A catastrophic tornado outbreak unleashed its fury across several states in the nation’s Heartland this past weekend, leveling neighborhoods and businesses and upending countless lives. The multi-day event produced dozens of tornadoes, some rated as strong as EF4 on the Enhanced Fujita Scale, with peak winds over 200 mph. CNN reported, the frenzy started on […]
A storm chaser in Nebraska saw up-close and personal on Friday what it’s like to be affected by the high winds near a tornado. Ben Ahrens shared a clip on X of what appeared to be dash-cam footage from his vehicle showing an 18-wheeler being blown over on the highway in front of him, knocking […]
The next battle in the new civil war may not be North vs. South, but rather East vs. Midwest. Republicans in Nebraska’s legislature have been working to enact a change to the state’s electoral college rules, making it the 49th state to award it’s presidential electors in a winner-take-all fashion. The only other state to […]
An onslaught of tornadoes left devastation in their wake as storms slammed Nebraska and Iowa Friday night. The Pottawattamie County town of Minden, Iowa, suffered extensive damage, with about half the town — between 40 and 50 homes — destroyed, the Sheriff’s Office said, according to KETV-TV. Four people in the town were injured. No […]
The only two states that apportion Electoral College votes in presidential races by congressional district are poised to scrap what makes them unique. In these systems, presidential candidates get one electoral vote for each congressional district they win in the state. Unlike in other states, the Democratic, Republican, and other party candidates could end up […]
Just over a week ago, the Department of Homeland Security warned of possible cyber attacks against the Emergency Service Sector (think “911 call operations”). The April 10 DHS memo said that previous ransomware attacks had “disrupted the networks of police department and 911 call center operations” because of their dependence on computers for the efficient […]
A Nebraska state legislator is transitioning from blue to red after his own party censured him for having a pro-life stance. Nebraska state Sen. Mike McDonnell officially left the Democratic Party last week after 40 years and became a Republican. In a written statement explaining his decision, McDonnell wrote: “I have asked the Democratic Party to […]
In the words of Michael Scott from “The Office,” “Well, well, well. How the turn tables …” Nebraska state Sen. Mike McDonnell has endured attacks from his fellow Democrats for his pro-life views, ultimately getting censured by the party. The Nebraska Democratic Party condemned McDonnell in a March 2 resolution for what it described as […]
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972—a law guaranteeing equality between the sexes in education—has been on the chopping block from Day One of the Biden administration. But after a lengthy delay, the federal Department of Education has formally announced it will punt on the announcement of its new Title IX sports rule, one […]
Get your popcorn ready, Nebraska Republicans: It looks like you have a good ol’ fashioned primary fight on your hands. According to the online news site the Nebraska Examiner, the state Republican Party’s Central Committee has endorsed three challengers to GOP incumbents — including the biggest blow of all to the party establishment in Washington, […]
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