Legislative State: Nebraska

Far-left extremist group “Jane’s Revenge” is now being investigated by Nebraska law enforcement after they sent threatening letters to a Catholic-affiliated center and a Christian church. The group has been linked to vandalism, firebombings, and arson at pregnancy centers across the country. Their slogan states, “if abortions aren’t safe, neither are you.” A note found … Continued

A Nebraska journalist who was fired for participating in a campaign to end abortions in her small town is speaking out in defense of her reporting work and her pro-life beliefs. Speaking with the Catholic News Agency, former KNOP-TV news director and co-anchor Melanie Standiford, of Curtis, said she was surprised when her boss fired … Continued

A Nebraska news station says it fired a news director who collected signatures for a pro-life ballot initiative because her actions violated the company’s policy of journalistic impartiality and raised questions about her ability to cover the abortion issue without bias. Melanie Standiford, the former news director and co-anchor at KNOP-TV in North Platte, worked … Continued

A Nebraska news station fired a journalist from her job this month because she participated in a campaign to end abortions in her town. The McCook Gazette reports Melanie Standiford was a news director and co-anchor at KNOP-TV in North Platte, Nebraska, for five years before she was fired this month. KNOP-TV is part of Gray … Continued

Republican Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts vowed Sunday to convene a special session of his state’s legislature to enact a sweeping pro-life law if the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, the landmark ruling that legalized abortion nationally. “Nebraska is a pro-life state. I believe life begins at conception, and those are babies too,” Ricketts told CNN’s Dana Bash when … Continued

For decades, the abortion industry has pushed the mantra that abortion is a human right. They’ve tried their best to normalize a culture of death, where the most vulnerable among us have fallen victim to the lie that one person’s so-called right to privacy trumps the right of another to live. The infamous Supreme Court … Continued

Nebraska lawmakers listened to testimony Thursday about a bill that would protect unborn babies by banning all abortions as soon as Roe v. Wade is overturned. KETV 7 reports state Sen. Joni Albrecht, R-Thurston, said her bill, the Nebraska Human Life Protection Act (LB 933), would ensure that every human life is protected in Nebraska. “Since Roe v. Wade was … Continued