Daniel Wheaton

Nov 7, 2024 | nebraskapublicmedia.org | Daniel Wheaton

The state ballot measures showed much more division with voters than the top of the ticket. On Amendment 439, which would expand the right to an abortion up to fetal viability, voters on the eastern edge of the state generally voted for the measure, while the margin between the two sides was much more close along the I-80 corridor. The measure was rejected with 51.3% voting against it.

Oct 11, 2024 | kcur.org | Dale Johnson |Daniel Wheaton |Holly Edgell

New polling suggests Nebraskans support both measures on abortion as well as reject a plan to allow taxpayer funds to go to private schools. The Midwest Newsroom partnered with Emerson College Polling to conduct surveys of registered voters in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska between Sept. 26 and Oct. 2. The sample size was 1,000 persons in each state, with a margin of error of plus or minus 3% and a 95% confidence level. The four polls included questions specific about issues on Nov.

Oct 10, 2024 | nebraskapublicmedia.org | Daniel Wheaton |Dale Johnson

Dale Johnson: Holly, why take this on? Holly Edgell: Well, Dale, we really wanted to provide people in our four states, which often get overlooked in national discourse, with a look at what their their neighbors and friends are actually thinking about a number of issues. So not just what's on the ballot in November, which we do include some of those, but also there's a just a wide range of issues that keep coming up in sort of public debate and discourse.

Oct 8, 2024 | nebraskapublicmedia.org | Daniel Wheaton |Kavahn Mansouri

Haynes said students eligible to receive aid from McKinney-Vento typically don’t fit the public perception of homelessness, especially in rural areas. For instance, while some students do live on the streets, the majority in the four-state region are students who are “doubled up,” or living in temporary shared housing. This can include children who are attending school while living with extended families or even their grandparents. These students are McKinney-Vento eligible.

Oct 6, 2024 | iowapublicradio.org | Holly Edgell |Daniel Wheaton

One month before the general election, a sense of pessimism about life in the U.S. unites many residents of Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska, according to a set of new polls from The Midwest Newsroom and Emerson College Polling.