4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (109+ words) LINCOLN, Neb. (WOWT) - Gov. Jim Pillen is scheduled to host a meeting Monday morning at the Nebraska State Capitol. The meeting will be the first-ever roundtable briefing by members of the governor’s cabinet, according to a release. It is set…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (192+ words) When Chris Backemeyer resigned from his role as a deputy assistant secretary of state at the U.S. State Department, he wasn't sure what was next. Republican Rep. Mike Flood of Norfolk will see no primary challengers this year. Nebraska holds three…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (206+ words) NEBRASKA (KCAU) — This year’s Nebraska legislative session is over, and by the end of it, lawmakers opted to keep five vetoes handed out by Governor Jim Pillen. Some of those vetoes include a bill that would have given eligible state…...

4+ mon, 4+ week ago   (161+ words) U.S. Senator Mike Lee, R-Utah, speaks during a press conference in favor of the proposed SAVE America Act, which would require proof of U.S. citizenship in registering to vote and Javascript is required to use this website. Woman fatally shot by Omaha…...

4+ mon, 4+ week ago   (992+ words) Two Republican candidates are seeking the party’s nomination for Nebraska secretary of state in this year’s primary election on Tuesday, May 12. Incumbent Bob Evnen is serving his second term as Nebraska’s secretary of state. He is being challenged by Omaha…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (261+ words) OMAHA, Neb. (KMTV) – The League of Human Dignity, which coordinated state services for people with disabilities, had its contract with the state end on Wed., April 1. The Department of Health and Human Services decided to move service coordination in-house. Erin…...

5+ mon, 14+ hour ago   (183+ words) Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Flood highlighted the work he's done in Congress to secure funds to expand affordable housing efforts in Nebraska and outlined priorities in the upcoming fiscal year in a recent sit-down interview. Republican Rep. Mike Flood of Norfolk…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago   (536+ words) The Gillen family from Bellevue has pushed for years for access to medical cannabis for their son's seizures. They continue to advocate for adoption of a bill that would set a framework for treatment in Nebraska. LINCOLN — The Nebraska Legislature…...

5+ mon, 6+ day ago   (322+ words) Lincoln, NE — A last-minute push to attach gender-specific bathroom language to other legislation upended debate in the Nebraska Legislature and helped derail a long-awaited medical cannabis measure. “This is a commonsense measure that establish the right to privacy in intimate…...

5+ mon, 2+ day ago   (340+ words) First District Rep. Mike Flood speaks with local business leaders during the annual Federal Legislative Summit held at the Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum on Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2025, in Ashland. Rodney Davis, head of Government Affairs at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce,…...