By Aaron Sanderford | Editor-in-chief
“No guest who poses a public health risk will leave the NQU onto the streets of Omaha in an unsecured way or at an inappropriate time.” - Gov. Jim Pillen, speaking about the departure of five patients from the Nebraska-based National Quarantine Unit.
The Davis Global Center at the University of Nebraska Medical Center campus, which contains the National Quarantine Unit. (Courtesy of UNMC)
HEALTH
By Aaron Sanderford
OMAHA — The first five of 18 cruise ship passengers diverted to the Omaha-based National Quarantine Unit at UNMC over hantavirus exposure have been allowed to finish their preventive waits at home to make sure they are not sick.
Gov. Jim Pillen ceremonially signs LB 1261 alongside introducer State Sen. Barry DeKay of Niobrara (right), and State Sen. Mike Moser of Columbus (left). (Erin Bamer/Nebraska Examiner)
LABOR & GROWTH
By Erin Bamer
LINCOLN — As demand for electricity grows across Nebraska, Gov. Jim Pillen expressed his preference for establishing public-private partnerships to shoulder some of the cost burdens of new infrastructure.
A mail ballot drop box is seen at a polling station on Nov. 4, 2025 in Arlington, Virginia. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
ICYMI
By Juan Salinas II
LINCOLN — A new era is coming to Nebraska elections, as voters rejected the state’s top election official and set the table for new leadership, regardless of which candidate wins in November.
A memorial honoring San Carlos Apache teen Emily Pike can be seen at the intersection of Mesa Drive and McKellips Road in Mesa, Ariz., the location where she was last seen in January 2025. (Shondiin Silversmith/Arizona Mirror)
HEALTH
By Robbie Sequeira
After two 5-year-old Indianapolis girls separately died from abuse in the last two years, Indiana Republican state Sen. Julie McGuire said lawmakers could not get basic answers from the state agency responsible for the safety of children.
U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune speaks during a press conference in the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, June 2, 2026. (Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom)
D.C. BUREAU
By Jennifer Shutt and Ariana Figueroa
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has scrapped plans to use nearly $1.8 billion in taxpayer dollars to pay people who believe they were wrongly prosecuted by the Justice Department.
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin leaves after the public portion of his confirmation hearing on March 18, 2026. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
D.C. BUREAU
By Ariana Figueroa
WASHINGTON — Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin appeared before the Appropriations Homeland Security panel and defended his threats to cripple international air travel into some cities.
A plane flies above Oregon’s Mount Hood on a recent morning. Rising fuel costs for cars and airplanes are adding extra strain to abortion funds that help people pay to travel for care in other states. (Julia Shumway/Oregon Capital Chronicle)
ABORTION POLICY
By Kelcie Moseley-Morris
The increasing costs of fuel for cars and airplanes is adding extra strain to abortion funds that help people pay to travel for care in other states, leaders of several funds said this week.
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
U.S. Rep. Mike Flood is still doing town halls. Why? | By Juan Salinas II
Pillen order requires tracking antisemitic behavior | By Juan Salinas II
Pancreatic cancer director sues NU, UNMC | By Erin Bamer
COMMENTARY
OPINION: Good on those calling bad ideas bad | By George Ayoub
EDITOR'S CHOICE
Feds pause Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern merger | By Aaron Sanderford
Fischer seeks more fiber in Nebraska’s broadband diet | By Erin Bamer
Complaints sent on Dem, Marijuana Senate candidates | By Juan Salinas II
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