Paul Hammel

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‘Silly season’ sometimes brings solid reporting

Report says Gov. Pillen’s companies hired some undocumented immigrants

Growth of data centers and AI prompt reconsideration by state leaders

Importing more beef a bad idea for Nebraska farmers

Fictional ‘Git-R-Done’ Party would get it done

Foreign trade is a big deal, so trade mission makes sense

Candidates do the ‘one foot in, one foot out’ dance prior to November election

Second verse, same as the first more budget cuts needed

‘Grumpy’ ticket holder decries big money in college sports

Maybe smartphones don’t make us ‘smart’

Resilient Nebraskans always say ‘it could have been worse’

Name-calling, verbal missteps dog the governor

Nebraska: it really has a lot of cool stuff to see/experience

Newspaper stories confirm there’s still good people out there

‘Hall of Hot Winds’ gasses up for election season

Is a federal gas tax like an ‘aging rock star on a farewell tour?’

Anger rises over changes made in citizen-adopted laws

Another legislative session in the books, along with another budget crisis averted

Political craziness now includes supposed ‘plants’ running for U.S. Senate

Close Encounters of the Zoning Kind

Simple ways to close the state budget gap dismissed

‘SAVE America Act’ is a solution in search of a problem

Environmental Trust funds sought to help solve governor’s budget woes

Mentoring programs are great, but more focused effort needed to improve reading skills

In a rush to deport more immigrants, there have been deadly consequences

What’s with our obsession with license plates?

Call a 30-second timeout, before changing the criteria for selection to the Nebraska Hall of Fame

No-bid contract sought by Pillen for an acquaintance draws ire of State Auditor

State lawmakers have a $471-million budget shortfall to close, and an expulsion effort to consider

Christmas creatures, from sasquatch to Santa-saurus, invade our front yards

Christmas creatures, from sasquatch to Santa-saurus, invade our front yards

Trade war pinches farmers again, Leading to $12 billion bailout

Nebraska’s Carhenge not the only Stonehenge copy cat

We deserve transparency, not ‘no comment’

Small town forms ‘journalism trust’ to solicit donations, keep its local newspaper going

State climate report says what we already know: it’s getting hotter

‘Where’s the beef?’ Right here with Nebraska cattle producers

Tax cheats ‘hit the jackpot’ with layoff of agents to collect unpaid taxes

‘Mammals,’ those in power, can’t always resist temptation

Broadband grants fall far short of what some expected