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  • Local federal judge resigns after harassment reprimand

    02/20/2020 7:56:40 AM PST · by stan_sipple · 24 replies
    KSHB KANSAS CITY ^ | 02/18/2020 | 41 ACTION NEWS STAFF
    U.S. District Court Judge Carlos Murguia will resign from the bench effective April 1, 2020. In a resignation letter addressed to President Trump, Murguia wrote, “I have been honored to serve in this position since 1999, and my tenure on the Court has been the highlight of my professional life. In recent months, it has become clear that I can no longer effectively serve the Court in this capacity.” Murguia, a native of Kansas City, Kansas, was publicly reprimanded Sept. 30, 2019, by the Judicial Council of the Tenth Circuit. The Council found that Murguia “gave preferential treatment and unwanted...
  • Ten Former NFL Players Charged in Alleged Nationwide Fraud on Health Care Benefit Program for Retired NFL Players

    12/13/2019 10:28:40 AM PST · by stan_sipple · 17 replies
    US Justice Department ^ | 12/12/2019 | US Justice Department
    Former Players Allegedly Defrauded Plan for Millions of Dollars in Claims for Expensive Medical Equipment That Was Never Purchased or Received Ten former National Football League (NFL) players have been charged in the Eastern District of Kentucky for their alleged roles in a nationwide fraud on a health care benefit program for retired NFL players. The alleged fraud targeted the Gene Upshaw NFL Player Health Reimbursement Account Plan (the Plan), which was established pursuant to the 2006 collective bargaining agreement and provided for tax-free reimbursement of out-of-pocket medical care expenses that were not covered by insurance and that were incurred...
  • Nancy Pelosi visits Omaha, talks impeachment and Nebraska farmers

    10/28/2019 7:08:30 AM PDT · by stan_sipple · 41 replies
    KETV OMAHA ^ | 10/27/2019 | Emily Tencer
    House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Omaha Saturday night to speak at the Nebraska Democratic Party's annual Morrison-Exon fundraiser. The Nebraska Democratic Party said Saturday's turnout was one of the biggest crowds the event has ever seen. Pelosi urged more women and more diversity in Congress. She pledged $1,000 to the Frank Lamere Grassroots Fellows and Candidates of Color Fund. The speaker praised rural America and mentioned Nebraskan farmer frustration over the trade war. "We're fighting for the hardworking Nebraska families left behind in the GOP agenda -- and they are -- and for Nebraska farmers struggling under Trump's trade recklessness...
  • Georgia Southern prepares for fallout following book burning

    10/14/2019 6:24:22 AM PDT · by stan_sipple · 23 replies
    WJCL.COM ^ | 10-14-2019 | Alex Littlehales
    Several events are being held this week in response to a book burning at Georgia Southern University that's making national headlines. This Monday, the school's Student Government Association will host a forum to discuss diversity and inclusion on campus, followed by a forum on censorship and the history of burning literature hosted by the university's history department. "I believe change starts within yourself first. If you don't know someone is unhappy, or faced with a certain situation, you won't ever know. So if we can provide that outlet, hear each other's concerns and opinions, we can bring some ideas and...
  • Nebraska’s Sasse backed by GOP leaders despite Trump stance

    08/08/2019 6:28:57 AM PDT · by stan_sipple · 21 replies
    The Washington Post ^ | 8/5/19 | Grant Schulte
    U.S. Sen. Ben Sasse of Nebraska will surround himself with many of the state’s top Republicans on Monday for a likely announcement that he’ll seek a second term, despite angering some party activists with his repeated criticism of President Donald Trump ... The event follows news last week that Sasse could face a primary challenge from Matt Innis, a Lincoln-based GOP activist and former chairman of the Lancaster County Republican Party. Innis, a Trump supporter, announced his candidacy last week and blasted Sasse for making statements critical of the president.
  • Nebraska GOP tells Republican lawmaker to register as Democrat

    08/06/2019 7:26:26 AM PDT · by stan_sipple · 58 replies
    The Hill ^ | 08/05/2019 | Justin Wise
    The Nebraska Republican Party on Monday called for GOP state Sen. John McCollister to re-register as a Democrat after he accused the party of enabling white supremacy in the United States. ... McCollister gained national attention on Sunday after sharing a series of tweets condemning the Republican Party for what he described as its complicity in "obvious racist and immoral activity inside our party." "The Republican Party is enabling white supremacy in our country," McCollister said on Twitter. "As a lifelong Republican, it pains me to say this, but it’s the truth."
  • Ex-Kavanaugh Clerk Deemed 'Not Qualified' for Bench Defends His Nomination

