{"id":134225,"date":"2026-07-29T01:58:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T06:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/?p=134225"},"modified":"2026-07-28T13:54:51","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T18:54:51","slug":"candidate-taylor-royal-tours-unmc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2026\/07\/29\/candidate-taylor-royal-tours-unmc\/","title":{"rendered":"Candidate Taylor Royal tours UNMC"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"panel body-content\"><div class=\"panel__container\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Taylor Royal of Bennington, who is running for Nebraska Legislative District 18, visited UNMC on July 20.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Royal met with UNMC Chancellor H. 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