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Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers speaks into microphones in front of an American flag backdrop.

Nebraska AG gets involved in case to force state Dem Party to replace former Senate candidate

Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers gave notice to a Lancaster County district judge that he plans to be heard on a lawsuit that seeks to force the state Democratic Party to replace its former Senate candidate. 

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Radio Free America: Don’t be a J6 Democrat

Democratic influencers are demanding Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear replace Mitch McConnell with a Democrat. There are just two small problems: McConnell is still alive, and Kentucky law explicitly forbids it.

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116 overseas voters are registered to vote under a Nebraska law targeted by the RNC

A total of 116 overseas Nebraska voters are registered to vote under a state law being challenged by the Republican National Committee, according to new data from the Nebraska Secretary of State’s Office.

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Pete Ricketts PAC funded Ken Paxton after plea deal sent convicted child abuser to Nebraska

FEC records show Nebraska Sen. Pete Ricketts’ leadership PAC donated $5,000 to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s U.S. Senate campaign on June 17. The contribution came shortly after local officials in Papillion, Nebraska, required a convicted child abuser released under a Paxton plea deal to register as a sex offender.

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Democrat Cindy Burbank files paperwork to drop out of Nebraska U.S. Senate race

Cindy Burbank, Nebraska’s Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate race, submitted paperwork Friday to remove herself from the November ballot, a move that could clear the way for nonpartisan candidate Dan Osborn to challenge incumbent Republican Sen. Pete Ricketts.

Governor Jim Pillen sits at a table and uses a blue pen to sign paperwork behind a nameplate reading "Jim Pillen Governor."
Pillen memo calling for 5% cut across Nebraska agencies raises questions about governor’s authority

For the University of Nebraska, a 5% cut could subtract $36 million from its newly approved operating budget

Push to add limits on school sports participation to Nebraska Constitution gathers 211k signatures

A ballot measure that would let Nebraska voters decide whether to limit sports participation in public K-12 schools and colleges to teams that are biologically male, female or co-ed has enough signatures to be on the November ballot, the conservative-leaning group behind it announced Tuesday. 

Pillen vetoes bill defining snow/ice removal, flood management as ‘emergency management’ duties
Plan ‘C’ for compromise: Nebraska lawmakers advance budget bills to final debate after gridlock
Nebraska Legislature passes law capping annual minimum wage bumps, creates ‘youth’ wage below $15