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Pulling back the curtains on wage-theft enforcement in MN; Trump's latest attack is on RFK, Jr; NM LGBTQ+ equality group endorses 2024 'Rock Star' candidates; Michigan's youth justice reforms: Expanded diversion, no fees.

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Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg says rebuilding Baltimore's Key Bridge will be challenging and expensive. An Alabama Democrat flips a state legislature seat and former Connecticut senator Joe Lieberman dies at 82.

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Historic wildfires could create housing and health issues for rural Texans, a Kentucky program helps prison parolees start a new life, and descendants of Nicodemus, Kansas celebrate the Black settlers who journeyed across the 1870s plains seeking self-governance.

NE: Civic Engagement & Voting

The Brookings Institution said the blurring of the lines between real and fake content
NE legislature to hear bills regulating artificial intelligence

In the 2023 legislative season, 25 states introduced legislation related to artificial intelligence and more than a dozen states enacted AI …

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El Instituto Brookings dice que la confusión entre el contenido real y el falso
Legislatura de NE estudiará proyectos para regular inteligencia artificial

En la sesión legislativa de 2023, 25 estados introdujeron una legislación relacionada con la inteligencia artificial y más de una …

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A study of voting in the 2022 midterms conducted by Civic Nebraska found some of the highest voter turnout rates were in counties with all vote-by-mail. (Michael Vi/Adobe Stock)
NE Legislature mulls bill to reduce early-voting days

Nebraska is among at least 14 states that enacted voting restrictions last year, passing a voter ID law. Next week, a legislative committee takes up …

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Un estudio sobre la votación en las elecciones intermedias de 2022 realizado por Civic Nebraska encontró que algunas de las tasas de participación electoral más altas se produjeron en condados con votación por correo. (Michael Vi/Adobe Stock)
Legislatura escuchará proyecto de ley para reducir días de votación anticipada

Nebraska se encuentra entre al menos 14 estados que promulgaron restricciones al voto el año pasado con la aprobación de una ley de identifi…

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A 2022 Pew Research survey found 61% of U.S. adults trust national news, 71% trust local news, and 33% trust news on social media. Among those ages 18-29, however, 50% said they trust news on social media sites. (Scanrail/Adobe Stock)
Report: NE lost 7% of its local weekly newspapers in 2023

A new report says some Nebraska communities have lost a major source of local news this year. The "State of Local News" report evaluates the …

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Nebraska's Dakota County, which had 10,855 registered voters in the 2022 election, had the lowest voter turnout, at 34.04%. Arthur County, with 337 registered voters, had the highest, at 76.26%. (Adobe Stock)
Interactive Tool Offers Detailed Information On 2022 NE Voter Turnout

The statewide turnout of Nebraska registered voters in the 2022 general election was roughly 55%. Now it is possible to see where turnout was nearly 8…

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Experts advise Nebraskans to review their credit card, banking and other accounts at least once a month. If you notice charges that could be fraudulent, file a dispute before protections expire, generally 60 days after your statement drops. (Adobe Stock)
Tips for Avoiding Holiday Season Scams

Three out of four U.S. consumers have experienced or been targeted by at least one form of fraud that can be tied to the holidays, according to new …

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A poll conducted in March found that 55% of Nebraskans oppose banning abortions, compared with 40% who support a ban. (Adobe Stock)
Five of Six Nebraska Municipalities Vote in Favor of Banning Abortion

Voters in five Nebraska towns approved local ordinances banning abortion care in this week's midterm elections, but reproductive health care …

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Nebraska is home to many industrial-scale operations, where livestock live in densely populated, confined quarters. (Adobe Stock)<br />
Nebraskans Urge Better State Management of Factory Farm Animal Waste

Clean-water advocates are urging the Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy to do more to protect drinking water and soil quality impacted by i…

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None of Nebraska's five members of Congress earned a perfect or even near-perfect score on this year's Democracy Scorecard. (Adobe Stock)
Nebraska Congressional Delegation Scores Low on “Democracy Scorecard”

The top issue for voters heading into the November elections, even above jobs and the economy, is a growing fear American democracy is under threat…

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Ninguno de los cinco congresistas de Nebraska han obtenido una puntuación perfecta o casi perfecta en el Democracy Scorecard de este año. (Adobe Stock)
Delegación del Congreso de Nebraska obtiene puntuación baja en “Democracy Scorecard”

El tema principal para los votantes de cara a las elecciones de noviembre, incluso por encima del empleo y la economía, es el creciente temor a …

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Even after court cases and claims of voter irregularities produced zero evidence, roughly 70% of Republicans still believe fraud played a major role in the 2020 election. (Adobe Stock)
November Election to Determine State, Local Races in Redrawn Nebraska Districts

With November's elections just over the horizon, voter-rights groups are working to get Nebraskans up to speed on recent changes in voting districts …

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