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What is the filibuster, and why does it matter in Nebraska?
What is the filibuster, and why does it matter in Nebraska?

A group of Nebraska lawmakers are filibustering all bills that come before the Nebraska Legislature in protest of a bill that would ban gender-affirming medical treatments for minors.

ACLU: Lawsuit likely if Nebraska bill on trans health passes

ACLU: Lawsuit likely if Nebraska bill on trans health passes

The American Civil Liberties Union says that parents and children likely to be affected by a Nebraska bill to ban gender-affirming treatments for minors are preparing for a legal fight if it's enacted.

Nebraska advances bill banning transgender care for minors, despite promised filibuster that could grind session to halt

Nebraska advances bill banning transgender care for minors, despite promised filibuster that could grind session to halt

Nebraska advances bill banning transgender care for minors, despite promised filibuster that could grind session to halt.

Nebraska Legislature set to vote on transgender health bill

Nebraska Legislature set to vote on transgender health bill

The Nebraska Legislature is set to vote Thursday on a contentious bill that seeks to ban gender-affirming care for minors and led one lawmaker to stage an epic weekslong filibuster.

March Madness: Athletes balance privacy, online profile

March Madness: Athletes balance privacy, online profile

The NIL age has opened a vast new world of earning potential for student-athletes the NCAA long insisted were amateurs.

Debate on Nebraska gender-affirming care bill gets combative

Debate on Nebraska gender-affirming care bill gets combative

Debate that began Tuesday on a bill that seeks to ban gender-affirming care for minors quickly grew contentious on the floor of the Nebraska Legislature, with supporters and opponents admonishing each other for a lack of collegiality.

New law has Wyoming at forefront of abortion pill bans

New law has Wyoming at forefront of abortion pill bans

Wyoming has pushed to the front of efforts to prohibit the most common type of abortion with the nation's first explicit ban on abortion pills.

Lawmaker pauses filibuster on agreement to debate trans bill

Lawmaker pauses filibuster on agreement to debate trans bill

A Nebraska lawmaker has paused her persistent filibuster over a bill banning transgender gender-affirming therapies.

Minnesota meat processing firm accused of employing minors

Minnesota meat processing firm accused of employing minors

The Minnesota labor department is asking a district court to issue a temporary restraining order and injunction against a meat processing plant that it says is having minors work in in hazardous conditions and longer hours than state labor laws allow.