NOISE Barred From Governor’s News Conferences Raising First Amendment Red Flags

Governor Ricketts’ office has barred NOISE and interim managing editor, Emily Chen-Newton, from entry to the governor’s news briefings and from asking questions to the governor himself. Chen-Newton went to the capitol building in person on Wednesday, March 31, requesting to be let into the press conference or to speak to Taylor Gage, Director of the Governor’s Strategic Communications team. Gage claimed that because NOISE is not “considered credentialed media” Chen-Newton was not allowed to ask questions of the governor. “She won’t be admitted,” Gage said.

Anuska DharApril 14, 2021NebraskaComment

Taking a Closer Look at Nebraska's Foster Care: A Timeline of Reports

In mid-December, Omaha news outlets began reporting on a whistleblower account of financial misconduct within St. Francis Ministries, which is contracted by the state to handle adoption and foster care cases. The faith-based group operates in Nebraska, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Texas, Mississippi, and Central America, with satellite offices in Kentucky, Illinois, Washington, D.C., and is based out of Kansas. Thus, NOISE is working with The Kansas Reflector, a non-profit news organization in Kansas to bring you more complete coverage of this developing story than NOISE could deliver on our own.

Image credit: Andrew Ebrahim

Community NewsGuest UserJanuary 3, 2021Foster Care, NebraskaComment

Nebraska Attorney General Joins Facebook Lawsuit

Nebraska Attorney General Doug Peterson joined a coalition of Attorneys General across the country in suing the social media titan Facebook. A press release put out from the Attorney General’s office says over the last decade, the social networking giant illegally acquired competitors in a predatory manner and cut services to smaller threats, depriving users of the benefits of competition and reducing privacy protections and services along the way — all in an effort to boost its bottom line through increased advertising revenue.

Nebraska GovernmentJeff TurnerDecember 16, 2020Attorney General, Nebraska, LawsuitComment

ACLU Explains the Nebraska Legislative Process

Samantha Aguilar spoke with Christopher “Spike” Eickholt, ACLU Lobbyist, about Nebraska’s legislative process. He outlined a number of bills regarding policing and racial equality up for debate and vote when the Nebraska Legislature reconvenes July 20th.

Nebraska GovernmentGuest UserJuly 13, 2020Nebraska, Legislature Comment

Nebraska Primary Governor Race

PoliticsGuest UserJuly 23, 2018Nebraska, Politics, Omaha, GovernorComment