OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — By the time conservative activist Charlie Kirk took the stage Tuesday night, there was no doubt who had led him to travel to Nebraska to pressure state lawmakers for a winner-take -all’ system of allocation. Electoral College Votes: Former President Donald Trump. “You see what’s ahead,” Kirk said before a crowd… Read More »
Former President Donald Trump and his allies have increased pressure on Nebraska lawmakers to change the method by which the state apportions its Electoral College votes, an effort that underscores how narrow the race for 270 electoral votes could be in the November rematch . President Joe Biden. The proposed change would move the state… Read More »
Nebraska lawmakers on Wednesday night blocked a late attempt to change the way the state apportions its Electoral College votes, despite public pressure from former President Donald Trump to move to a winner-take-all system he in autumn would probably benefit from it. The measure fell short 8-36 in a procedural vote. While it is possible… Read More »
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A Nebraska lawmaker on Thursday implored the Legislature’s Board of Governors to hold a colleague accountable for invoking her name in an explicit lecture on the legislative floor, which some say constituted sexual harassment . The decision whether Republican state Sen. Steve Halloran will face a vote of censure from the… Read More »
Content warning: This article contains images of alleged sexual abuse. Terrence Shannon is with his team this week, preparing for the Illini’s first Sweet 16 appearance in nearly two decades, as is business as usual. But during the NCAA tournament, whether they take on Iowa State on Thursday in Boston or make it to the… Read More »
FREMONT, Neb. – Mayors of big cities may complain about the economic impact of an influx of migrants, but residents of a small town near Omaha can’t decide how they feel. Fremont, Nebraska, population 27,000, has three massive meat processing plants. As young locals leave in search of better jobs, Central American migrants have taken… Read More »
IOWA CITY, Iowa – Iowa head coach Lisa Bluder initially planned to honor the gravity of the moment with a timeout. Then she heard her superstar point guard’s feelings on the matter and thought about it. “I hope they don’t stop the game,” Caitlin Clark, once a competitor, told a group of reporters on Wednesday.… Read More »
IOWA CITY, Iowa – Iowa head coach Lisa Bluder initially planned to honor the gravity of the moment with a timeout. Then she heard her superstar point guard’s feelings on the matter and thought about it. “I hope they don’t stop the game,” Caitlin Clark, once a competitor, told a group of reporters on Wednesday.… Read More »
Thursday night brings one of the most highly anticipated moments in college basketball history Caitlin Clark and the No. 4 Iowa Hawkeyes head home with Clark just eight points shy of becoming the NCAA’s all-time scoring leader in women’s basketball. That record belongs (for now). Kelsey Plum, who recorded 3,527 career points during her time… Read More »
Vaughn Dalzell is atop the Big Ten Conference rankings after a week of close games that led to Purdue sweeping the league. 1. Purdue Boilermakers (21-2, 10-2) Upcoming games: Saturday vs Indiana (-20), Thursday vs Minnesota (-17) *Projected lines* Odds of winning the Big Ten: (-1600) Purdue earned its two biggest wins since December with… Read More »