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Debate over the GOP-backed “Let Them Grow Act” roiled Nebraska’s usually cordial unicameral legislature. With battle lines drawn for and against gender-affirming care, the PAC aims to use its national platform to support state-level candidates who will support their mission.

The departure of the churches in Kansas and Nebraska comes as UMC congregations around the country are debating the UMC position “that all people are of sacred worth and are equally valuable in the sight of God.”

An electronic paper trail shows the city was aware of structural problems that needed attention and reveals a sometimes off-hand attitude toward residents' and contractors' concerns about the 80-unit apartment complex that partially collapsed last Sunday.

La compañía ha declarado que su estrategia es comprar propiedades de casas de una sola familia en toda la región. Una investigación del Midwest Newsroom descubrió que había descuidos, desalojos agresivos y aumento de rentas de los alquileres donde VineBrook compra propiedades - en su mayoría barrios de personas de color.

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The company’s self-declared strategy is to buy single-family rental properties around the region. A Midwest Newsroom investigation uncovered neglect, aggressive evictions and rising rents where VineBrook moves in — mostly non-white neighborhoods.

The report from the Society of Family Planning also shows abortion pill prescriptions via telemedicine have doubled in the U.S. after Roe v. Wade was overturned. Providers say constantly changing state laws leave patients confused about where they can access reproductive care.

The American Lung Association's latest “State of the Air” report card shows cities in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska have cleaner air than they used to. But soot from wildfires continues to pose a risk.

There are no statistics to show how often the accused have invoked Stand Your Ground as a defense. One veteran Kansas City defense attorney says, in the shooting of Ralph Yarl, the facts don’t meet the case.

Jeanna Repass has endorsements from top Democrats to lead the state party, but a former campaign manager claims Repass canceled her last paycheck.