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'Food access issue': Nebraska DHHS holds public hearing on proposed SNAP benefit changes
KETV 7 - Nebraska
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July 8, 2025
The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services hosted a public hearing about proposed changes to SNAP benefits in Nebraska on Tuesday morning.Gov. Jim Pillen championed the move to ban soda and energy drinks from being purchased with SNAP in...
Nebraska independent Dan Osborn makes another bid for Senate
Roll Call
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July 8, 2025
Nebraska independent Dan Osborn, a former union leader who waged a competitive but ultimately unsuccessful bid for Senate in 2024, is trying again. Osborn announced Tuesday that he is taking on Republican Pete Ricketts, the state’s former governor...
Farm Security is National Security: The Trump Administration Takes Bold Action to Elevate American Agriculture in National Security
DGR News
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U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins alongside U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi, and U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem announced (July 8, 2025) the next pillar of her Make Agriculture...
Gov. Pillen deploys Nebraska Task
Osmond Republican - Nebraska
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July 8, 2025
Force One to flood-stricken Texas LINCOLN – Governor Jim Pillen has directed the deployment of Nebraska Task Force One (NE-TF1) – Nebraska's Urban Search and Rescue (US&R) Team to flood-stricken areas of Texas. The 45-member group, including two...
Nebraska sues General Motors for allegedly collecting, selling driver data without consent
Nebraska Examiner
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July 8, 2025
LINCOLN — Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers on Tuesday announced that his office is suing General Motors for allegedly collecting and selling data on drivers without their consent for at least the past decade. The 40-page lawsuit, filed...
Nebraska grocers raise concerns about ban on soda, energy drinks from public grocery aid
Nebraska Examiner
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July 8, 2025
LINCOLN — Local grocers sounded alarm bells Tuesday about the potential negative impacts that incoming restrictions to Nebraska’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program could have on businesses and the more than 150,000 Nebraskans who use the...
University of Nebraska-Lincoln drought report calls global conditions a ‘catastrophe’
KOLN - Nebraska
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July 9, 2025
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - A new report from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s National Drought Mitigation Center states worsening drought is impacting areas worldwide-- and Nebraska isn’t immune. The report, created in partnership with the United...
Nebraska AG files lawsuit against General Motors for deceptive collection, sale of driving data
Central Nebraska Today
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skonech@aol.com / Depositphotos.com NEBRASKA — Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers announced that the State of Nebraska has filed a lawsuit against General Motors LLC and OnStar LLC for unlawfully collecting, processing, and selling sensitive...
Nebraska ranked 39th in average VA home loan amount in Q1
Cornhusker State News - Nebraska
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July 8, 2025
Kimberly M. Jackson VA Chief of Staff | https://department.va.gov Kimberly M. Jackson VA Chief of Staff | https://department.va.gov With $315,895 in home loans issued, Nebraska ranked 39th in average loan amount for VA home loans in the first...
Former Nebraska Senator Seeks High Court Review In Medical Marijuana Case Seeking To Scrap Voter-Approved Legalization Law
Marijuana Moment
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July 8, 2025
“This latest appeal is just another desperate attempt to silence the will of Nebraskans, who overwhelmingly support safe, legal access to medical cannabis.” By Zach Wendling, Nebraska Examiner A former state senator appealed a second case to the...
Nebraska’s Dan Osborn picks a race, launches Senate bid against U.S. Sen Pete Ricketts
Nebraska Examiner
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July 8, 2025
LINCOLN — Former Omaha labor leader Dan Osborn is running against Republican U.S. Sen. Pete Ricketts in the 2026 midterms. After launching an exploratory committee in April, Osborn made it official Tuesday, choosing the Senate race over potential...
USDA attempts to address national security vulnerabilities in American agriculture
The Center Square
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July 8, 2025
(The Center Square) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture will be working to implement a new, seven-point plan to make America’s farms and food supply more secure, it announced Tuesday. The agriculture, defense and homeland security secretaries, as...
Ripping GOP Megabill's Attack on Medicaid, Pro-Labor Dan Osborn Runs for Senate in Nebraska
Common Dreams
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July 8, 2025
Mechanic and former labor union leader Dan Osborn, who last year ran for the United States Senate as an independent in deep-red Nebraska and came within 63,000 votes of defeating incumbent Republican Sen. Deb Fischer, is getting back into the...
Nebraska independent Dan Osborn will challenge GOP Sen. Pete Ricketts in second Senate run
CNN
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July 8, 2025
CNN — Former independent US Senate candidate Dan Osborn announced Tuesday that he will make another run for office next year, this time against GOP Sen. Pete Ricketts of Nebraska. Osborn, a longtime industrial mechanic best known for leading a...
Independent Dan Osborn launches new US Senate bid to challenge Nebraska Republican Pete Ricketts
Yahoo News
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OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A former labor union boss who drew national headlines in his race last year as an independent candidate challenging Nebraska Republican U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer is again throwing his hat into the political ring — this time to...
Trump allies target foreign farmland ownership — with Nebraska front and center 3 hours
KNEB 960 AM - Nebraska
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July 8, 2025
The Trump administration and its allies send a message about foreign ownership of farmland. “Today we tell China to get the hell out of American agriculture,” Sen. Roger Marshall of Kansas said. Leaders from Nebraska and Kansas joined the Trump...
Independent Dan Osborn launches new US Senate bid to challenge Nebraska Republican Pete...
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Georgia
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“Dan Osborn is bought and paid for by his liberal, out-of-state, coastal donors,” Ricketts campaign spokesman Will Coup said in a written statement. That was a reference to the nearly $20 million Osborn received last year from political action...
Lawsuit Alleges GM, OnStar of Collecting and Selling Sensitive Driving Data of Nebraskans
KFOR - Nebraska
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July 8, 2025
Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers (Courtesy of Nebraska AG’s Office) LINCOLN–(KFOR/News Release July 8)–Without the knowledge or consent of Nebraskans, General Motors and OnStar are now accused of unlawfully collecting, processing and selling...
Dan Osborn's Chances of Beating Republican Pete Ricketts in Nebraska
Newsweek
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July 8, 2025
Independent candidate Dan Osborn officially entered Nebraska's Senate race on Tuesday, setting up an election that Democrats hope will become competitive ahead of the midterms next November. Newsweek reached out to Osborn and incumbent Senator...
FNTS Introduces FNTS Cloud for High Performance Computing Built for Innovation-Driven Industries
HPCwire
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July 8, 2025
OMAHA, Neb., July 8, 2025 — FNTS has announced the launch of FNTS Cloud for High Performance Computing (HPC), a fully managed, scalable cloud solution designed to support compute-intensive workloads in simulation, AI, engineering and scientific...