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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President Donald Trump is coming to Grand Island, Nebraska — and The Dan Parsons Show will be LIVE Monday at 5:30 PM with coverage and analysis.
Why Nebraska? Why now? What does Trump’s visit mean for the Ricketts–Osborn Senate race, the Pillen–Walz governor’s race and the final weeks before Election Day?
Donald Trump is headed to Nebraska — but presidential rallies aren’t always about helping the candidates on the ballot.
I break down what history tells us, what Trump’s visit could mean, and what I’ll be watching.
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Press freedom isn’t a special privilege for journalists. It protects the public’s ability to know what government is doing.
Former KETV News Director Rose Ann Shannon explains why attacks on a free press should matter to every American.
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When political leaders began calling journalists “the enemy of the people,” did the press push back hard enough?
Former KETV news director Rose Ann Shannon says journalists should have confronted that rhetoric from the beginning — because attacking the press isn’t just about reporters. It’s about the public’s right to know.
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The fight over press access to President Trump isn’t over.
After a federal judge ordered the White House to restore access to CNN, MS NOW and Politico, the White House Friday night blocked CNN from accompanying President Trump on his Saturday trip to Tennessee.
I talk with Rose Ann Shannon, former Omaha television news director, about the escalating confrontation between the White House and the press, why the television pool matters, and the larger question at stake: Who decides which journalists get to cover the president?
The Dan Parsons Show — Beyond the Headlines.
A Nebraska state senator weighs in on the debate over developmental disability services — and the responsibility state government has to protect people who depend on those services.
The discussion comes amid growing questions about Nebraska’s interRAI assessment system, funding decisions and the future of developmental disability services.
Watch the full conversation on The Dan Parsons Show.
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Nebraska has changed the way it determines funding and services for people with developmental disabilities — and families say some of those changes are resulting in significant cuts even when an individual’s needs haven’t changed.
So we ask the question directly:
Is Nebraska cutting disability services to balance the budget?
Dan Parsons is joined by State Sen. Victor Rountree, who introduced LR404; Carol Salber, a licensed independent mental health practitioner and parent; and Mike Browne, father of two adult sons with profound developmental disabilities and a member of Nebraska’s Developmental Disabilities Advisory Committee.
They discuss concerns about Nebraska’s implementation of the interRAI assessment, apparent errors identified by families and professionals, the impact of lower funding tiers, and whether state budget pressures are influencing decisions.
And all three address a question facing Gov. Jim Pillen and DHHS right now: Should funding reductions be paused while an independent review of interRAI is completed?
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