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After President Trump canceled plans to sign the bipartisan affordable housing bill last week, Sen. Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.) is urging him to reconsider. Ricketts says the bill would help reduce housing costs and that he’d tell the president to “take a win.”

Watch to learn how Nebraska waived the federal definition of “food” to ban the use of SNAP to purchase things like candy or soda, until a federal judge stepped in and blocked them.

Independent Nebraska congressional candidate Austin Ahlman says the U.S. needs to stop pouring money into foreign wars with no clear endgame.

Independent Nebraska Senate candidate Dan Osborn says his campaign is being powered by everyday donors, while Republican opponent Sen. Pete Ricketts is relying heavily on money tied to his wealthy family. Speaking at a press conference, Osborn said his average donation comes from working people. He then pointed to federal campaign finance reports that he…

Nebraska Sen. Pete Ricketts urged Congress to pass a bipartisan Russia sanctions bill championed by the late Sen. Lindsey Graham, arguing it would increase economic pressure on Vladimir Putin and countries helping finance Russia’s war in Ukraine. Ricketts said the legislation would expand sanctions on Russian banks, oligarchs and the country’s “shadow fleet,” while giving…

During debate this week on a proposed citywide ordinance to raise the minimum wage, Omaha City Council President Danny Begley recited an Irish heritage parable to describe his persistence in defending his proposal, despite possible legal challenges.

The Cass County Planning and Zoning Commission voted nearly unanimously Monday to forward proposed data center regulations and a moratorium to the County Board of Commissioners. Local residents filled the room for public testimony. If approved, Cass County would join a growing number of Nebraska counties moving to pause data center development.

Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen recently directed state agencies to cut spending, including a 5% reduction across agency budgets, a hiring freeze on most new positions, and tighter limits on travel, technology upgrades, and other expenses as the state works to close a projected budget shortfall. Erin Feichtinger argues those cuts won’t just reduce government spending—they…

Former US Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg stopped in Omaha on Tuesday to campaign for Denise Powell, the Democratic nominee in Nebraska’s 2nd Congressional District, known as the “Blue Dot.” Buttigieg argued the race is winnable for Democrats if they organize, framing Powell as a forward-looking candidate and her Republican opponent, Brinker Harding, as “politics…

Residents in Cass County, Nebraska, showed up in big numbers Monday to ask their local officials to pause development of a massive data center in their area.