    08/02/2019 6:16:26 AM PDT · by stan_sipple · 19 replies
    law.com ^ | july 31 2019 | Marcia Coyle
    ustin Walker, who vigorously advocated for the U.S. Supreme Court confirmation of his former boss, Justice Brett Kavanaugh, drew pointed questions Wednesday during a Senate hearing on his own federal court nomination after the American Bar Association deemed him “not qualified” for the bench. Walker, 37, a litigator at Dinsmore & Shohl who also teaches at Brandeis School of Law at the University of Louisville, was tapped by President Donald Trump for a seat on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky. A former clerk to Kavanaugh on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit,...
  • Hagel says Congress needs to do its duty and put country over party or president

    06/21/2019 7:07:20 AM PDT · by stan_sipple · 47 replies
    JOURNALSTAR.COM ^ | 06/19/2019 | DON WALTON
    It's time for Congress to step up, reclaim its constitutional authority and exercise its duty to place country over party or president or political gain, former Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel said Monday. "I think the Congress has forfeited its powers in many ways, allowing the president to be the dominant branch of government," Nebraska's former two-term Republican senator said in a telephone interview from suburban Washington. And that's even more dangerous when "this president, probably more than any we've ever had, is less informed, more arrogant, bullying people, really ignorant about our government and the consequences of his actions,"...
  • 8th Circuit Sides With Former Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson

    06/20/2019 9:23:10 AM PDT · by stan_sipple · 25 replies
    National Police Organziation ^ | 6/17/2019 | National Police Organization
    The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals sided with the argument put forth by the National Police Association in the amicus brief it filed on behalf of the City of Ferguson, Missouri; former Ferguson Police Chief Thomas Jackson, and former Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson, supporting their motion to dismiss in the case of Johnson v. City of Ferguson, et al. The issue was whether the plaintiff, Dorian Johnson was seized at the time that Officer Wilson had only ordered him to get off the street, and whether the qualified immunity rule applied to Officer Wilson. The brief argued Plaintiff Johnson...
  • No arrests reported for any unruly Blues fans in St. Louis after Stanley Cup win

    06/19/2019 8:32:33 AM PDT · by stan_sipple · 21 replies
    FOX2NOW ST LOUIS ^ | 06/13/2019 | JOE LAMIE
    Police say there were no arrest reports filed last night for any unruly behavior from Blues fans. They report the celebration in downtown St. Louis was joyous and without incident. Fans filled the Enterprise Center, Busch Stadium, and Ballpark Village for watch parties involving tens of thousands of people. Last year, when the Washington Capitals won their first Stanley Cup, Washington D.C. was relieved as the fans’ celebration resulted in only one arrest. In 2017, the Pittsburgh Penguins won the Cup and police in that city reportedly made no arrests due to unruly behavior or property damage. In 2016 Pittsburgh...
  • ROBOTS TRACK, FIRE THOUSANDS OF AMAZON EMPLOYEES EVERY YEAR, REPORT SUGGESTS

    05/02/2019 6:21:14 AM PDT · by stan_sipple · 65 replies
    The Daily Caller ^ | 04/26/2019 | Tim Pearce
    Amazon warehouse workers are monitored by tracking systems that measure each employee’s productivity, issue warnings for workers that lag and fire those consistently behind, according to documents obtained by The Verge. Amazon offers a base $15 an hour wage and its warehouses, called fulfillment centers, are often competitive to work at. The company is continuously replacing slow performing employees with new hires. An automated system tracks employees and gives pink slips to consistent underperformers, The Verge reported. An Amazon spokesperson told The Daily Caller News Foundation that no employee is fired without meeting with a supervisor.
  • Daughter of state GOP candidate in Missouri: Don't vote for my dad

    11/02/2018 10:31:33 AM PDT · by stan_sipple · 39 replies
    the hill ^ | 10/30/2018 | aris folley
    Emily West, whose father is a Republican candidate for the Missouri State House, is telling voters not to support her dad on Election Day, according to The Kansas City Star. “I can’t imagine him being in any level of government,” she told the newspaper, referring to Steve West, 64, on Monday. Steve West made headlines over the summer for previous anti-Semitic, racist and homophobic comments he made online that came to light, including one in which he said “Hitler was right” about who was “behind” the events taking place in Germany before World War II. “A lot of his views...
  • Change in voting for Lincoln High homecoming royalty made to be more inclusive

    09/27/2017 10:44:01 AM PDT · by stan_sipple · 11 replies
    Lincoln Journal Star ^ | 9-27-2017 | Margaret Reist
    This year’s homecoming royalty at Lincoln High assumed their respective thrones through a gender-neutral voting system that school officials hope is more inclusive. “It was a simple way we could be more inclusive to all our students and still bridge that with some traditions that we and other schools have in terms of homecoming,” said Principal Mark Larson. Lincoln High is the first LPS high school to make such a change. But Lincoln High joins a growing number of high schools and colleges across the country moving to gender-neutral roles for homecoming royalty. Those include the University of Nebraska at...
  • License renewal denied for Whiteclay liquor stores

