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News & Observer
March 20, 2018
A special unit at the Nebraska State Penitentiary houses men who once served in the military and are trying to find a way back to their core values. The Veterans Service Group began in December 2016 with 40 beds, the Lincoln Journal Star reported . Officials hoped that putting like-minded people withÃâà...
Fremont Tribune
March 20, 2018
Following the convention, there will be a Dodge County GOP Social Fundraiser. The fundraiser will be held from 7-9 p.m. with guest speakers: Nebraska Auditor of Public Accounts – Auditor Charlie Janssen, candidate for state treasurer – Senator John Murante, candidate for Nebraska Secretary of StateÃâà...
Omaha World-Herald
March 20, 2018
Royal, citing his financial background, said he wants the treasurer to take a more active role on the Nebraska Investment Finance Council, which makes ... Burke Harr of Omaha is no fan of Murante's politics or his penchant to push divisive wedge issues that clog up the Legislature, but he describes MuranteÃâà...
Seattle Times
March 20, 2018
In this Wednesday, March 1, 2017 photo, Nebraska State Supreme Court Chief Justice Mike Heavican, left, talks with Justice John Wright, in Lincoln, Neb. Wright, who served 24 years on the state's highest court, died Sunday, March 18, 2018, after a long undisclosed illness. He was 72.
Virginian-Pilot
March 20, 2018
(AP) — Omaha Mayor Jean Stothert is endorsing Bob Evnen for Nebraska Secretary of State. Evnen's campaign announced the support ... He is a member of the Nebraska Republican Party Executive Committee and has also served as legal counsel for the party. The GOP primary election will be held inÃâà...
Omaha World-Herald
March 18, 2018
Murante says he'd like to see the office join more political debates, including property tax relief and using 529 plans to pay for private K-12 schooling. ... Burke Harr of Omaha is no fan of Murante's politics or his penchant to push divisive wedge issues that clog up the Legislature, but he describes Murante asÃâà...
Seattle Times
March 13, 2018
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska lawmakers have advanced a bill that would give state employees a new health care option that minimizes the role of insurance. Lawmakers gave the measure first-round approval on Monday with a 30-0 vote. State workers could enroll in a so-called direct primary careÃâà...
Seattle Times
March 13, 2018
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska has again won a national award for its efforts to promote economic development. Gov. Pete Ricketts announced Monday that the state received the 2017 Governor's Cup accolade from Site Selection magazine, which caters to corporate executives, real estate professionalsÃâà...
MDJOnline.com
March 13, 2018
Secretary of State John Gale rejected Davis' appeal, ruling that changing from nonpartisan to Democrat did not constitute a change of political party. The Nebraska Supreme Court will hear Davis' appeal of the Secretary of State's order. In the motion filed Monday, Krist's attorney, David Domina, reiteratedÃâà...
Lincoln Journal Star
March 13, 2018
"The ACLU is fabricating charges in a desperate attempt to try to overturn the will of the people of Nebraska," Ricketts said. ... look into whether the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services and the Nebraska State Penitentiary illegally used DEA drug registrations to obtain drugs for executing inmates.
Omaha World-Herald
March 10, 2018
Five candidates for office in Nebraska's May 15 primary have been removed from the ballot because of filing errors, the Secretary of State's Office ... Industrial organizational psychologist Anne Herman was removed from the District 4 race to replace University of Nebraska Regent Bob Whitehouse ofÃâà...
Roll Call
March 1, 2018
The Democratic party of Nebraska has asked the Office of Congressional Ethics to review Rep. Don Bacon's official Twitter account for political activity. The request stems from two tweets the Omaha Republican published, one last November and the other in January, criticizing his predecessor, formerÃâà...
Omaha World-Herald
February 23, 2018
“Some will say this is bad red state politics,” Raybould says. “But as a fourth-generation Nebraskan and a woman of faith, protecting kids from weapons designed to kill as many people as possible is worth risking an election over.” University of Nebraska-Lincoln political science professor John Hibbing saidÃâà...
Omaha World-Herald
December 31, 1999
“Both in the Nebraska Unicameral and in the U.S. Senate, Senator Fischer has a clear record of being an advocate for local control and public education,” Fischer campaign spokeswoman Allison Bedell said, citing Fischer's two decades as a local school board member in north-central Nebraska.
Omaha World-Herald
December 31, 1999
Charles Thone — governor, congressman, Republican Party stalwart and one of Nebraska's most highly regarded citizens — died Wednesday. ... He reached the top political position in the state as governor, won election to Congress four times and achieved respect from both sides of the political aisle.
Norfolk Daily News
December 31, 1999
NORFOLK'S Jesse Casas Ferguson is a first-generation college student at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln working toward a degree that will help him ... LINCOLN — In an era defined by political extremes, Nebraska's Jesse Casas Ferguson is eyeing a career to develop public policy from the middle.
Omaha World-Herald
December 31, 1999
The Nebraska Secretary of State's Office audits votes, meaning employees hand-count randomly selected precincts to double-check that the voting equipment worked. Iowa recently passed a law to do the same. Pate and two staffers have obtained a security clearance from the federal government to workÃâà...
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