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Nebraska families are speaking out about changes to developmental disability services, funding cuts, and growing concerns over the state’s handling of care for some of its most vulnerable residents.

Join The Dan Parsons Show LIVE from Omaha as Democratic gubernatorial candidate Lynne Walz hosts a roundtable with parents, caregivers, and service providers affected by Nebraska’s disability services crisis.

The discussion comes amid mounting criticism of Gov. Jim Pillen’s administration over proposed budget cuts, changes to disability assessments, and decisions affecting the services families depend on.

What are families experiencing? Who is accountable? And what would Lynne Walz do differently as governor?

We’ll bring you the conversation and hear directly from the Nebraskans living with the consequences of these policies.

📍 Omaha, Nebraska
📅 Monday, October 12, 2026
🕕 6:00 p.m. Central

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How much will President Trump’s diesel fuel policy actually save Nebraska farmers?

Nebraska Farmers Union President John Hansen discusses the policy, while farmer and lieutenant governor candidate Ben Steffen puts the potential savings at just $125.

Is this meaningful relief for farmers facing rising costs, or largely a political gesture?

Watch The Dan Parsons Show for independent Nebraska news and politics — beyond the headlines.

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Nebraska has spent decades debating property tax relief. So why hasn’t the Legislature found a lasting solution?

At a property tax roundtable hosted by gubernatorial candidate Lynne Walz, Nebraska Farmers Union president John Hansen, explains why good ideas aren’t enough. Any plan needs the political consensus to secure 33 votes in the Legislature.

The challenge isn’t just finding a solution. It’s finding enough agreement to make it law.

From The Dan Parsons Show — Beyond the Headlines.

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What would actually lower your property tax bill?

Join The Dan Parsons Show for live coverage of a property tax roundtable hosted by gubernatorial candidate Lynne Walz and running mate Ben Steffen, with Nebraska farmers and policy experts.

We’ll hear their concerns, proposed solutions, and plans for property tax relief—and listen for specifics about how it would work, who would benefit, and how it would be paid for.

📍 Lincoln, Nebraska
🗓️ Friday, October 9, 2026 | 10 a.m. Central

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A Nebraska family faces a 19% property tax increase. What happened to property tax relief?

Taylor Royal, candidate for Nebraska Legislature District 18, discusses the property tax burden facing Nebraska families in this clip from The Dan Parsons Show’s Road to the Legislature series.

Watch the full interview featuring Taylor Royal and Jess Goldoni on The Dan Parsons Show.

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Should big technology companies have to earn the public’s trust before building data centers in Nebraska?

Jess Goldoni, candidate for Nebraska Legislature District 18, discusses data center development and why transparency and community concerns matter.

From The Dan Parsons Show’s Road to the Legislature series.

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Two candidates. One open seat. Two competing visions for Nebraska’s future.
In this edition of The Road to the Legislature, Dan Parsons sits down separately with Jess Goldoni and Taylor Royal, the candidates competing to represent Legislative District 18, covering northwest Omaha and Bennington.
Both candidates answer questions about some of the biggest challenges facing Nebraska:
    •    Property Taxes: How would they deliver real relief to homeowners?
    •    State Budget: Where would they cut spending, and what would they protect?
    •    Public Schools: Who should pay for education in rapidly growing communities?
    •    Data Centers: How should Nebraska protect its water, electricity and taxpayers?
    •    Partisanship: Will they put their constituents ahead of their political parties?
Goldoni, a business owner with a background in technology and artificial intelligence, discusses government accountability, economic development and preparing Nebraska for the future.
Royal, a CPA, financial advisor and business owner, outlines his approach to tax relief, government spending and economic growth.
Same office. Same questions. Two different perspectives.
Watch both interviews and decide for yourself who should represent District 18 in the Nebraska Legislature.
The Road to the Legislature is a special election series from The Dan Parsons Show, Nebraska’s leading independent news and politics podcast.
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John Hansen of the Nebraska Farmers Union had a memorable description of President Trump’s Nebraska speech: “the great reassuring of the sheep speech.”

His argument? Trump spent less time making the case for Nebraska candidates and more time talking about his favorite subject, Donald Trump.

And Hansen, a former livestock producer, delivered the punchline: “You reassure the sheep right before you shear the sheep.”

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President Trump came to Nebraska promising relief for farmers, including a temporary break on taxes tied to red-dyed diesel. But how much will it actually help?

John Hansen, president of the Nebraska Farmers Union, returns to The Dan Parsons Show to explain what the diesel action really means, and why Nebraska agriculture is facing its worst financial downturn since the farm crisis of the 1980s.

We also dig into tariffs and trade, the stalled Farm Bill, rising input costs and what frustration in rural Nebraska could mean for some of the state’s biggest races with Election Day approaching.

Hansen argues that farmers have been taken for granted politically, and that economic pressure could create an opening for candidates who normally struggle in rural Nebraska.

Beyond the Headlines. The Dan Parsons Show.

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President Trump won Nebraska’s 3rd District comfortably. So why make a campaign stop in Grand Island now?

It may be less about winning the district and more about what his visit tells us about Nebraska’s races for governor and U.S. Senate.

Veteran journalist Paul Hammel joins the show to break down the speech and the politics.

Watch the full episode on The Dan Parsons Show — Beyond the Headlines.

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Why did President Trump come to deep-red Nebraska just weeks before Election Day?

Trump’s Grand Island rally was designed to energize Republican voters and give a boost to Gov. Jim Pillen and Sen. Pete Ricketts, both facing unusually competitive races. During the rally, Trump also signed an executive order expanding access to tax-free red-dye diesel, a move aimed directly at farmers and rising fuel costs.

I’m joined by longtime Nebraska journalist Paul Hammel and Democratic candidate for governor Lynne Walz to break down what Trump’s visit means, the pressure facing Nebraska Republicans, agriculture and the economy, and whether this rally could actually change the November 3 election.

Beyond the Headlines. The Dan Parsons Show.
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President Trump is in Grand Island tonight — and Nebraska has questions. High prices. Agriculture. Fuel costs. Tariffs and trade.

Join me LIVE with Lynne Walz, candidate for governor, and veteran Nebraska journalist Paul Hammel as we watch the speech and discuss what it means for Nebraska.

What do YOU want answered?

LIVE tonight on The Dan Parsons Show — Beyond the Headlines.

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