Nebraska Week in Review 09/16/25

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September 16, 2025

The Charlie Kirk Show hosted by Vice President JD Vance on Rumble

For years, Vice President JD Vance came to know Charlie not merely as an ally, but as a beloved friend. Today, Vance takes up the microphone for his fallen friend and hosts The Charlie Kirk Show.

rumble.com/v6yziuy-vice-president-jd-vance-remembers-charlie-kirk-miller-tucker-rfk-jr.-wiles-.html

🦅 NATIONAL 🗽

Lawmakers call for magistrate judge's removal after Charlotte light rail stabbing

North Carolina Congressman Tim Moore urges the removal of Judge Teresa Stokes after the fatal stabbing on Charlotte's light rail.

www.wcnc.com/article/news/crime/lawmakers-magistrate-judge-teresa-stokes-removal-charlotte-light-rail-stabbing/275-9a123606-6bed-4a11-ba5d-9c31b56b65f7

Nebraska among 27 states working to defend 2nd Amendment in Washington State

Twenty-six AGs and the Arizona legislature are urging the U.S. Supreme Court to safeguard citizens' use of "plus-ten magazines."

www.breitbart.com/2nd-amendment/2025/09/09/exclusive-austin-knudsen-raul-labrador-other-ags-file-brief-urging-scotus-to-safeguard-citizens-use-of-plus-ten-magazines

⚖️ LEGAL & CRIME 🚔

The story behind the 2023 Tecumseh State Penitentiary uprising

The state prison in Tecumseh had long been a tinderbox when inmates started fires in their cells in 2023. This time, an inmate died. Months later, so did a deputy warden facing discipline.

nebraskapublicmedia.org/en/news/news-articles/the-smoke-from-cell-b6-chaos-death-and-blame-in-a-nebraska-prison

💼 BUSINESS 📈

There's a coordinated effort to get people fired for posting about Charlie Kirk's murder

Some of the people whose posts have been highlighted say they’re now receiving a barrage of harassment and are worried about becoming the victims of violence.

www.ketv.com/article/people-are-getting-fired-for-allegedly-celebrating-charlie-kirks-murder-looks-like-a-coordinated-effort/66092049

You can report those celebrating Charlie’s death on these sites:

🔴 POLITICAL 🗽

Nebraska State Senators recently took a trip to DC to meet with White House officials

Thirteen Nebraska state lawmakers visited Washington, D.C. But they didn’t get an Indiana-like pitch about redistricting. At least not yet.

nebraskaexaminer.com/2025/09/09/national-attention-may-have-kept-nebraska-lawmakers-from-hearing-redistricting-pitch-in-d-c

💡 ENERGY & TECH ⚡

Nebraska’s Luke Farritor on why he signed up to work for DOGE

Native son Luke Farritor spent the first 100 days of Trump’s second term in DC working for Elon’s DOGE and received a lot of negative press attention for it.

archive.is/jZSxq

📖 EDUCATION 🎓

UNL axing its Educational Administration degree program among five others

According to a memorandum obtained by Nebraska Public Media, six academic programs would be discontinued: community and regional planning, earth and atmospheric sciences, educational administration, landscape architecture, statistics, and textile, merchandising and fashion design.

nebraskapublicmedia.org/en/news/news-articles/breaking-unl-proposing-to-eliminate-six-academic-programs

👣 ABORTION 🧸

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