Valerie
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With fewer than 40 bills signed into law as of Dec. 22, the House and Senate set a modern record for lowest legislative output in the first year of a new presidency, according to data maintained by C-SPAN and Purdue University. https://wapo.st/3YPTQGo
December 27, 2025 at 1:30 AM
With fewer than 40 bills signed into law as of Dec. 22, the House and Senate set a modern record for lowest legislative output in the first year of a new presidency, according to data maintained by C-SPAN and Purdue University. https://wapo.st/3YPTQGo
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New at FFP: The University of Nebraska spends more on administrators, managers and professional staff than it does on faculty. In 25 years, that spending has more than tripled. 🔗 flatwaterfreepress.org/university-o...
By Natalia Alamdari. Photo by Dylan Widger for the Flatwater Free Press.
By Natalia Alamdari. Photo by Dylan Widger for the Flatwater Free Press.
October 17, 2025 at 2:30 PM
New at FFP: The University of Nebraska spends more on administrators, managers and professional staff than it does on faculty. In 25 years, that spending has more than tripled. 🔗 flatwaterfreepress.org/university-o...
By Natalia Alamdari. Photo by Dylan Widger for the Flatwater Free Press.
By Natalia Alamdari. Photo by Dylan Widger for the Flatwater Free Press.
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New at FFP: UNL’s Statistics Department is 1 of 6 programs set to close under proposed budget cuts. But stats professors say there’s a glaring problem: UNL used flawed data to determine which departments to slash. 🔗 buff.ly/o6onFrl
October 17, 2025 at 4:02 PM
New at FFP: UNL’s Statistics Department is 1 of 6 programs set to close under proposed budget cuts. But stats professors say there’s a glaring problem: UNL used flawed data to determine which departments to slash. 🔗 buff.ly/o6onFrl
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While many factors often drive traffic fluctuations, publishers say the introduction of Google's AI Overviews has led to dramatic declines for news outlets and other online information sources.
Online news publishers face 'extinction-level event' from Google's AI-powered search
While many factors often drive traffic fluctuations, publishers say the introduction of Google's AI Overviews has led to dramatic declines for news outlets and other online information sources.
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August 2, 2025 at 6:01 PM
While many factors often drive traffic fluctuations, publishers say the introduction of Google's AI Overviews has led to dramatic declines for news outlets and other online information sources.
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If a foreign adversary snuck into our Federal budget and cut science research and education the way we’re cutting it ourselves — strategically undermining America’s long-term health, wealth, and security — we would likely consider it an act of war.
May 19, 2025 at 7:36 PM
If a foreign adversary snuck into our Federal budget and cut science research and education the way we’re cutting it ourselves — strategically undermining America’s long-term health, wealth, and security — we would likely consider it an act of war.
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Donald Trump and Elon Musk talk obsessively about rooting out fraud at the Social Security Administration. The agency’s inspector general recently found that less than one per cent of benefits distributed between 2015 and 2022 were improper.
Inside the DOGE Threat to Social Security
A day in the life of a claims rep for America’s largest government program.
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March 18, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Donald Trump and Elon Musk talk obsessively about rooting out fraud at the Social Security Administration. The agency’s inspector general recently found that less than one per cent of benefits distributed between 2015 and 2022 were improper.
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American farmers have stood firmly behind President Trump even when his trade policies hurt them. The latest trade war, which could be even worse for their sector, promises to test those ties again.
Farmers strongly back Trump. A new trade war could test their loyalty
American farmers have stood firmly behind President Trump even when his trade policies hurt them. The latest trade war, which could be even worse for their sector, promises to test those ties again.
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March 7, 2025 at 6:59 PM
American farmers have stood firmly behind President Trump even when his trade policies hurt them. The latest trade war, which could be even worse for their sector, promises to test those ties again.
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We at the Flatwater Free Press want to hear from you if you’ve been affected by the Department of Government Efficiency’s cuts. To share your experience, please email reporter Jeremy Turley at jturley@flatwaterfreepress.org or reach out anonymously on Signal to FlatwaterTurley.18.
February 25, 2025 at 7:09 PM
We at the Flatwater Free Press want to hear from you if you’ve been affected by the Department of Government Efficiency’s cuts. To share your experience, please email reporter Jeremy Turley at jturley@flatwaterfreepress.org or reach out anonymously on Signal to FlatwaterTurley.18.
…& many, many more submissions that were held back by researchers like me when this freeze came about. Shooting for NIH deadline in June now & hoping against hope things look better then. If you care about suicidality & social connection in late life, I may have new actionable insight next year.
Thousands of grant applications had been stalled when the Trump administration blocked the National Institutes of Health from posting notices to the Federal Register.
NIH partially lifts freeze on funding process for medical research
Thousands of grant applications had been stalled when the Trump administration blocked the National Institutes of Health from posting notices to the Federal Register.
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February 27, 2025 at 12:17 AM
…& many, many more submissions that were held back by researchers like me when this freeze came about. Shooting for NIH deadline in June now & hoping against hope things look better then. If you care about suicidality & social connection in late life, I may have new actionable insight next year.
Amazing work by @jessicarwalsh.bsky.social
New report on the state of journalism in Nebraska: There are 9 counties without a single news organization in them. There are 16 county seats with no local news organization in them. More than half of the state's counties are covered by two or fewer journalists. newsmap.unl.edu
Nebraska News Map | Nebraska
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February 27, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Amazing work by @jessicarwalsh.bsky.social
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A cautionary tale for all of us…
Opossum is recovering at Nebraska Wildlife Rehab after eating an entire Costco chocolate cake
www.ketv.com/article/omah...
www.ketv.com/article/omah...
Omaha opossum 'cake bandit' recovering after eating an entire chocolate cake
Opossum is recovering at Nebraska Wildlife Rehab after eating an entire Costco chocolate cake
www.ketv.com
February 19, 2025 at 8:55 PM
A cautionary tale for all of us…
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“The ongoing measles outbreak in West Texas has doubled in size to 48 cases, mostly in children and teens, making it the state’s worst in nearly 30 years.”
apnews.com/article/meas...
apnews.com/article/meas...
Texas measles outbreak rises to 48 cases. It's the state's worst in nearly 30 years
The ongoing measles outbreak in West Texas has doubled in size to 48 cases. It's the state's worst in nearly 30 years.
apnews.com
February 17, 2025 at 12:01 AM
“The ongoing measles outbreak in West Texas has doubled in size to 48 cases, mostly in children and teens, making it the state’s worst in nearly 30 years.”
apnews.com/article/meas...
apnews.com/article/meas...