"The reason why rural senators have to reach into Lincoln is because there is not enough political will to move two seats from rural Nebraska"…
The Legislature sent its high-profile congressional and legislative redistricting proposals on their way Tuesday to near-certain enactment aft…
Lawmakers on the Nebraska Legislature's Redistricting Committee voted along party lines to advance a congressional district map that splits Do…
Pleas to protect Nebraska's rural legislative districts dominated Tuesday at the first of three public hearings on proposals for redrawing pol…
The Legislature's Redistricting Committee introduced competing Republican and Democratic versions of the redistricting plans but will have to …
Supporters must acquire a currently estimated 124,000 signatures that include the names of at least 5% of the registered voters in 38 of the s…
Omaha state senator announces candidacy for Democratic nomination for 2nd District seat held by Republican Rep. Don Bacon.
Talk of possibly redeveloping the gas station on the corner of 70th and Vine into something else, potentially apartments, has sparked oppositi…
There was some tension in the room as the nine-member special committee met to lay the groundwork for how to proceed, but split votes on a cou…
The Lincoln-Lancaster County Planning Commission will hold a public hearing Wednesday on proposed regulations for properties that rent through…
Olsson, a licensed pilot and professional engineer, and Behmer, a Realtor, have both said they support levying a property tax to pay for a nea…
Republican Roy Christensen, the third incumbent in the race, finished in fourth place, according to unofficial final results.
The Lincoln Journal Star posed questions for candidates on the May 4 general election ballot. Read the responses and watch the videos from Lin…
Roy Christensen grew up living in cities across the country, but when he got to Lincoln, he stayed, a testament to the city's quality of life,…
Bennie Shobe, who grew up in Kentucky, came to Nebraska to earn his doctorate and stayed. He wants to bridge the gap that exists between Linco…
Sandra Washington turned her love for the outdoors into a career with the National Park Service, gaining nearly 25 years of community planning…
“I’ve always been interested in politics, as long as I can remember,” said the mom of seven children who landed in Lincoln in the early 2000s.
Eric Burling, a Lincoln native who started his own education consulting business with his wife, didn't like the way the country was heading an…
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Tom Beckius' experience on the Lincoln-Lancaster County Planning Commission convinced him to run for City Council. “I was seeing opportunities…
Board Chairman Nick Cusick asked one candidate to drop out and support two other candidates, all in an effort to prevent the other candidate i…
Lancaster County Election Commissioner David Shively said more than 40,000 early vote ballots were to be mailed Monday and voters who requeste…
LIBA PAC backs Republicans Roy Christensen and Mary Hilton, as well as Democrat Tom Beckius in the May 4 general election for three at-large c…
Learn about the candidates' positions on the issues before voting. Two will be elected in the May 4 general election.
Learn about the six at-large Lincoln City Council candidates' positions on the issues before voting in the May 4 general election.
Learn about the candidates' positions on the issues before voting in the May 4 general election.
Kathy Danek, who has represented District 1 in northeast Lincoln since 2001, won 41% of the vote, followed by Christina Campbell, a licensed i…
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