{"id":135674,"date":"2026-09-22T01:58:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-22T06:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/?p=135674"},"modified":"2026-09-21T13:44:12","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T18:44:12","slug":"candidate-bill-bowe-tours-unmc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2026\/09\/22\/candidate-bill-bowe-tours-unmc\/","title":{"rendered":"Candidate Bill Bowes tours UNMC"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"panel body-content\"><div class=\"panel__container\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bill Bowes, a candidate running to represent Legislative District 14, visited UNMC on Sept. 15. The district, in north-central Sarpy County, includes portions of La Vista and Papillion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bowes started his campus visit by meeting with UNMC Chancellor H. 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