In the final days of election season, Democrats spent millions of dollars propping up independent candidate Dan Osborn in his since-unsuccessful bid to oust Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE), according to the latest Federal Election Commission filings.
Housing advocates are launching a ballot initiative to ban housing discrimination based on source of income, including Section 8 vouchers. They hope to get it on the May 6 ballot.
Republican Gov. Jim Pillen plans to toss his party’s right flank some red meat next year before addressing the harder politics of closing Nebraska’s projected $432 million budget shortfall. One reason could be the potential of Pillen facing Republican primary challengers in 2026.
Former Nebraska Rep. Jeff Fortenberry wants his trial pushed back to give the Justice Department, under new leadership, time to review the decision to retry him on charges of lying