SOCCER STADIUM WAITING? Union Omaha soccer and the City of Omaha are planning a stadium to anchor a new 20-acre mixed-use entertainment and housing district. But it might need a bottlenecked state incentive. From Cindy Gonzalez and Nebraska Examiner | Bluesky: @nebraskaexaminer.com: nebraskaexaminer.com/2025/11/21/new…

NEW: City of Omaha and Union Omaha have plan for $140m soccer stadium, men and women teams. It’s near an earlier site announced last year that fell through. nebraskaexaminer.com/2025/11/21/new…

AG WORKERS? In a tacit admission that American food production requires at least some foreign labor, the Trump administration is making it easier for farmers to employ guest workers from other countries. From Stateline: nebraskaexaminer.com/2025/11/21/rep…

TYSON PLANT: The massive Tyson beef plant in Lexington, Nebraska, which employs 3,200 people in an important part of Nebraska's cattle industry, is closing. From Cindy Gonzalez and Nebraska Examiner | Bluesky: @nebraskaexaminer.com: nebraskaexaminer.com/2025/11/21/neb…

GOVERNOR'S RACE? Nebraska's 2026 GOP primary for governor might not have officially started, but one of the candidates from the 2022 race, Charles Herbster, is acting like it has. This time, there's an incumbent. From Juan Salinas II 🎱 and Nebraska Examiner | Bluesky: @nebraskaexaminer.com: nebraskaexaminer.com/2025/11/23/has…

DEM FOR GOVERNOR? Former Nebraska State Sen. Lynne Walz of Fremont sat down with Zach Wendling to discuss her new exploratory committee for governor. She hopes people are tired of partisanship. First in Nebraska Examiner | Bluesky: @nebraskaexaminer.com: nebraskaexaminer.com/2025/11/24/for…

Lynne Walz Charles W. Herbster The Nebraska Examiner team will continue to follow this race, and many others — Aaron Sanderford, Juan Salinas II 🎱, Erin Bamer, Cindy Gonzalez and me (Zach Wendling). Primary May 12, general Nov. 3. More election dates below, including filing deadlines. (5/5) nebraskaexaminer.com/briefs/dates-t…

GOP FOR GOVERNOR? The 2026 GOP primary for governor has only one high-profile candidate in it today, Gov. Jim Pillen, but that's not stopping another possible one, Charles Herbster, from making his presence felt. From Juan Salinas II 🎱 and Nebraska Examiner | Bluesky: @nebraskaexaminer.com: nebraskaexaminer.com/2025/11/23/has…

PILLEN TALKS: Nebraska “got our butts kicked” by the Tyson Foods decision to close a Lexington beef plant, Gov. Jim Pillen said Monday. But he sees a chance to resurrect the property and help workers. From Cindy Gonzalez and me for Nebraska Examiner | Bluesky: @nebraskaexaminer.com: nebraskaexaminer.com/2025/11/24/sta…

SPORTS INCENTIVE: Omaha officials are taking steps to unlock a state incentive to help pay for two multimillion-dollar sports complexes, touting the projects' value. But Gov. Jim Pillen doubled down on his resistance. From Cindy Gonzalez and Nebraska Examiner | Bluesky: @nebraskaexaminer.com: nebraskaexaminer.com/2025/11/25/oma…

START YOUR THANKSGIVING: With a story about Nebraska SNAP benefits during the government shutdown, the special session that almost was and the people left scrambling after the disruption. From Zach Wendling, with help from Cindy Gonzalez and Erin Bamer: nebraskaexaminer.com/2025/11/27/sna…

FUNDING FIGHT: An Omaha entity working to help revive economically disadvantaged neighborhood is at odds with state officials it says are refusing to release $11 million in state funds earmarked for it. From Cindy Gonzalez and Nebraska Examiner | Bluesky: @nebraskaexaminer.com: nebraskaexaminer.com/2025/11/28/por…

Omaha’s public inland port authority demands state funding it says it is due, mayor and chamber CEO sign letter of support… nebraskaexaminer.com/2025/11/28/por…

U.S. college student hoping to surprise parents in Texas with holiday visit instead deported to a country she hadn’t lived in since she was a child. newsweek.com/woman-hoping-s…

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UPDATE: About a month after Nebraska State Sen. Dan McKeon of Amherst was cited for "public indecency" over an alleged groping incident, state lawmakers are still undecided on how the Legislature should respond. From Erin Bamer and Nebraska Examiner | Bluesky: @nebraskaexaminer.com: nebraskaexaminer.com/2025/12/01/neb…

DHHS AUDIT: Nebraska State Auditor Mike Foley called out a state agency for “outrageous” dysfunction in a publicly funded program that provides personal assistance to people with disabilities. From Cindy Gonzalez and Nebraska Examiner | Bluesky: @nebraskaexaminer.com: nebraskaexaminer.com/2025/12/01/neb…

BARGAINING CASE: The Nebraska Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday in a case over whether state officials needed to bargain with a state employee union over an executive order seeking to limit remote work. From Zach Wendling and Nebraska Examiner | Bluesky: @nebraskaexaminer.com: nebraskaexaminer.com/2025/12/02/neb…

NORTH OMAHA HUBS? The team behind a long-awaited North Omaha business park, a project fueled by a $90 million state grant after some pushback, now envisions it rising on three or more separate sites. From Cindy Gonzalez and Nebraska Examiner | Bluesky: @nebraskaexaminer.com: nebraskaexaminer.com/2025/12/02/nor…

LISTENING TOUR: Former State Sen. Lynne Walz is hosting a statewide listening tour as she mulls a Democratic bid for governor in 2026. The 10 town halls start Dec. 10, with one in Scottsbluff. From Juan Salinas II 🎱 and Nebraska Examiner | Bluesky: @nebraskaexaminer.com: nebraskaexaminer.com/briefs/former-…