GOP Governors Grapple With Whether to Accept Refugees

GRANT SCHULTE and JULIE WATSON / The Associated Press Dec 22, 2019 After a Trump executive order they are caught between immigration hardliners and Christian evangelicals who believe in helping migrants. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Levees Breached in Midwest as Record Flooding Turns Deadly

MARGERY A. BECK / The Associated Press Mar 16, 2019 A deluge of rainwater and snowmelt pours over frozen ground, overwhelming creeks and rivers and killing a Nebraska farmer. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Midwest Flooding Closes Stretches of Major River, Interstate

MARGERY A. BECK and BLAKE NICHOLSON / The Associated Press Mar 15, 2019 Flooding still a big concern in the lower Missouri River area after a massive storm affects parts of Nebraska, South Dakota, Iowa and Minnesota. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

America Is Authoritarian by Design

Paul Street / Truthdig Oct 16, 2018 One by one, each of our institutions has fallen victim to minority rule. Our faith in the Constitution has been grossly misplaced. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

German Drug Company Sues Nebraska Over Use of Drugs for Lethal Injection

Ilana Novick Aug 9, 2018 Anti-capital-punishment advocates have an unlikely new ally in their fight against the death penalty: pharmaceutical companies. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

America’s Class War Hits College Football Playoffs

Eric Ortiz / Truthdig Jan 2, 2018 Non-football fans might be tempted to say, "Who cares?" But anyone interested in fairness should care. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Tribes Deepen Commitment to Protect Homelands From Oil Pipelines

Sarah Sunshine Manning / Truthdig Nov 22, 2017 The Keystone spill in South Dakota and approval for the Keystone XL in Nebraska have galvanized indigenous people and their allies. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Keystone Pipeline Leak Won’t Affect Expansion Decision

Grant Schulte and James Nord / AP Nov 17, 2017 Nebraska regulators are not allowed to consider pipeline safety in deciding whether to expand the project. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

At Least Seven States Have Prison Inmates Working in Governors’ Mansions and Capitol Buildings

By Celisa Calacal / AlterNet Jun 25, 2017 The 13th Amendment provides a loophole that allows for the legality of unpaid prison labor, which is sometimes called "modern-day slavery." Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Earthquake Rattles Oklahoma Amid Warnings of ‘Inherent’ Fracking Risks

By Nadia Prupis / Common Dreams Sep 5, 2016 A 5.6-magnitude quake, one of the strongest in Oklahoma's history, shook a seven-state area. And "it could have been prevented," said a leading activist. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Sanders and Cruz Give Clinton and Trump a Run for Their Money on Super Saturday

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Mar 6, 2016 Bernie Sanders won important victories in Kansas and Nebraska in the latest voting, while Ted Cruz showed that Donald Trump may not be as inevitable as he has come to seem. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Report: Nebraska Routinely Holds Children in Solitary Confinement

Staff / Truthdig Jan 7, 2016 A civil rights report reveals that young offenders in the state's detention facilities are sometimes put in isolation for days, weeks or months for “relatively minor infractions.” Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )