Natasha Hakimi Zapata / TruthdigMay 28, 2015
On Wednesday, the Cornhusker State became the 19th state in the U.S. to rid itself of one of our most archaic laws. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Juan Cole / TruthdigMay 6, 2015
Wind power is on a roll in the U.S. despite a fickle Congress and the machinations of Big Coal and Big Gas to keep all the subsidies for themselves. And one of the world’s most successful investors, Warren Buffett, has noticed. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigMar 29, 2015
Pro-fracking members of the Nebraska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission were silent when a farmer and former pipeline worker invited them to drink water contaminated with chemicals used in the petroleum and natural gas extraction process. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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Kasia Anderson / TruthdigDec 19, 2014
Nearly a year after Colorado blazed a trail in the movement to legalize recreational marijuana use in the U.S., two neighboring states are totally harshing the stoner mecca's mellow. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Donald Kaufman / TruthdigAug 20, 2014
Singing legends Neil Young and Willie Nelson will be putting on a show on a family farm in Nebraska on Sept. 27, and their motives are political as well as musical. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Tracy Bloom / TruthdigFeb 19, 2013
A look at the day's political happenings, including the true meaning of Presidents Day revealed and Mark Sanford airs his first South Carolina congressional campaign ad. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigJan 26, 2013
A slew of Republican governors are taking advantage of an “improving economy and a gradual rebound in revenues” to aggressively push for cuts to personal and corporate income taxes, and propose to make up the difference by raising sales taxes. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Amy Goodman / TruthdigJun 22, 2011
New details are emerging that indicate the Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan is far worse than previously known, with three of the four affected reactors experiencing full meltdowns. Meanwhile, in the U.S., massive flooding along the Missouri River has put Nebraska's two nuclear plants, both near Omaha, on alert. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMar 24, 2010
The attorneys general of Alabama, Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Louisiana, Michigan, Nebraska, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington and Virginia are suing over the health care reform bill, citing state sovereignty and alleging federal overreach under the Commerce Clause of the Constitution. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
E.J. Dionne Jr. / TruthdigFeb 8, 2010
Some Senate Democratic moderates are petrified that Republicans will make terrible trouble if health care is passed through the "reconciliation process." If Democrats are that intimidated by Republicans, they should just give up their majority. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigFeb 10, 2009
Here we have one of the unnamed senators whom New York Times columnist Paul Krugman collectively branded "proud centrist[s]" in his column Sunday, people who have put politics before the good of the country in whittling down the stimulus bill. What say you, Sen. Ben Nelson from Nebraska? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigNov 10, 2008
Two states, Nebraska and Maine, have rules that call for splitting their electoral votes by congressional district. Now, for the first time in the modern era, one has done so. Barack Obama has won one of Nebraska's five electoral votes, according to the Omaha World-Herald. (Maine's four votes went to Obama on Election Day.) The president-elect's total now stands at 365. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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