Nov 21st, 2008 · Meeting in a special session this week, lawmakers changed a controversial safe haven law they passed only last spring. The original law was intended to protect babies but led to the abandonment of kids as old as 17.
Oct 21st, 2008 · Nebraska's safe haven law was designed to let parents leave their infants at hospitals with no chance of prosecution. But a loophole has attracted parents from across the country who can't handle their teenagers. Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman explains how he plans to fix the law.
Oct 16th, 2008 · A Nebraska state senator last year filed a lawsuit against God. Ernie Chambers sought an injunction against God because of widespread death and destruction. Judge Marlon Polk has thrown out the lawsuit. He says there's no way to properly notify the defendant. You can't serve papers on a man with no address. Chambers says he may appeal. He contends that God is aware of the charges, since God is all-knowing.
Oct 8th, 2008 · Nebraska's unusual electoral vote system may allow Barack Obama to pick up an electoral vote in this historically Republican state. Similar rules in Maine have made the Democratic-leaning state a target of the McCain campaign.
Sep 29th, 2008 · A law intended to protect abandoned infants in Nebraska is having an unexpected effect. So far, 14 children — many preteens or teenagers — have been dropped off at hospitals. Now state officials, who say parents fed up with raising unruly older children are misusing the law, are calling on the legislature to restrict the age to younger children.
Sep 19th, 2008 · Nebraska "safe haven" law permits caretakers to drop children off without fear of prosecution. The maximum age under safe haven laws in other states is one, but Nebraska didn't set an age limit. This Saturday, an 11-year-old and a 15-year-old were left off by relatives.
Sep 19th, 2008 · A group of Nebraska parents is so vehemently opposed to school district mergers that they are appealing the issue to the Supreme Court. It's an issue elsewhere as well; Pennsylvania is planning to combine two districts for the first time in 20 years and merger battles are underway in Georgia, Maine, North Dakota, among other states.
Aug 18th, 2008 · Last month, the state of Nebraska enacted a safe haven law. Typically these laws apply to newborn infants; parents can leave their babies at a designated safe place without fear of prosecution for child abandonment. But the Nebraska law actually applies to any child up to 19.