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Donald Trump · NebraskaFormer President Donald Trump picked up a phone to pressure a Nebraska state senator to revive a winner-take-all system of awarding its Electoral College votes for president, sources told the Nebraska Examiner on Friday.See the Story
Sources say Trump sought to directly pressure Nebraska state senator over winner-take-all proposal
Coverage: 2 sources
Transgender · NebraskaA Nebraska bill seeking to bar transgender athletes from competing on school sports teams that match their gender identity is constitutional, the state’s Republican attorney general said Tuesday.
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Nebraska’s proposed transgender athlete bill is constitutional, state AG says
Coverage: 2 sources
Jim Pillen · NebraskaNebraska Gov. Jim Pillen (R) endorsed switching the state to a “winner-take-all” system for Electoral College votes on Tuesday, a change that would bring the state in line with the rest of the country and could tip the 2024 election.See the Story
Nebraska governor calls for legislature to reinstate ‘winner-take-all’ electoral system
Coverage: 6 sources
Taxes · NebraskaWith no votes to spare, Nebraska lawmakers advanced a bill that would raise the state’s sales tax by 1 cent to 6.5% on every taxable dollar spent — which would make it among the highest in the country.
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Lawmakers in GOP-led Nebraska advance bill to raise sales tax
55% Left coverage: 11 sources
Black Lives Matter · NebraskaMalcolm X has garnered the recognition many have sought for his contributions to the civil rights movement in the conservative Midwest state where he was born, after years of being rejected as too controversial to be honored.
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Civil rights icon Malcolm X gets a day of recognition in Nebraska, where he was born in 1925
49% Center coverage: 8 sources
Sexual Harassment · NebraskaA Nebraska lawmaker implored the Legislature’s Executive Board on Thursday to hold a colleague accountable for invoking her name in a graphic reading on the legislative floor, which some say constitutes sexual harassment.See the Story
A mostly male board will decide whether a Nebraska lawmaker faces censure for sexual harassment
70% Center coverage: 10 sources
Donald Trump · NebraskaDuring a campaign event in Nebraska, second gentleman Doug Emhoff criticized former President Trump for his recent comments about Democratic Jewish voters, saying he should be “condemned” for his “disgusting, toxic and antisemitic” remarks.
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Emhoff says Trump’s ‘disgusting, toxic, antisemitic’ comments should be ‘condemned’
100% Center coverage: 1 sources
