Voices from across Nebraska.

Congress should empower parents and developers, not app store gatekeepers, to keep children safe online.

Nebraska leaders need to take a hard look at which technology companies we trust with public data and critical systems. Microsoft’s security record and deep ties to China raise real concerns that should not be brushed aside.

The Department of Justice’s (DOJ) recent effort at breaking up Google, forcing it to sell its Google Chrome browser or mandating it share troves of user data with its competitors comes from a place of valid concerns, but could have led to judicial overreach and potentially harm consumers with its broad nature. Technology has always moved at an intense clip with no guarantee that yesterday’s winners will stay at the top of the mountain like we’ve seen with IBM, Yahoo, and even briefly Microsoft and this has never been more true than with the emergence of AI and it’s dramatic impact of tech across the board.

Nebraskans understand something fundamental about banking that Washington, D.C. seems to have forgotten: sound financial institutions are built on prudent lending and market discipline, not government guarantees. Yet Congress is now considering legislation that would dramatically expand FDIC deposit insurance to $10 million per account...