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Denise Powell, the Democratic nominee for Congress in Nebraska’s 2nd Congressional district, was endorsed Tuesday by the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare, a Washington-based nonprofit focused on protecting access to social services for seniors. The organization’s President and CEO, Max Richtman, announced the endorsement Tuesday before a listening session on the subject…

Powell pointed to a VA inspector general report finding staffing shortages at all 139 VA facilities nationwide — and says she’s hearing directly from Nebraska veterans who are struggling to get the care they’ve earned. She also called out cuts affecting health care, food assistance and housing programs for veterans, arguing that Trump’s budget decisions…

Speaking with reporters Thursday, Sept. 3, Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen was pressed over his past statements that the ballot initiative process “does not represent the people speaking.” Pillen made the remarks during a press conference calling for legislative changes to petitioning, prompted by recent investigations into possible signature fraud across numerous petitions. The governor, joined…

The ACLU of Nebraska urged the Omaha City Council to reconsider permanent police presence in schools as the city weighs renewing its school resource officer agreements. Policy strategist Jason Witmer argued that students of color and students with disabilities are disproportionately pulled into arrests, suspensions and the criminal legal system, calling permanent police presence in…

Attorney General Mike Hilgers is using your tax dollars to override Nebraska voters and make your teens earn less. As families struggle to make ends meet, let him know if this is how you want Nebraska Republicans spending your money.

Republican criticism of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is becoming increasingly public. Nebraska Rep. Don Bacon took to CNN to question whether Hegseth is the right person to lead the Pentagon soon after Republican Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina called on President Donald Trump to replace him. Tillis’ criticism also followed Army Secretary Dan Driscoll’s…

Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers had plenty to say about Birthright Citizenship—until the Supreme Court rejected his stance. Now, the Republican is awfully quiet as he runs for another term.

Nebraska Secretary of State Bob Evnen joined Gov. Jim Pillen and county election officials Thursday, Sept. 3, to preview new legislation aimed at deterring fraud in petition campaigns. The announcement comes after election officials rejected thousands of signatures collected for several Good Government Lincoln charter amendment petitions because of suspected fraud. The investigation has led…

A new COURIER/Reckoning Action poll suggests the Epstein files could become a major issue for voters in the 2026 midterms. In Nebraska, the debate has already surfaced in the US Senate race, where independent Dan Osborn has criticized Republican Sen. Pete Ricketts over a vote tied to releasing Epstein-related records.

Independent U.S. Senate candidate Dan Osborn argued during Nebraska’s Senate debate that the federal 45Z clean-fuel tax credit should be changed so corn growers receive a larger share of the benefit instead of the “lion’s share” going to ethanol producers. He then accused his opponent, Republican Sen. Pete Ricketts, of siding with big corporations over…