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Nebraska Supreme Court unanimously rejects challenge to medical marijuana

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By Molly Ashford Verified
| Nebraska Update
The Nebraska Supreme Court on Friday unanimously upheld a lower court’s dismissal of a lawsuit that challenged the petition process that led to the legalization of medical marijuana in the state. The court’s opinion brings to an end one of two challenges to the medical marijuana ballot initiatives passed by voters in 2024. Both of the challenges were brought by former State Sen. John Kuehn, a longtime marijuana opponent.
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University of Nebraska Medical Center, U.S. Air Force break ground on Infectious Disease Air Transport Facility

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By Molly Ashford Verified
| Nebraska Update
The University of Nebraska Medical Center will soon be home to a first-of-its-kind training facility specializing in air transport of people with highly infectious diseases. On Friday, elected officials joined representatives of UNMC and the U.S. Air Force to break ground on the new Infectious Disease Air Transport, or IDAT, facility. It will be used to train healthcare and military personnel to safely transport patients impacted by high-consequence infectious diseases.
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Nebraska Supreme Court to consider single-subject objection to Respect Nebraska Voters initiative

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By Molly Ashford Verified
| Nebraska Update
The Nebraska Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to take up a challenge to Secretary of State Bob Evnen’s decision not to place a proposed constitutional amendment curtailing the Legislature's power to amend voter-enacted laws on the ballot. Also on Tuesday, the state’s high court declined to consider a separate challenge brought by a voter against the Fairness for Girls initiative, which Evnen announced last week had gathered enough signatures for ballot access.
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