HeyJaredThe Dan Parsons Show
Public relations expert and self-proclaimed “news junkie” Dan Parsons sits down with Nebraska’s top newsmakers and community leaders to discuss the most important issues impacting our state. Featuring two episodes weekly. Hosted on Acast.
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White House Blocks CNN Again — Even After Court Order (opens the original)
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The battle over White House press access has taken another turn. After a federal judge ordered access restored to CNN, MS NOW and Politico, the White House Friday night blocked CNN from accompanying President Trump on his Saturday trip to Tennessee. Dan talks with longtime Omaha television news director Rose Ann Shannon about the fight over presidential press access, the role of the television pool and what these restrictions mean for the public’s ability to see and scrutinize its government. Ho
Is Nebraska Cutting Disability Services to Balance the Budget? (opens the original)
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Nebraska is changing the way it assesses and funds services for people with developmental disabilities. Families say some people are seeing substantial reductions in funding even though their needs haven't changed. But is this simply an attempt to modernize the system, or are Nebraska's budget problems influencing those decisions? Dan Parsons talks with State Sen. Victor Rountree , sponsor of LR404; Carol Salber , a licensed independent mental health practitioner and parent; and Mike Browne , fa
Who Should Control Nebraska’s Elections? Sarah Slattery on the Race for Secretary of State (opens the original)
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Nebraska’s race for Secretary of State is about more than who occupies the office. It comes as the country debates mail voting, federal involvement in elections, voter data and public confidence in the system. Democratic candidate Sarah Slattery joins Dan Parsons to explain why she believes she should be Nebraska’s next chief election officer. Dan presses Slattery on whether Nebraska’s election system is fundamentally working, the security of voting by mail, voter ID, petition fraud, federal acc
What happens when a reporter keeps asking questions the governor doesn’t want to answer? (opens the original)
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Flatwater Free Press reporter Yanqi Xu and executive editor Matthew Hansen join Dan for a candid conversation about Xu’s latest reporting involving Gov. Jim Pillen, Pillen Family Farms and immigrant labor. The conversation goes beyond the investigation itself. Yanqi describes pursuing Pillen after a news conference and confronting him directly about her reporting. Matthew discusses the role of an editor when a reporter becomes part of the story—and what happened when the Omaha World-Herald docum
Trump’s Tariffs, Nebraska Agriculture and a Failure of Political Leadership (opens the original)
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Nebraska rancher, businessman and former independent U.S. Senate candidate Jim Jenkins joins Dan Parsons for a candid conversation about the growing pressure on Nebraska agriculture, and why he believes the state’s political leaders aren’t doing enough about it. Jenkins argues that President Trump’s sweeping tariffs amount to a massive tax on American businesses and consumers, driving up costs for farmers and ranchers while threatening Nebraska’s export-dependent agricultural economy. He also ex
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