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Nebraska advocates worry for future of special education as Trump dismantles education department
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Nebraska advocates worry for future of special education as Trump dismantles education department
- Livia Ziskey | Lincoln Journal Star
- Jul 9, 2026
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As the Trump administration plans to offload some of the Education Department’s most important responsibilities related to special education, disability advocates in Nebraska say the decision could weaken protections for some of the state’s most vulnerable students.
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Phil Yoakum, dressed as President Donald Trump in a Christ-like outfit, protests a campaign event for Sen. Pete Ricketts outside the Country Club of Lincoln on Friday, June 12, 2026.
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Chad Vanek waters plants at Campbell's Nurseries 40th Street location. Campbell's is closing the location Sunday. The nursery will still operate out of its location near South 56th Street and Pine Lake Road.
KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star
Ginny Landkamer, whose quilt marking the bicentennial took home the best-in-show prize at the Nebraska State Fair in 1976, still keeps the quilt at her home in east Lincoln. "I was totally surprised," Landkamer recalled about winning the prize.
KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star
Candace Walahoski, right, points out garden vegetables to Jackson Shea as they explore Ponca Health Services' new community greenhouse on Thursday at Ponca Health Services in Lincoln.
KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star
Independent candidate for U.S. Senate Dan Osborn delivers public remarks before submitting the petition signatures required for him to officially qualify for the ballot on Thursday at Cornhusker Office Plaza.
KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star
Sen. Ted Cruz embraces Sen. Pete Ricketts at a campaign event at the Country Club of Lincoln on Friday.
KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star
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