By Erin Bamer | Reporter
“Because Nebraska’s voter registration list has already been released to the DOJ, this matter is moot, and we decline to apply the public interest exception to the mootness doctrine. As such, the appeal and cross-appeal are dismissed.” - Nebraska Supreme Court ruling.
Voting booths at the Lancaster County Election Commission office on April, 24, 2026. (Juan Salinas II/Nebraska Examiner)
ELECTION 2026
By Juan Salinas II
LINCOLN — The Nebraska Supreme Court ruled Friday that a lawsuit that sought to stop the state from handing over potentially sensitive voter data to the U.S. Department of Justice is moot and dismissed the appeal.
Hy-Vee Inc., a multistate grocery store chain, has been accused in a proposed class-action lawsuit of violating federal labor laws by failing to pay overtime for department managers. (Photo by Google Earth)
LABOR & GROWTH
By Clark Kauffman
A proposed class-action lawsuit has been filed against Hy-Vee Inc., alleging the grocery store chain violates federal labor laws by failing to pay overtime for department managers.
A person dials 911 on a smartphone. Next Generation 911 technology allows callers to send text messages, photos, videos and other digital information directly to emergency dispatchers. (Photo by Amanda Watford/Stateline)
PUBLIC SAFETY
By Amanda Watford
The Federal Communications Commission has approved new rules designed to improve the reliability of Next Generation 911 systems as states continue replacing decades-old emergency call infrastructure with internet-based networks.
Attendees sit in the grass in front of the Ferris wheel at the Trump administration’s Freedom 250 Great American State Fair on the National Mall on Thursday, June 25, 2026. (Photo by Ashley Murray/States Newsroom)
D.C. BUREAU
By Ashley Murray
WASHINGTON — Visitors from across the United States traveled to the National Mall Thursday for the opening day of the Great American State Fair, a days-long event that is part of President Donald Trump’s Freedom 250 celebration of the nation’s semiquincentennial.
Close of three New World screwworm larvae. (Photo by Sohath Yuseff-Vanegas, USDA Agricultural Research Service)
D.C. BUREAU
By Amelia Twyman
WASHINGTON — Members of the New Democrat Coalition asked the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Thursday to provide fresh details about the nation’s screwworm outbreak and demanded that the Trump administration allocate more resources to containing the spread.
A senior woman walks with her caregiver while spending a chilly day outdoors in a park. (Photo by Halfpoint Images/Getty Stock photo)
COMMENTARY
By Julie Masters
Recently, I heard someone mention “those people” when discussing a strategic approach to working with aging adults. The comment was surprising not only because of the tone but because the person could easily be confused as being one of “those people.”
A police officer’s body-camera footage is transcribed directly into the ReportAI interface developed by software company Mark43. Police departments across the country are increasingly turning to artificial intelligence to help draft reports, analyze evidence and manage massive amounts of digital data from body cameras, surveillance systems and case files. (Photo courtesy of Mark43)
TECHNOLOGY
By Amanda Watford
Hundreds of people fill a downtown street for a protest, waving signs and chanting as they march past businesses and government buildings. Overhead, a police drone records video of the crowd. Nearby traffic cameras and license plate readers capture faces, vehicles and movements along the route.
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
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State officials get creative for U.S. 250th anniversary | Zach Wendling, Cindy Gonzalez
Gov. Pillen creates property tax ‘hotline’ | Zach Wendling
COMMENTARY
UFC Freedom 250 plot highlights emerging trends | Gina Ligon, Austin Doctor
EDITOR'S CHOICE
Nebraska barred from restricting soda purchases from SNAP | Juan Salinas II
Nebraska Fraternal Order of Police endorses Sen. Pete Ricketts | Juan Salinas II
Mom of eight faces fears beyond deportation | Cindy Gonzalez
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