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The U.S. Senate on Monday passed a bill that would allow more than 180 lakeside cabins to remain at two southwest Nebraska reservoirs.

But a new poll conducted by the Ronald Reagan Institute shows that Americans still want our nation to lead, invest in the military and support our allies.

Former Sen. John Kuehn filed a notice to appeal Judge Susan Strong's Nov. 26 ruling that the medical marijuana petitions were valid.

A 1.2-mile trail extension along Fletcher Avenue is completed, which means 95% of Lincoln residents now live within a mile of a public trail.

Lancaster County District Court Judge Susan Strong said the suggested amendments would not have changed her decision to dismiss the lawsuit filed against Nebraskans for Medical Marijuana.

Outgoing lawmakers will take with them a combined 95 years of experience. On an individual basis, the average experience per senator will drop from 4.6 years to 2.6 years.

The Lincoln-Lancaster County Planning Commission approved a special permit for a memory care facility in a home near 42nd Street and Prescott Avenue, the third such home-based program n Lincoln.

The Board of State Canvassers certified nearly all of Nebraska's 2024 elections results Monday with little fanfare.

NextEra Energy wants to build a 304-megawatt solar project on more than 2,400 acres of land east of Hallam in the southern part of the county.

Republicans now account for nearly 50% of Nebraska voters, according to state data, which also shows a growing number of voters are ditching both parties and becoming nonpartisan.

To prevail, more than 3,300 signatures would have needed to be proved invalid on each petition. "The plaintiff and secretary are well short," Lancaster County District Court Judge Susan Strong wrote.

City Hall: A two-way tie in the November election for a seat on the Denton Board of Trustees will likely be decided by a coin toss.

After his unsuccessful bid to unseat Nebraska Sen. Deb Fischer, Dan Osborn has launched a political action committee focused on championing working class issues and candidates.

Gov. Jim Pillen appointed Drew Gonshorowski as director of Medicaid and long-term care for the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services.

Sen. Rick Scott detailed a number of areas in which Republicans overwhelmingly want change ahead of the new Congress.

The Nebraska union member outperformed Kamala Harris in Nebraska by 14 points.

City officials have postponed a meeting — and vote — on a proposal to remove 24 trees and replace them with 70 trees along Goodhue Boulevard until Dec. 13.

A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit an inmate at Nebraska's only women's prison filed last year over water quality issues that have plagued the prison for years.

The Senate majority leader had not extended invitations to two candidates in close races.

There’s something about an election that is both cleansing — especially for my pre-Election Day email inbox — and, most importantly, clarifying.

Union at Middle Creek in southwest Lincoln, one of the city's largest affordable housing projects in recent history, is open and fully occupied.

The city's new $6.3 million compressed natural gas fueling station will now be used to fuel its 41 CNG buses and 11 paratransit buses, saving $729,000 a year.

Gov. Jim Pillen and state leaders will embark on a diplomatic and trade mission to the Czech Republic and Germany.

Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird's chief of staff T.J. McDowell is leaving, and Rick Hoppe, who was former mayor Chris Beutler's chief of staff, will take his place.

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Billions of dollars in advertising are raining down on voters across the Rust Belt, Rocky Mountains and American southwest as the two major political parties portray their opponent’s candidates as extreme in a struggle for control of the U.S. Senate.

Republicans believe that they are in prime shape to win at least 52 seats in the Senate with only days to go until Election Day. The GOP has long been favored to win back the upper chamber, but the size of its majority has been in question as the party’s candidates trailed against Democratic incumbents in [...]

I have watched far too many political ads lately.

A former cereal plant worker running as an independent in deeply conservative Nebraska has emerged as a serious Senate challenger to two-term Republican Deb Fischer. Fischer's seat had been considered safe for the GOP just months ago. But recent polling...

What 538's 2024 Senate election forecast says.

Republican U.S. Senate candidate Sam Brown looks to be closing the polling gap with Democrat Jacky Rosen in Nevada, a key battleground state.

