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A memo issued last week by Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen calls for state agencies to cut spending by 5% and freeze hiring for most positions — and it’s only one of several major stories unfolding this week in Nebraska politics. Courier Nebraska spoke with Justin Hubly, executive director of the Nebraska Association of Public Employees,…

The Omaha City Council will vote Tuesday, July 14, on a citywide ordinance to restore the original language of Nebraska’s 2022 voter-approved minimum wage ballot initiative. Council President Danny Begley introduced the ordinance and told Courier Nebraska that “this is worth fighting for.”

A North Carolina petition circulator is in Nebraska openly explaining why he’s collecting signatures. He says he’s being paid $17 per signature to gather names for the Nebraska Working Peoples Party petition—and adds: “If you’re a Republican, it’s going to take votes away from the Democrats.” The same man has now been spotted multiple times…

During a town hall in Bellevue this week, Nebraska 1st District Rep. Mike Flood (R) faced tough questions from constituents, including one who asked how citizens are supposed to protect themselves from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers acting outside the law.

Here are a few exchanges from Tuesday night’s public town hall with Nebraska 1st District Rep. Mike Flood. Constituents pressed their Republican representative on a number of issues, including the Big Beautiful Bill, food insecurity, and divisive rhetoric from the Trump administration.

Nebraska’s 1st District Rep. Mike Flood (R) cited allegations of election fraud in other states in expressing his support for the SAVE Act at a public townhall in Bellevue on Tuesday. The legislation’s stated goal is to make sure only U.S. citizens vote in federal elections, which is already law and subject to enforcement. Noncitizen…

In June, Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers filed yet another multistate lawsuit—this time against California for its single-use plastics crackdown. ✏️: Jonny Lupsha

During a townhall hosted in Bellevue on Tuesday, Nebraska 1st District Rep. Mike Flood (R) cited disputed statistics and defended support from AIPAC and the Israeli government when pressed about big money donors by constituents.

The Omaha City Council will soon consider a local ordinance that would restore language from Nebraska’s 2022 minimum wage ballot measure, including annual cost-of-living increases and the elimination of a youth subminimum wage created by lawmakers. Gab Rima, co-founder of Strongly Worded Letters Omaha, testified in support of the ordinance before the council in June.

A new Nebraska petition could change how much power lawmakers have to alter voter-approved laws. The campaign turned in more than 186,500 signatures on Thursday. Now, state officials will determine whether it qualifies for November’s ballot. Read more at our link in bio.