    04/20/2017 7:07:58 AM PDT · by stan_sipple · 38 replies
    KETV.COM ^ | 04-19-2017 | Taylor Barth
    A decision was made on whether four beer stores in Whiteclay will have their liquor licenses renewed. The Nebraska Liquor Control Commission voted to deny the license renewals for the four beer stores in the town of eight people. The three-member panel cited inadequate law enforcement in the unincorporated village of eight residents. Most of that beer, amounting to almost 4 million cans annually, is sold to residents of the Pine Ridge Reservation, located a mile away across the South Dakota border where alcohol is banned. The decision comes after more than 10 hours of testimony during the hearing two...
  • Multiple fights break out after concert at PBA

    04/12/2017 3:29:00 PM PDT · by stan_sipple · 10 replies
    1011now.com ^ | 4.11.17 | Joanna Bouras
    Several fights broke out inside of the Rule G Night Club, located at 530 Canopy Street, after a Chris Brown concert at Pinnacle Bank Arena on Monday night. There were an estimated five different fights between the hours of 12:15 a.m. and 1:30 a.m., according to witnesses. Authorities said that when they arrived on scene, they saw patrons “hitting each other with liquor containers, chairs, and sections of metal portable fence panels.” Lincoln Police also saw Batrell Wells, 25, of Omaha, approach of group of people and hit another man in the head with a metal chair. Wells was arrested...
  • Men in UNL frat deny making vulgar comments during Women's March, house board member says

    01/27/2017 10:53:54 AM PST · by stan_sipple · 45 replies
    Omaha.com ^ | 1-27-17 | Rick Ruggles
    An Omaha dentist speaking for Phi Gamma Delta in Lincoln says that the fraternity’s actions have been mischaracterized and that its members now live in fear. Dr. Joe Skradski said he and others have talked with the 21 young men who were at the fraternity Saturday when the Women’s March on Lincoln went past. All have denied saying or hearing other Phi Gamma Delta members say “Your p-----s are blue” or “No means yes” as marchers went by, Skradski said. Some marchers, however, say they heard those comments coming from the fraternity, which is commonly called Fiji. The University of...
  • Nebraska State Senator Resigns After Offensive Women’s March Tweet

    01/27/2017 9:44:48 AM PST · by stan_sipple · 59 replies
    NY Magazine ^ | 1-25-2017 | Gabriella Paiella
    On Wednesday, Republican Nebraska State Senator Bill Kintner stepped down following criticism from both the public and fellow lawmakers over an offensive tweet he sent out the day after the Women’s March. Kintner retweeted a now-deleted tweet by Larry Elder, a conservative radio host.
  • Anyone going to support Trump inauguration in Lincoln (Nebraska)

    01/17/2017 11:02:08 AM PST · by stan_sipple · 6 replies
    is anyone planning to support President-elect Trump's inauguration in Lincoln on Friday? I am sick and tired of the "anti-fas" dominating the media
  • FLUKE: ‘It’s time for young women in this country to join the fight’

    12/06/2012 7:05:37 AM PST · by stan_sipple · 35 replies
    Daily Nebraskan ^ | 12.4.2012 | Kelli Rollin
    This year has brought many changes and milestones for women’s issues and women in politics, said Sandra Fluke, American attorney and women’s rights activist. Fluke was the keynote speaker for Planned Parenthood of the Heartland’s annual fundraiser Tuesday night called “The Big Event: Courage — No Matter What.” Hundreds of people gathered at the Rococo Theatre to support Planned Parenthood and listen to Fluke speak. About 20 protesters stood in a line on the sidewalk outside, holding anti-abortion signs and singing Christmas carols. Fluke recently came into the public eye when conservative radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh made derogatory...
  • Sandra Fluke to speak at Planned Parenthood event

    12/03/2012 9:45:42 AM PST · by stan_sipple · 38 replies
    Lincoln Journal Star ^ | 11.29.2012 | Lincoln Journal Star
    Planned Parenthood of the Heartland is hosting guest Sandra Fluke at 7 p.m. Tuesday. The event, titled "The Big Event: Courage -- No Matter What," will be at the Rococo Theatre, 140 N. 13th St. Fluke, an attorney and women’s rights advocate, was not allowed by Republicans to testify in February to the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on the importance of requiring insurance plans to cover birth control. Commenting on her planned testimony, talk show host Rush Limbaugh, made derogatory comments about Fluke and speculated about her sex life. Tickets are $30, or $20 for students under 25....