Alarm bells are sounding over the lack of robust job growth in the state’s two largest cities. A recent study commissioned by the Omaha-based Aksarben Foundation indicated that job growth in Omaha and Lincoln lagged behind its peer cities, such as Sioux Falls, Des Moines, and Oklahoma City.

Growing up, on our birthdays, my siblings and I always kept a keen ear tuned to the radio in the morning.

Brace yourself Nebraskans for another year without meaningful property tax relief. That’s because the “One Big Beautiful Bill” (OBBB) means that Nebraska will have to do without about $216 million in state income tax revenue over the next two years, and $406 million less over the next four years.

When you are a little kid, no one is smarter than your parents. You idolize them.

Over the years, I covered more than one effort by the Nebraska Legislature to redraw the boundaries of districts for state legislators and United States congressional representatives, among others, due to shifts in the state’s population.

On vacation in Colorado last week, I ran into a few Husker expats. All commented on how great the summer weather was in the mountains.

Monday morning, as I scrambled out the door and off to my first event of the week—the Arcadia Fall Festival Parade—out of the corner of my eye, I caught a glimpse of the front end of my vehicle, and my heart skipped a beat.

Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen and state lawmakers are taking another run at reducing the much-despised high property taxes in our state, this time via a commission on reforming the way we fund K-12 schools.

I don’t think there are many people who haven’t played the proverbial game of cat-and-mouse in at least one situation or another during their life. While I get the origin of the phrase, for me, anymore, I feel like I live a constant game of Michael-and-UPS truck.

From what I have seen and heard, even with school having started this past week, everyone is making that last effort to get in one or two more fun outings this summer. I know, for me, the summer season flew by at a clip that I don’t know if I have experienced in the past.