Nebraska governor opts into federal school choice program

Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen signed an executive order Monday to opt into a federal tax credit program, which could see the return of school choice after voters resoundingly rejected it on the November 2024 ballot."I am not opting this in," Pillen...

21 mins ago american affairs american affairs Shutting Down the Government Is Thinking Small By Ross Barkan As cathartic as it may feel for Chuck Schumer, Hakeem Jeffries, and the Democratic base, it’s not a long-term strategy.

What will Chuck Schumer do this time? Photo: Kent Nishimura/Getty Images For Democrats, there are real incentives to let the government shut down at the end of the month. A prolonged shutdown would be blamed on Donald Trump and the GOP since they...

Here are the GOP senators who voted with Democrats against permanently ending government shutdowns

More than a dozen Republican senators on Monday night voted with all Senate Democrats to reject invoking cloture on a bill that seeks to permanently end government shutdowns. Wisconsin Republican Sen. Ron Johnson introduced the Eliminate Shutdowns...

How Ord, Nebraska’s hospital injects vitality into this rural town on the edge of the Sandhills

PROMO VIDEO: When you think about it, most places break life down into four primary elements. Living, working, playing, and giving. It’s like that here in Valley County too. But those who live, work, play and give here know that there’s nowhere...

AG Fitch Leads 26-AG Coalition, Urging Senate to Prevent Government Shutdown

Please note that this post contains affiliate links and any sales made through such links will reward MageeNews.com a small commission – at no extra cost to you. Today, Attorney General Lynn Fitch led a coalition of 26 Attorneys General urging the...

Nebraska gets a private school tax credit — thanks to Trump

LINCOLN — Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen and U.S. Reps. Adrian Smith and Mike Flood took a political victory lap Monday with a group of K-12 students at the capital city’s St. Teresa Catholic School. The group marked the day Pillen opted Nebraska into a...

Nebraska will opt into Trump’s federal school choice program

Nebraska opted into President Donald Trump’s federal school choice program through an executive order from Gov. Jim Pillen (R-NE) on Monday.Pillen revealed and signed the executive order during a visit to St. Teresa Catholic School in Lincoln,...

Capital Humane Society rescues 9-month-old puppy found in Pumpkin Patch

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — The Capital Humane Society received a desperate call to rescue a 9-month-old black Labrador on Friday. A person found the puppy starving and extremely weak, lying in a pumpkin patch near Nebraska City. “When Zephyr came in,...

Republican state AGs push Democrats to put partisanship aside and fund government

Dozens of Republican state attorneys general (AG) on Monday sent a letter to Senate Democrats, urging them to put politics and partisanship aside to avoid a government shutdown later in the week. The 2025 fiscal year is set to end on Tuesday,...

Nebraska opts in to new federal school tax credit scholarship program

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - On Monday, Governor Jim Pillen ceremoniously opted into a new federal program, tied to the One Big Beautiful Bill. “Let me just make it really clear, you guys, I am not opting this in, I am cannonballing it in, for the state...

Gov. Jim Pillen says Nebraska will opt into federal school choice program

LINCOLN — Nebraska will participate in a federal dollar-for-dollar scholarship tax program intended to help families pay for private school, Gov. Jim Pillen announced Monday, calling the program a "game-changer" for Nebraska families. Gov. Jim...

Nebraska Opts Into Federal School Choice Program, Sparks Familiar Debate

Standing before students and teachers at St. Teresa Catholic School in Lincoln, Gov. Jim Pillen signed an executive order Monday to opt Nebraska into a new federal scholarship tax credit program Supporters are hailing the move as “a game changer,”...

Federal voucher program set to impact Nebraska education with tax credits starting in 2027

LINCOLN, Neb — Gov. Jim Pillen announced Nebraska's participation in a new federal voucher program during an event at St. Teresa Catholic School in Lincoln. The program, part of the "One Big Beautiful Bill" signed by former President Donald Trump,...

Nebraska’s college students learning to talk again after Kirk’s death

LINCOLN — Conservative and liberal students at Nebraska colleges say they want to turn down the temperature on the heated political dialogue dominating national conversations in the weeks since the killing of Charlie Kirk. But they’ve got their...

Two Resign from State Liquor Control Commission at Governor’s Request

September 29th, 2025 | KNEB Staff The turmoil surrounding the Nebraska Liquor Control Commission continues, as two of three members of the body have tendered their resignations, effective immediately. Jim Pillen’s office has issued a statement...

Parental Rights at the Supreme Court: Protecting Children from Government Orthodoxy 

Throughout the last century, different cultural elites sought to leverage compulsory education to conform children to their ideologies. Families from diverse religious, ethnic, and linguistic backgrounds found themselves on the wrong side of...

Nebraska Humane Society hosts state's largest pet-friendly event

Nebraska Humane Society hosts state's largest pet-friendly event There, attendees found dozens of sponsor tents, a beer garden, FlyBall demonstrations, a family zone, rescue groups and an adoption parade. 741 NOW IT’S A BEAUTIFUL DAY TO GET...

Nebraska AG issues cease & desist letters to stores with THC products

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Cease and desist letters have been issued to 12 stores that carry THC-containing products in Nebraska from the state attorney general’s office on Monday. According to AG Mike Hilgers’ office, the letters went to businesses in...

Nebraska AG sends cease and desist letters to every retail store in Nebraska selling THC-containing products

LINCOLN — Attorney General Mike Hilgers announced his office issued cease & desist letters to 12 retail locations and franchised stores that sell synthetic THC-containing products in Auburn, Beatrice, Columbus, Plattsmouth, Schuyler, Tecumseh, and...

Democrat Becky Stille runs in Nebraska’s most conservative congressional district

LINCOLN — Democrat Becky Stille is running for Congress against a 10-term incumbent House Republican in one of the nation’s most conservative districts. Nebraska’s 3rd Congressional District includes central and western Nebraska and much of the...