Nebraska Democrats outpaced Republicans in 2026 primary turnout
Nebraska Examiner: Democratic voters turned out at a higher rate than Republicans in Nebraska’s primary for the first time in more than 30 years. Here’s what the numbers could mean.
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Party fever: Another political party is gathering signatures to get on Nebraska’s ballot
A party that wants to put Americans and Nebraskans first is collecting signatures to secure a ballot line ahead of the November election. A similar effort is underway to establish a Nebraska Working People P...
U.S. Supreme Court lets Nebraska-Colorado South Platte River, Perkins County Canal case proceed
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear Nebraska’s claims about whether Colorado has violated the century-old South Platte River Compact.
Omaha dental school gets $4.6M nibble of $50B federal rural health fund
Omaha's Creighton University has announced it will get a $4.6 million nibble out of the $50 billion federal rural health program fund.
Nebraska-grown, nationally-known Scooter’s Coffee to add $40M local facility
The Nebraska-grown, nationally-known Scooter's Coffee enterprise is adding a $40 million distribution center in its home state.
OPINION: Nebraskans can hold polluters accountable through federal law
Many Nebraska families depend on private wells and small community systems for drinking, cooking, bathing and raising healthy kids. But for too many, that water is loaded with nitrates from industrial hog fa...
No longer affordable: Nebraskans say rent costs are a major stressor
Rent prices in Nebraska have increased 29% over the last seven years, and experts say wages are not keeping up. Nebraskans are finding temporary fixes to housing problems.
OPINION: Hoping, imagining will not be enough
Somewhere among the White House’s fractured fairy tale about its reflecting pool faceplant, the ongoing whodunit masquerading as peace talks now being waged to end the war with Iran and, despite some glimm...
In Nebraska, a possible new dynamic emerges as blue cities push back against a red state government
In other states, blue cities have faced tense relationships with conservative state leaders. Could it be coming to Nebraska?
Lexington workers are commuting for now, but the city is ‘more empty’ after Tyson closure
The abrupt closure of a Tyson plant in Lexington stunned the community, which had developed as a multicultural hub because of the job opportunities. Dawson County’s unemployment rate ballooned from 3% in...
Pillen creates property tax ‘hotline’ to solicit Nebraskans’ anger on rising taxes, valuations
Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen unveiled a new property tax “hotline” meant to pressure state lawmakers to act on his proposed ideas.
Iowa, Nebraska among nine states that won’t have to match portion of federal SNAP benefits
The majority of U.S. states will soon have to pay 5% to 15% of federal nutrition assistance benefits, according to USDA error rates.
Federal bill seeks to award Artemis II astronauts Congressional Gold Medals
The historic astronauts behind the recent Artemis II mission could soon receive one of the highest civilian awards under a new federal bill from a former astronaut and a retiring Nebraska representative. Ari...
OPINION: Appreciating the 10% difference in the age of artificial intelligence
How refreshing it was listening to a trio of bright, buoyant speeches last week, two from the opening of the Obama Presidential Center and Museum, where the former president and Michelle Obama spoke, and one...
OPINION: In defense of ‘those people’
Becoming an older person is not easy, nor is it something Western culture embraces.
OPINION: The UFC Freedom 250 plot highlights emerging trends in the threat landscape
As emerging technologies, mixed grievances and terrorist ideologies, and online ecosystems continue to accelerate and reshape the threat landscape, Nebraskans must stay ahead of it.
Nebraska Capitol staff, judges, elected leaders take creative steps to salute America 250
Judges, senators and Capitol staff formed a human American flag shaped in the likeness of their home state before the country's big birthday.
Nebraska Supreme Court rules voter data case is moot because feds already have records
The Nebraska Supreme Court ruled Friday that a lawsuit that sought to stop the state from handing over voter data to the DOJ is moot.
Police use of artificial intelligence grows as rules lag behind
As law enforcement agencies increasingly embrace AI, some civil liberties advocates, legal scholars and policing experts warn that the technology could amplify surveillance, introduce hidden biases into inve...
Nebraska Fraternal Order of Police endorses Sen. Pete Ricketts in his reelection campaign
The Nebraska Fraternal Order of Police, the largest law enforcement union in the state, typically endorses Republican candidates.
More cuts could be coming to the agency that helps farmers protect the environment
Natural Resources Conservation Service offices are one of the main ways that farmers get direct help from the USDA. A new round of cuts to NRCS state-level staff could be coming in the USDA's next fiscal bud...
Why are there so many independent Nebraska candidates running for office this year?
Nebraska has seen an increase in nonpartisan candidates running in partisan races this midterm cycle. Some credit independent candidate Dan Osborn, who ran for U.S. Senate against Republican U.S. Sen. Deb Fi...
Woman’s flair finally enters history-filled ‘Lawyers Room’ at State Capitol
A woman's flair has entered the history-filled "Lawyers Room" at the Nebraska State Capitol building in Lincoln.
Pillen requests federal disaster declaration for mid-May storms in central Nebraska
Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen is requesting a federal major disaster declaration in the wake of severe storms in central Nebraska in mid-May.