Nebraska Week in Review 07/22/25

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POLITICAL

• Newly elected Omaha Mayor reads a statement explaining how the Omaha Street Car project is $32 million over budget. We have to listen to this dull monotone for the next four years?

• Don Kleine announces his reelection bid for Douglas County Attorney

AGRICULTURE

• Governor Pillen has signed into law LB246 banning fake meat sales in the state of Nebraska

IMMIGRATION

• How a city in Nebraska is recovering after the state's largest worksite immigration raid

LEGAL

• Is marijuana legalization in Nebraska inevitable? Omaha Tribe legalizes medical and recreational marijuana on reservation lands

EDUCATION

• This is good news for students across the nation! Supreme Court clears the way for Trump to gut Education Department

RELIGION

• Legendary pastor and spiritual leader John MacArthur has passed into eternity - read his final message on legacy and faithfulness

HEALTH & WELLNESS

• PepsiCo joins a growing number of food producers who agree to remove artificial dyes from their recipes

• The verdict is still out on whether Coca-Cola will switch to Cane Sugar from High Fructose Corn Syrup as Donald Trump suggested on social media

EVENTS

• Nebraska State Fair August 22nd - September 2nd

• Ashland Trap Shoot 2025 September 21st

• SperaVita Institute Hope for Life Ball November 13th

PODCASTS

• MAHA Mamas

• 1136 Ministries

• That’s Based

• Trent Loos