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As misinformation about immigration enforcement spreads throughout some communities, some nonprofits across the state are working to ensure people know how to get reliable information and understand their constitutional rights.

Included in a flurry of executive orders issued hours after President Trump took office was a 90-day freeze on foreign aid. That order impacts the United States Agency for International Development, which funds the Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute at the University of Nebraska.

A bill to limit the addictive design elements of social media apps was discussed at the Nebraska Legislature Monday afternoon. Sen. Carolyn Bosn introduced the bill at the request of Gov. Jim Pillen. The legislation prevents minors from having their private information shared and requires companies to curb features like infinite scroll and frequent push alerts. Opponents of the bill say it is likely unconstitutional, citing a similar California law that the courts struck down. Bosn said the Nebraska proposal has addressed the legal concerns.

More than 15-thousand signatures were turned in Monday to place a measure on the upcoming Lincoln city election ballot aimed at helping renters. The Lincoln for Fair Housing coalition is leading the push to prohibit landlords from refusing to rent to tenants based on the source of their income. Elizabeth Engman, a community organizer with Nebraska Appleseed, says it would provide more housing options for renters.

A hearing was held on Monday to discuss a bill, introduced by Sen. Paul Strommen, that would make modifications to the mandatory paid sick leave law that 75% of Nebraskans voted into law last November.

Teh Legislature's Education Committee heard a bill aimed at combatting antisemitism Monday.

Gov. Jim Pillen's appointee to head the Department of Administrative Services was challenged, and a proposal to combat antisemitism was aired in the Nebraska Legislature Monday.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement continues to make arrests as part of President Donald Trump’s administration plans. Meanwhile, misinformation has reached immigrant communities around the state. Here's how some cities have been impacted by the false reports.

Aronia berry, also known as chokeberry, is a native fruit increasingly known for its health benefits, but producers are having trouble finding demand.

Nebraskans would no longer have their utilities, like electricity and natural gas, taxed by the state under a legislative proposal from Sen. Rick Holdcroft. At a hearing Friday afternoon, Holdcroft said heat and electricity are necessities, not luxuries to be taxed.

Whether or not gig workers like Uber drivers should be considered employees, and a proposal to have voters decide the future of the death penalty, were among subjects discussed in the Legislature on Friday.

The next time you order food or drinks at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, it will likely come from a different company. Aramark Sports and Entertainment will serve food, beer and other drinks at Husker football, volleyball and soccer games.

Views for and against returning Nebraska to the winner-take-all system of Electoral College voting were aired at a public hearing Thursday in the Legislature.

Companion, a film written and directed by Omaha native Drew Hancock, hits theaters today. Hancock graduated from Westside Highschool, before moving to Los Angeles to pursue his passion for film. In a conversation with Nebraska Public Media’s Arthur Jones, Hancock discusses how Omaha shaped his first feature length film.

Sen. Deb Fischer spoke with Nebraska Public Media's Brian Beach about her role in Trump inauguration, immigration policy and the Senate's cabinet nomination process.

Colorado's attorney general says legal action is "near certain" if Nebraska tries to condemn land in that state for the Perkins County Canal.

The Judiciary Committee held a public hearing on proposals to ban or regulate Delta 8.

Bison — which most tribes refer to as buffalo — are an essential part of many Plains tribes' cultural and spiritual life. Now more tribes and tribal nations are working to reestablish bison herds on their own land.

Nebraska is offering to buy land in Colorado for the proposed Perkins County Canal. And some senators are renewing a push for scholarships to private and religious schools, an idea rejected by voters in a referendum last year.

The Legislature's Education Committee heard proposals to reimburse teachers for buying school supplies and to require colleges to report foreign funding. And the largest state employees' union has ratified a contract for the next two years.