1+ week, 4+ day ago   (234+ words) GRAND ISLAND, Neb. — In the only scheduled meeting between Nebraska's leading U.S. Senate candidates ahead of November's election on Tuesday, Republican U.S. Sen. Pete Ricketts positioned himself as a leader with a record of passing policies into law, while nonpartisan…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (145+ words) Attendees queue before a U.S. Senate debate between U.S. Sen. Pete Ricketts and Dan Osborn, nonpartisan candidate for U.S. Senate, at the Nebraska State Fair in Grand Island on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026. Dan Osborn, nonpartisan candidate for U.S. Senate, participates in a U.S. Senate debate with…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (81+ words) The Nebraska Secretary of State will not place a proposed constitutional amendment on the November ballot. The Protect Nebraskans’ Initiative and Referendum Powers Constitutional Amendment would have limited lawmakers' ability to change laws approved directly by voters. A former state…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (923+ words) Chief Deputy Ben Houchin of the Lancaster County Sheriff's Office announced the expansion at a Wednesday morning briefing. The four proposed ballot measures seek to legalize and regulate online sports betting, restrict K-12 and collegiate school sports participation to students' sex…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (748+ words) Boxs filled with ballots at the Lancaster County Election Commission office on April 24, 2026. (Juan Salinas II/Nebraska Examiner) LINCOLN — A total of 116 overseas Nebraska voters are registered to vote under a state law being challenged by the Republican National Committee,…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (223+ words) The Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Nebraska has submitted paperwork to be removed from November's ballot, officials confirmed to KETV. The Nebraska Secretary of State's Office told KETV that on Friday morning, Cindy Burbank "submitted a declination of candidate nomination…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (138+ words) Brett Lindstrom is officially making a run at the Nebraska governor's mansion. Lindstrom took to social media Monday afternoon confirming he is indeed running as an independent. Lindstrom first must collect enough valid signatures from Nebraskans to get on the…...

2+ mon, 5+ day ago   (363+ words) LINCOLN, Neb. — Nebraska’s 3rd Congressional District nonpartisan candidate Macey Budke will run a write-in campaign, she announced Tuesday. Budke told the Examiner it was “clear” she wouldn’t hit the signature threshold to be on the ballot before next month’s deadline. She…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (249+ words) Jocelyn Brasher said Nebraskans deserve an attorney general who will restore public trust in government and not feed into partisan politics at a Monday town hall in Lincoln. Attorney general candidate Jocelyn Brasher, center, speaks with Laurie Yoakum, left, and…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (288+ words) Nebraska U.S. Sen. Pete Ricketts at the Lincoln’s Country Club in Lincoln on June 12, 2026. (Juan Salinas II/Nebraska Examiner) LINCOLN — The Nebraska Fraternal Order of Police has endorsed Nebraska U.S. Sen. Pete Ricketts in his race against registered nonpartisan candidate…...