Nebraska board does about-face on transgender policy
Turnabout, it seems, doesn’t always equal fair play.
The head of a Nebraska board that governs school activities said the board has not yet voted on a policy protecting the rights of transgender athletes, a statement that appears to run counter to what she told national media outlets such as the New York Times and Deadspin.
Read More →Top NE Democrat’s mantra: ‘We don’t want to be Kansas’
Joe Jordan | Nebraska Watchdog
Six simple words: “We don’t want to be Kansas,” are off and running as the Nebraska Democratic Party’s election year slogan for 2014.
During an exclusive on camera interview (see video below) with Nebraska Watchdog’s Joe Jordan, State Chairman Vince Powers put the anti-Kansas bumper sticker front and center.
All this as Democrats [...]
A new face in Nebraska politics: Ben Sasse
By Deena Winter | Nebraska Watchdog
FREMONT — Ben Sasse hasn’t even decided for sure whether he’s going to run for the U.S. Senate in Nebraska.
Already, the chairman of the state Democratic Party has called him a carpetbagger — tit-for-tat for all the Republicans who put the label on Democrat Bob Kerrey.
Like Kerrey, Sasse is a Nebraska native. [...]
Interview ‘approved’: Omaha Fire Chief talks
Joe Jordan | Nebraska Watchdog
OMAHA—Fire Chief Mike McDonnell is talking.
One day after a controversial order from Mayor Jean Stothert kept McDonnell quiet, Nebraska Watchdog’s request to interview McDonnell was approved by the mayor’s office.
McDonnell, who faces an uncertain future at best, spoke exclusively with Nebraska Watchdog’s Joe Jordan about his iffy relationship with the city’s [...]
NE transgender students can change teams
By Deena Winter | Nebraska Watchdog
Updated 9 a.m. Saturday
LINCOLN – With no fanfare or media releases, the Nebraska School Activities Association passed a policy in December that protects transgender students’ right to participate in school activities, including sports.
And with that, Nebraska became one of just eight states with such a policy – although Nebraska is a [...]
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