Erin Bamer

State government reporter @NE_Examiner : Formerly @OWHnews/@YorkDispatch/@TheIdahoPress : Standard redhead : she/her

[Zach Wendling @ZachWendling2]

Nebraska Auditor Mike Foley highlighted deficiencies in the state’s implementation of the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Program in a Tuesday report, noting multiple beneficiaries that exceeded the income threshold for eligibility.

From @ErinBamer https://t.co/KEfNlXGJBj

[Zach Wendling @ZachWendling2]

A year-and-a-half after John Murante left his post as director of Nebraska’s Public Employees Retirement Systems, the board is poised to recommend his potential replacement.

From @ErinBamer https://t.co/r5OAyltbUK

[Erin Bamer @ErinBamer]

NPERS has been without a permanent executive director since Dec. 2024 following the departure of John Murante. Next week, the retirement board is set to confirm terms of employment with a potential replacement.

Read more:
https://t.co/6gKYNqR2Ut

[Aaron Sanderford @asanderford]

IN-STATE TUITION NO MORE: A federal judge ruled a Nebraska law letting some undocumented students access in-state tuition rates at local colleges and universities is preempted by federal law.

From @heymooly and @NebPubMediaNews, via the @NE_Examiner:

https://t.co/GEirq88wod

[Aaron Sanderford @asanderford]

POWER PLAY: As demand for electricity grows across Nebraska, Gov. Jim Pillen expressed his preference for establishing public-private partnerships to shoulder some of the cost burdens of new infrastructure

From @ErinBamer:

https://t.co/ubLoOUpOed

[Aaron Sanderford @asanderford]

FIRST DEPARTURES: The first five of 18 cruise passengers diverted to the Omaha-based National Quarantine Unit at UNMC over hantavirus exposure have been allowed to finish their preventive waits at home to make sure they are not sick.

From @NE_Examiner:

https://t.co/fS1n0JOuyS

[Aaron Sanderford @asanderford]

ANTISEMITISM ORDER: Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen took a swipe at Palestinians as part of unveiling his executive order aimed at reducing antisemitism in education.

From @4nsmiley:

https://t.co/XcKsMbu0UX

[Aaron Sanderford @asanderford]

ALSO NEW: Read about a request to the Justice Department by the @NebraskaDems to investigate Omaha City Councilman Brinker Harding’s missed deadlines to file personal financial disclosure forms in #NE-02’s U.S. House race.

Also from @4nsmiley:

https://t.co/lPMWVGINRg

[Aaron Sanderford @asanderford]

START YOUR FRIDAY: With new complaints sent to Nebraska AG Mike Hilgers asking him to weigh whether two U.S. Senate candidates who hinted at helping nonpartisan Dan Osborn are “good faith candidates” under state law.

First in @NE_Examiner from @4nsmiley:

https://t.co/eCCQGVd2YX

[Aaron Sanderford @asanderford]

DIRECTOR SUES NU: The director of UNMC’s Pancreatic Cancer Center sued the University of Nebraska, alleging leaders discriminated against him and took retaliatory actions he says may have contributed to the early death of a patient.

From @ErinBamer:

https://t.co/vkP71fMYmK

[Aaron Sanderford @asanderford]

NEW CANNABIS LAWSUIT? The Republican attorneys general of Nebraska, Indiana and Louisiana filed a lawsuit headed into Memorial Day weekend to stop the Trump Justice Department’s order reclassifying marijuana as a less harmful drug.

From @NE_Examiner:

https://t.co/PX1YmiCny7

[Aaron Sanderford @asanderford]

The key distinction here is that the Pillen administration has argued evolving technologies like satellite and wireless make the notion of fiber being the best outdated. Fischer says more fiber's still needed.

[Aaron Sanderford @asanderford]

FISCHER BACKS FIBER: U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Neb., wants Nebraska to use more fiber in its broadband expansion plans, contradicting Gov. Jim Pillen’s claims that other internet technologies are sufficient.

From @ErinBamer:

https://t.co/m7IUUQa5WS

[Aaron Sanderford @asanderford]

START YOUR MORNING: With an unusual endorsement of a new 1st Congressional District nonpartisan candidate in Nebraska by the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate who survived a primary election rife with allegations of planted candidates.

From @4nsmiley:

https://t.co/mr1PAIw0tR

[Aaron Sanderford @asanderford]

FUNDS IN LIMBO: The future of more than $300 million in allocated-but-unspent federal broadband funds remains in limbo as Nebraska establishes first connections under the program.

From @ErinBamer:

https://t.co/WW9zgXhEtP

[Juan Salinas II 🎱 @4nsmiley]

The Nebraska Examiner is looking for its next editor in chief.

The Examiner in its short existence has become a bright spot in Nebraska policy and political reporting. We're looking for someone who can keep the momentum and lead us into a new era.

https://t.co/B6m1J0nOWt

[Aaron Sanderford @asanderford]

LINDSTROM TALKS GOV RACE: Former State Sen. Brett Lindstrom sat down with @ZachWendling2 and talked about why he's seriously considering a nonpartisan bid for governor against Republican Gov. Jim Pillen and former Democratic State Sen. Lynne Walz.

https://t.co/6wcD9xHTXm

[Aaron Sanderford @asanderford]

HUD VISIT: The nation’s top housing official visited Omaha Thursday, promoting Trump administration ideas to increase homeownership by cutting “red tape” for builders and rebuilding troubled neighborhoods.

From @cgonzalez_NE:

https://t.co/9Ps0nKg3tG

[Aaron Sanderford @asanderford]

HOW SHE WON: Business and nonprofit consultant Denise Powell beat two elected officials who had been on Omaha-area ballots for years, surviving a heated, six-person primary. How? #NE02

Let @4nsmiley explain:

https://t.co/bIkzIhH2B8

[Aaron Sanderford @asanderford]

ICYMI: Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen has hired some new help for his campaign team, including one consultant with ties to the Trump campaign.

From @4nsmiley:

https://t.co/O5qAwgZSW8