Rules threaten Lincoln’s protective custody unit
Nebraska decriminalized public intoxication in 1979, one of 12 states to do so. That means law enforcement relies on civil protective custody as an alternative to jail.
Opinion
Primary election clouded by dark money
Just when you thought you were starting to understand how the long-celebrated nonpartisan Nebraska Legislature has survived as an independent body for years, somebody throws a new wrench in the wor
Governor, Speaker plea for unity
The 105th Legislature has adjourned Sine Die. That’s Latin for “without day,” or without assigning a day for a further meeting.
Let campaigning begin, Primary up next
In less than two weeks, Nebraska voters go to the polls to begin sorting out the cast of characters for the 2019 Legislature and other statewide offices at the primary election.