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Nebraska U.S. Rep. Adrian Smith proposes bigger tax breaks for mining rare earth elements
Nebraska Examiner
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July 29, 2025
LINCOLN – Nebraska Republican U.S. Rep. Adrian Smith is proposing additional tax relief aimed at increasing American production of minerals used in electronics, including microchips. The legislation aims to increase the “depletion allowance” for...
Nebraska Volleyball Makes Statement at 2025 Big Ten Media Days
KLIN News Talk - Nebraska
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July 29, 2025
The officials who organized the Big Ten volleyball media days knew what they were doing when they placed Nebraska as the final team to address reporters on the first of the two-day event. Nebraska media represented the majority of the crowd of...
Feds say Nebraska GDP shrunk more than 6% in first quarter of 2025, led by ag
KNEB 960 AM - Nebraska
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July 30, 2025
Nebraska and Iowa tied for the states with the largest losses of Gross Domestic Product in the first quarter of 2025, of 6.1%, according to a report from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Most remaining states also saw their GDP’s shrink,...
Michael Shafik Brings Passion to Technology and Automotive Industries
Grit Daily News
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July 30, 2025
Driven by a purpose to serve the greater good, Michael Emil Shafik is a distinguished professional and expert in the technology and automotive industries. Shafik’s innovation and creativity are evident in the significant contributions he has made...
Three Missing After Explosion and Building Collapse at Nebraska Manufacturing Plant
[your]NEWS
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July 30, 2025
By Blessing Nweke Three people remain missing after an explosion Tuesday at a manufacturing facility in Fremont caused a partial building collapse, trapping workers inside. The blast occurred just before noon at Horizon Biofuels, Inc., a facility...
Nebraska Football Opponent Preview: Huskers Set for Big Ten Clash vs Michigan State
KLIN News Talk - Nebraska
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July 29, 2025
It’s October in Lincoln, and the stakes just keep climbing. After what promises to be a dynamic showdown with Michigan in Week 4, Nebraska’s football season doesn’t get any easier. The Huskers return home for Homecoming to face a hungry Michigan...
Nebraska AG Files Lawsuit Against General Motors Over Data Collection Practices
NOLN
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July 29, 2025
GM and OnStar are facing a lawsuit from Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers accusing the companies of collecting and selling driver data without adequate consent, according to GM Authority. Filed on behalf of the state of Nebraska, the suit...
Experience two unique regenerative agriculture bus tours
Cedar County News - Nebraska
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July 30, 2025
HARTINGTON — The Bow Creek Watershed Project and the Bazile Groundwater Management Area are co-hosting two regenerative agriculture bus tours for producers, conservationists, and anyone interested in learning about regenerative agriculture...
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1950: Power company wants people to report air conditioners
Cedar County News - Nebraska
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July 30, 2025
July 20, 1950 HARTINGTON- Joint installation of ocers was held Friday evening when the Hartington I.O.O.F lodge members were guests of the Rebekah lodge at a meeting held at the lodge hall. Everett Robins was installed as noble grand and Joy...
Biggest sources of immigrants to Nebraska
Hastings Tribune - Nebraska
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Biggest sources of immigrants to Nebraska And while the distinctive American culture and spirit is the result of blending many diverse cultures and histories, the United States has for centuries had an up-and-down relationship with immigration....
Ricketts supports Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern merger, citing benefits for Nebraska
Nebraska Panhandle News
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July 29, 2025
Senator Pete Ricketts, US Senator for Nebraska | Sen. Pete Ricketts Official U.S. Senate headshotSenator Pete Ricketts, US Senator for Nebraska | Sen. Pete Ricketts Official U.S. Senate headshot U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts of Nebraska has commented...
Norfolk conference to focus on drones in agriculture
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
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Nebraska Extension and Northeast Community College in Norfolk are hosting the third annual Nebraska Agriculture and Spray Drone Conference, Aug. 21-22 at the college. As the largest agriculture drone-focused conference in the Midwest, the event...
Attorney General Mike Hilgers Files Lawsuit Against General Motors for Deceptive Collection and Sale of Nebraskans’ Driving Data
Alliance Times Herald - Nebraska
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July 30, 2025
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 driving data from Nebraskans without their...
Gov. Pillen Celebrates $1 Billion in Federal Funding Approval for Nebraska Hospitals
Alliance Times Herald - Nebraska
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July 30, 2025
Governor Jim Pillen is celebrating a significant federal financial award — one that will have a huge impact on hospital, health and nursing care across the state. Today, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for the U.S. Department...
Nebraska Legislature embraced culture wars, pushed back against voter-approved laws in 2025 session
Nebraska Examiner
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July 28, 2025
LINCOLN — Every Nebraska worker was set to have paid sick leave starting this fall, because voters approved it through a citizen-led initiative. That change was part of a wave of ballot measures Nebraska voters embraced in recent years, including...
Nebraska agricultural leaders hope for boon in new international trade deals
KETV 7 - Nebraska
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July 29, 2025
Nebraska's bedrock industry will be put to the test this year, leaders in the agricultural industry say."We're going through the most substantial financial period of stress for Nebraska agriculture, really, since the crisis of the 1980s," John...
Screwworm closer to US border, threatening Texas cattle industry
KWKT - Texas
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July 29, 2025
McALLEN, Texas (Border Report) — The deadly parasitic New World screwworm has been spotted less than 400 miles from the Southwest border and is threatening Texas cattle, lawmakers say. U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, says the screwworm flies could...
Blast at U.S. Nebraska Plant Leaves Three Missing
MENAFN
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July 30, 2025
(MENAFN) Three individuals remain unaccounted for following a powerful explosion at a Fremont, Nebraska plant on Tuesday, according to local officials and media reports. The Nebraska State Patrol confirmed on Facebook that troopers, alongside...
Bacterial Diseases in Dry Beans in Nebraska: a Potential Problem
Alliance Times Herald - Nebraska
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July 30, 2025
By Bob Harveson Extension Plant Pathologist With the recent thunderstorms, hail, and higher temperatures, growers may experience widespread bacterial disease problems in dry beans throughout the Panhandle. Growers should be on the lookout for the...
Report: 2025 Ag Land Values Remain Mostly Stable
Farmer's Exchange - Indiana
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Published: Friday, August 1, 2025 The following is from Ryan Hanrahan, farm policy news editor for the University of Illinois. Progressive Farmer's Russ Quinn reported that "agricultural land values have remained remarkably stable through...