The University of Nebraska Board of Regents will vote on Friday whether or not to allow alcohol sales at University of Nebraska sporting events.
According to a release from the university, Husker Athletics plans to sell booze for the 2025-2026 season if the measure is approved.
Husker baseball and basketball venues already allow alcohol. People have not been permitted to buy beer in Memorial Stadium for Husker football games or in the Bob Devaney Sports Center for volleyball matches.
However, permission for selling alcohol has been given for a few individual events, such as Volleyball Day in Nebraska and the Garth Brooks concert in recent years.
*Additionally in other college-related news, Governor Kim Reynolds has announced her pick for a vacancy on the Iowa Board of Regents, the entity that oversees public universities in the state.
Reynolds has appointed Christine Hensley, who was a Des Moines City Councilwoman for more than 20 years, a bank official, and also worked in business development.
Reynolds said Hensley has the experience to serve well on the Iowa Board of Regents, and would do well working with “our regent universities in the pursuit of academic excellence for our students.”
Hensley’s appointment is subject to Iowa Senate confirmation.
*Additionally, there continue to be questions surrounding Initiated Measure 28, an effort on the Nov. 5 ballot to eliminate South Dakota’s sales tax on food.
South Dakota News Watch notes that supporters call the measure a long-overdue effort to take the tax burden off low-income families and individuals. South Dakota and Mississippi are the only states that fully tax food without offering credits or rebates.
Opponents have criticized the wording of the measure as broader than just groceries. They said it could cause a budget crunch by preventing the state from collecting sales tax on “consumable” items such as tobacco, toothpaste and toilet paper.
Estimates for the loss of state revenue range from $124 million to $646 million annually.
According to U.S. Department of Agriculture data, an average family of four in South Dakota spends about $1,200 a month on food purchased at a store and prepared at home. Eliminating the 4.2 percent tax on food would save such a household $50 per month, or about $600 a year.
