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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 new political party could be coming to Nebraska; state Democratic Party officials call foul

The sponsor behind the push for the new party is Robin Richards, according to paperwork obtained through the Secretary of State's office.

DNC won’t intervene in RNC lawsuit against Nebraska voting law after state pledges defense

LINCOLN — The Democratic National Committee withdrew a request Tuesday to intervene in a lawsuit from the Republican National Committee against a Nebraska voting law. Omaha attorne...

Organizers of efforts to establish two new political parties in Nebraska submit signatures

The groups behind the effort to establish two new Nebraska political parties submitted required signatures to get a ballot line this November.

Denise Powell’s NE-02 race against Brinker Harding joins DCCC’s ‘Red-to-Blue’ program for House Dems

OMAHA — Nebraska’s 2nd Congressional District Democratic nominee Denise Powell is, like many of the swing district’s candidates before her, part of the Democratic Congressional Cam...

Nebraska Dems ask DOJ to investigate Harding over missing personal financial disclosures

OMAHA — The Nebraska Democratic Party is asking the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate 2nd Congressional District Republican nominee Brinker Harding over missing two deadlin...

Republican National Committee sues Nebraska over state election law

The RNC filed a lawsuit against Nebraska over a provision of state election law intended to implement a 2009 federal election law. 

Senate Dem nominee Burbank endorses nonpartisan Ahlman in Nebraska’s 1st District U.S. House race

LINCOLN — Nebraska Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Cindy Burbank, whom the party backed in the May primary election, has endorsed nonpartisan Austin Ahlman in eastern Nebraska’s 1st...

U.S. Senate nominee Cindy Burbank might have to sue to get her name off the general election ballot

LINCOLN — As she did to get on the ballot, Nebraska Democratic Party-backed U.S. Senate candidate Cindy Burbank might have to sue the state to get off it.  Nebraska Attorney Genera...

Nebraska Democratic US Senate candidate Cindy Burbank hasn’t dropped out of the race yet. Will she?

Two months after Nebraska Democrats chose her as their U.S. Senate candidate, Cindy Burbank is still in the race.

Nebraska lawmakers chosen for nonpartisan fellowship for Midwest political leaders

LINCOLN — Two Nebraskans are among 39 state lawmakers selected to participate in a bipartisan training program that each year “identifies and assists promising state leaders” in th...

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.

July 16 | New parties advance, tax shortfall deepens

Your Nebraska Update headlines for today, July 16, include: Nebraska election officials confirmed two groups submitted signatures to form new political parties ahead of November el...

July 8 | Buttigieg to visit Omaha, sheriff felony plea

Your Nebraska Update headlines for today, July 8, include: former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg will campaign in Omaha next week for Democratic congressional candidate De...

‘Never Residents’ Can Vote in Nebraska Elections. This Lawsuit Could Change That.

The state of Nebraska allows U.S. citizens who have never lived in the state and who currently reside overseas to vote in its elections, prompting a lawsuit from the Republican Nat...

Lindstrom launches petition drive to qualify nonpartisan bid for Nebraska governor

LINCOLN — Former state Sen. Brett Lindstrom of Omaha is officially jumping into the 2026 race for Nebraska governor as a nonpartisan candidate. Lindstrom, 45, who served in the Leg...

Nonpartisan candidate Macey Budke will run write-in campaign for Nebraska’s 3rd District

Nebraska's 3rd Congressional District nonpartisan candidate Macey Budke will run a write-in campaign, she announced Tuesday. 

Nebraska officials certify results for May 12 primary election that ran ‘very smoothly’ 

LINCOLN — Nebraska’s top state officials finalized the state’s May primary election results Monday, which also set a countdown clock on when one such official will leave his post....

Advocates end Nebraska property tax, winner-take-all, hand-count ballots petition effort

LINCOLN — Nebraskans will not vote this November on any parts of a multi-pronged petition drive seeking to address property taxes and change key parts of state elections. Eric Unde...

July 15 | Omaha minimum wage vote, tax petition relaunches

Former U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg endorsed CD-2 Democratic nominee Denise Powell during campaign stop at Omaha's Metro Community College, Omaha City Council appro...

Pete Buttigieg says NE-02 candidate Denise Powell will deliver ‘a future that is better’

Buttigieg's visit is among the first high-profile visits by politicians typically seen in the 2nd District during election years.

Time: Democrats Want Something Different, So They Choose a Nazi for Senate

National Democratic Party Group to Help 11 Indiana House Hopefuls

The Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee says it will help 11 Indiana House candidates in their efforts to break the Republican supermajority. Th...

How did Denise Powell beat an Omaha dynasty in NE-02?

OMAHA — Business and nonprofit consultant Denise Powell beat two elected officials who had been on Omaha-area ballots for years, surviving a heated, six-person primary that Democra...