On Friday, Lancaster County District Court Judge Susan Strong said former state Sen. John Kuehn of Heartwell and Secretary of State Bob Evnen would have to show "a significant number of signatures" were obtained fraudulently at trial on Oct. 29.
If Kuehn and Evnen's legal teams are able to show tens of thousands of signatures were obtained through fraud, Strong said the case would move into a second phase where Nebraskans for Medical Marijuana would have the chance to prove they were "nonetheless genuine."
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has moved into their new home in downtown Lincoln and looks forward to the space providing collaboration and enhancing scientific work to mitigate climate change.
On Friday, the USDA hosted a grand opening for their new facility at 1121 Lincoln Mall. The building, called 2 Landmark Centre, is similar to the other buildings built by the Lincoln-based NEBCO Inc. All three Landmark centres are located between the state Capitol and County-City Building.
The new space is home to the Farm Service Agency, Natural Resources Conservation Service and Chief Information Office — Client Experience Center. The two national NRCS assets, the National Soil Survey Center and the National Design, Construction and Soil Mechanics Center, are also located in the new building.
DAME hosted its grand opening on Saturday and hopes to appeal to LGBTQ+ people, as well as allies, in the Lincoln community. The lounge is located near Nebraska Wesleyan University. Cassie Tate is the owner of DAME and her life partner Tiff Bailey is the general manager.
The bar was initially going to open in the spring of 2024. However, the opening was then postponed to summer and then postponed again. Tate said it took time to bring the building up to code and get a building permit.
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