. – After helping to start the bowling program and build it into a national powerhouse, Head Bowling Coach Ron Hergott will be retiring. Hastings College has produced the only women's back-to-back individual national champion, and has been the only program that had a national champion and a national rookie of the year on the roster at the same time. The Hastings College men's program finished 2020 ranked #3 in the nation and this past season finished in the top 10.
Sodbusters sweep Plainsmen in first games without Schipper
HASTINGS, Neb. (KSNB) - In the program’s first game without head coach Joel Schipper, who is leaving Hastings to take over at NCAA DIII Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan, the Hastings Sodbusters beat Plainsmen Baseball 7-1. This was the first of a Tuesday doubleheader, since Monday’s game was postponed due to weather. That was scheduled to be Schipper’s last in the Sodbusters’ dugout, but he left for Michigan on Tuesday before the team’s 6 p.m. first pitch.
‘It was really scary’: Trees split in half during storms in northeast Lincoln
LINCOLN, Neb. — Storms sped into Lincoln late Monday night, bringing multiple trees, branches and power lines down. Two tornadoes touched down overnight in southeast Nebraska, including an EF-1 in Lincoln. That tornado didn’t hit northeast Lincoln, but the wind damage there was extensive. Fallen trees and broken...
Gary and Williams made decision to come back to Nebraska together
LINCOLN, Neb. — Nebraska basketball hosted one of their summer workouts on Tuesday. Ahead of the 2024-25 season here are a lot of new faces in the building. On Tuesday, two of the veterans returning, Brice Williams and Juwan Gary, spoke with the media. The two seniors both decided to come back to Nebraska for their last year of eligibility in a decision that the pair said they made together after last year's NCAA Tournament loss.
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