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Erin Feichtinger on the State of Nebraska Politics

By Courtney Bierman

Published November 11, 2024 at 12:36 PM CST

Erin Feichtinger is a white woman with long brown hair and glasses. In this photo, she's smiling at the camera in a seated position wearing a grey blazer. — Erin Feichtinger is the policy director at the Women's Fund of Omaha.

Erin Feichtinger is policy director of the Women's Fund of Omaha. In this episode, she's in conversation with Tom Knoblauch about history (in which she has a Ph.D. from Loyola University Chicago) and politics, including Governor Pillen's vision for Nebraska and how it's panning out after a contentious state legislative session.

This episode was recorded before the 2024 general election.

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Courtney Bierman

Courtney is back in her hometown after graduating from the University of Kansas in 2019 with degrees in journalism and film. While at KU, she was the arts and culture editor of the University Daily Kansan and had a summer internship at KCUR, Kansas City's NPR member station.

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