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Questions raised about Nebraska’s petition process
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Some lawmakers have begun the process of fixing Nebraska’s petition process.This goes back to last fall when two ballot measures received more than enough signatures to be put before Nebraska voters, but the Supreme Court stepped in. This confused many legal scholars.Last year — for months — you didn’t have to look hard to see the petition drive. Signature collectors were all over the state: one trying to get medical marijuana on the ballot, another working to expand gambling.But here’s where it got messy:The Nebraska Secretary of State said the medical marijuana ballot...…OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Some lawmakers have begun the process of fixing Nebraska’s petition process.This goes back to last fall when two ballot measures received more than enough signatures to be put before Nebraska voters, but the Supreme Court stepped in. This confused many legal scholars.Last year — for months — you didn’t have to look hard to see the petition drive. Signature collectors were all over the state: one trying to get medical marijuana on the ballot, another working to expand gambling.But here’s where it got messy:The Nebraska Secretary of State said the medical marijuana ballot...WW…
Nebraskans celebrate 85th anniversary as Americas longest-living couple
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - If we told you we were doing a story on a Nebraska couple living past the century mark — that’s an incredible feat of health and endurance.But this isn’t one of those stories.This couple has something else to tout — something none of us can claim.The year: 1935. A young couple comes here to the Burt County Courthouse in Tekamah to get married.He’s 17; she’s 16. The first judge wouldn’t marry them. But then they found another one who did.“Everybody said it would never last,” said Ralph.Boy, were they wrong.Thursday marked Ralph and Dorothy Kohler’s 85th wedding...…OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - If we told you we were doing a story on a Nebraska couple living past the century mark — that’s an incredible feat of health and endurance.But this isn’t one of those stories.This couple has something else to tout — something none of us can claim.The year: 1935. A young couple comes here to the Burt County Courthouse in Tekamah to get married.He’s 17; she’s 16. The first judge wouldn’t marry them. But then they found another one who did.“Everybody said it would never last,” said Ralph.Boy, were they wrong.Thursday marked Ralph and Dorothy Kohler’s 85th wedding...WW…
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