Josh Reyes

6 days ago | omaha.com | Josh Reyes

LINCOLN — A Nebraska state senator may have to seek an alternate route for his bill to regulate medical marijuana after a panel of senators did not advance the legislation or an amendment limiting its scope Thursday. Legislative Bill 677 from Ben Hansen of Blair has the backing of the Nebraskans who worked for more than a decade to legalize medical marijuana and got the initiative on last year's ballot.

1 week ago | omaha.com | Josh Reyes

LINCOLN — A bill to increase the penalty for assaulting a pharmacist or any employee in a hospital or health clinic in Nebraska advanced from its first round of voting in the Legislature Wednesday after an eight-hour filibuster that stretched over two days. Senators disagreed over the preventative effects of Legislative Bill 322. Supporters said it would help to keep health care workers safe and feel more secure.

1 week ago | kearneyhub.com | Josh Reyes

LINCOLN — Andrea Norris was on her way to a friend’s concert to record a video for social media, as she’s done hundreds of times in recent years as a content creator who highlights creative people, fun events and small businesses in Nebraska. Before she got out of her Jeep, she decided to turn the camera on herself. “I have a question for the rest of America,” she said, sitting in her driver’s seat before heading to the pop-up performance in Lincoln’s Wilderness Park.

1 week ago | journalstar.com | Josh Reyes

Jacob Wolff started betting on sports soon after online wagering became legal in Virginia in 2021. The Omaha native had joined the Navy and was stationed in Norfolk — the one on the East Coast. He’d played table games and fantasy football, and the ads for betting apps made gambling easy and seem mostly harmless. “You start betting with their money,” he said. But he advanced to loading his own funds into the apps. It took a deployment to realize he may have a problem.

1 week ago | theindependent.com | Josh Reyes

LINCOLN — Andrea Norris was on her way to a friend’s concert to record a video for social media, as she’s done hundreds of times in recent years as a content creator who highlights creative people, fun events and small businesses in Nebraska. Before she got out of her Jeep, she decided to turn the camera on herself. “I have a question for the rest of America,” she said, sitting in her driver’s seat before heading to the pop-up performance in Lincoln’s Wilderness Park.