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UP becomes second railroad to drop push for one-person crews
UP becomes second railroad to drop push for one-person crews

Union Pacific has become the second major freight railroad in the past week to back away from the industry's longstanding push to cut train crews down to one person as lawmakers and regulators increasingly focus on rail safety following last month's fiery derailment in Ohio.

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.

Nebraska lawmaker 3 weeks into filibuster over trans bill

Nebraska lawmaker 3 weeks into filibuster over trans bill

Nebraska state Sen. Machaela Cavanaugh is three weeks into a pledge to filibuster every bill that comes before the Legislature — even the ones she supports.

School to pay $1M after boy who ate teacher's snack died

School to pay $1M after boy who ate teacher's snack died

A Nebraska school district has agreed to pay $1 million to the family of an eighth grader who died after eating a granola bar given to him by a teacher.