A new general permit would set requirements for large cattle operations like feedyards for five years, beginning April 1, 2023. But first, the Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy will get input on the proposed draft in a public hearing on Thursday, Sept. 29.

Latino voters are the second largest and fastest-growing demographic in Nebraska. They’ve been a politically powerful group. In 2020, the predominantly Latino South Omaha neighborhood helped win Omaha’s electoral vote for Joe Biden. But that same year, Republicans cut into Democrat’s national lead with Latino voters. Nebraska Public Media’s Elizabeth Rembert takes us to South Omaha, to learn how the changing sentiments of Latino voters could impact the election for the second congressional district.

Although the Nebraska Legislature is officially nonpartisan, recent trends suggest party affiliation could play a major role in outcomes next year.

U.S. Sen. Ben Sasse of Nebraska continues to face pushback from students and faculty at the University of Florida after he was selected as the school's lone finalist for its presidency.

The National Assessment of Educational Progress showed a nationwide decline in test scores.

For many people, fall is marked by taking trips to the pumpkin patch, getting lost in a corn maze or catching a hay ride. These seasonal activities are part of agricultural tourism, and it's a booming industry.

With Election Day weeks away the candidates vying for Nebraska’s 1st District Congressional Seat are seeing support from individual donors as they raise and spend vast amounts of money. Nebraska Public Media’s William Padmore reports what the candidates' fundraising numbers could signal about the financial health of both campaigns in the crucial days before the election.

The inspector general for Nebraska prisons wants a new correctional facility in Lincoln for dangerous inmates to open in a slow, controlled manner. The 29-page report made 10 recommendations for the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services – eight of which the department rejected.

Republicans and Democrats running for the Nebraska State Board of Education differ on how to bolster the teacher workforce in Nebraska. The number of unfilled teacher positions in Nebraska went from 232 in 2016 to 482 last year, according to the Nebraska Department of Education.

Patrick O'Donnell, clerk of the Nebraska Legislature since 1978, is stepping down at the end of this year.