Douglas County election officials reminded the public on Tuesday that there’s no statewide elections this year.

State senators with the Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee gathered at the Capitol Friday morning, for a hearing on the ballot initiative and referendum process in Nebraska.

Another candidate for state legislature has entered their name into the race, this time for a seat representing the southern and western portions of Sarpy County.

The six Democrats brought in a combined $1.03 million this quarter, hinting at how expensive the primary and general elections will be.

Among a recent rash of bad ideas comes two recycled clangers for Nebraskans: Hand counting paper ballots for all state elections and adopting a winner-take-all format to determine the state’s presidential electors.

In the past few months, I outlined six initiative petitions that have been filed with the Nebraska Secretary of State’s Office and are currently in circulation for the 2026 General

Democrat Denise Powell has outraised all other candidates in the race for Nebraska's 2nd Congressional District, while Brinker Harding has outraised his Republican opponent.

Since their devastating defeat in the 2024 election, Democrats have been confronting the party’s shortcomings, including their failure to connect with the working class. Tim Shenk, a historian and assistant professor at George Washington University,