AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoNebraska Senate race heats up: A rape survivor, Jody Snogren, is confronting Sen. Pete Ricketts in a new ad over his 2022 deciding vote to pardon her attacker and restore his gun rights, saying the pardon “brought back all the nightmares.” Campaign trail in the spotlight: Local coverage says President Trump will campaign for Ricketts at a Grand Island rally Oct. 5, with the Ricketts team aiming to energize central Nebraska voters ahead of Election Day. Digital ag push: UNL launched the Nebraska Digital Ag Hub to help producers build and test digital agriculture tools, with researchers and Extension working directly with farmers. Data privacy and compliance: A multistate settlement with Labcorp over the 2019 AMCA data breach highlights ongoing vendor-data security fights. Fuel and affordability backdrop: Nebraska gas prices remain a political pressure point, with one Otoe County station reported at $3.97 for regular in the week ending Sept. 19, while statewide averages tick higher. Opioid settlement spending: Counties are leaning toward regional behavioral health authorities to use opioid settlement funds for treatment, citing staffing gaps like Sheridan County’s lack of a psychiatrist. National politics spillover: A White House plan to send $500 ACA refund checks to nearly 1 million Americans is rolling out just weeks before midterms.
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