Dan Osborn, a labor leader and mechanic who is running as an independent, is making Republicans sweat with his dark horse bid to oust Senator Deb Fischer. Can he turn the buzz into votes?

Senate Democrats are facing an increasingly tough road to keeping their majority in the upper chamber as races in crucial swing states tighten with just two weeks until Election Day. The path to 51 seats was always going to be a long shot for Democrats, who are facing a difficult Senate map featuring multiple incumbents [...]

Vice President Harris' running mate Tim Walz slammed Elon Musk on Tuesday, claiming he is Trump's real running mate.

Rep. John Duarte, R-Calif., seen here last month at the Capitol, is now an underdog in his reelection race.

Independent Senate candidate Dan Osborn speaks during his campaign stop at Sly’s Family Bar and Grill in Neligh, Neb., on Monday. Osborn is running against Republican Sen. Deb Fischer, and the two parties differ on the status of the race.

Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen picked a new director Tuesday to lead the state's Behavioral Health division, filling a job that had been vacant since Pillen took office.

Dan Osborn, an independent candidate for the U.S. Senate, opened a campaign office here Sunday afternoon at 2013 Central Ave. He faces Deb Fischer in the Nov. 5 election.

Sen. Deb Fischer's reputation as a rancher and public servant who's more of a workhorse than a show horse served her well until this fall, when independent candidate Dan Osborn burst onto the airwaves with edgy ads redefining the small-town cattlewoman as a corporate huckster. Now, she's fighting for reelection.

Politico got its hands on a memo from the Senate Leadership Fund, a super PAC allied with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. Somehow the memo contains some of the best polling for Democrats we’ve seen in ages.

Welcome to At the Races! Each week we bring you news and analysis from the CQ Roll Call campaign team. Know someone who’d like to get this newsletter? They can subscribe here. By Mary Ellen McIntire, Daniela Altimari and Niels Lesniewski With Southern states like Florida, Georgia and North Carolina still reeling, it’s not clear how [...]The post At the Races: Weary of the storm appeared first on Roll Call.

Time to end stigma of marijuana

Time to end stigma of marijuana

Republicans are looking to avoid a disaster in the Nebraska Senate race amid signs that an independent candidate could be giving Sen. Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) a run for her money. Independent Senate candidate and political newcomer Dan Osborn is challenging Fischer for her seat, betting that Nebraskans are hungry for a nonpartisan senator in a [...]

City officials announced the second phase of its heat pump incentive program, which offers homeowners up to $1,500 assistance to replace air conditioners and $500 to replace existing heat pumps.

Independent Dan Osborn is gaining unexpected traction in his bid to unseat Sen. Deb Fischer (R-Neb.).

This week, there’s a certain irony to our newsletter being called “At the Races.” And no, it’s not because Pete Rose, Major League Baseball’s all-time hits leader who was banned from baseball for betting on the Cincinnati Reds, died​ Monday at age 83. Betting on the outcome of the congressional elections next month by individuals [...]The post At the Races: Please bet responsibly appeared first on Roll Call.

An auto repair shop wants to open a new location in northeast Lincoln that would focus on electric and hybrid vehicles.

In my role as a board member of several organizations over many years in my career, I was involved in the process of selecting a chief administrator — superintendent, CEO, general manager, for example.

Allowing access to a proposed medical office from Nebraska Parkway violates city policy, but developers call it an innovative solution to property at the 70th Street intersection.

Democrats are fighting to hold on to their 51-49 majority in the Senate—and the latest polling shows they’re the underdogs in this election. But there is hope.Republicans lead Democrats in enough Senate races to flip the chamber, according to 538’s polling averages as of Sept. 27 at 12 PM ET. Democrats’ slim majority is under threat for two main reasons.First, Democrat-turned-independent Joe Manchin is retiring, and his West Virginia seat will undoubtedly flip. And second, Democratic incumbent Jon Tester of Montana trails his Republican opponent.But these are polls, not election results, and because of that, they can be changed by donating, mobilizing, and voting for Democratic candidates.There is just over a month until Nov. 5. Here are the races that need your help.