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OMAHA — An incumbent state senator eyed as the frontrunner for speaker of the Nebraska Legislature has conceded his Omaha-area race in a rematch with his 2022 challenger. State Sen. Brad von Gillern of Elkhorn, in a statement Friday, congratulated state Sen.-elect Cindy Maxwell-Ostdiek of Omaha. Since joining the…
LINCOLN — Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen hasn’t budged on his approach to cap local spending and cover K-12 education costs to alleviate property taxes he’s called for in the past four years. But in 2027, Pillen’s second term begins with a more skeptical, divided Legislature to his ideas than before. Though he is adding a…
LINCOLN — New research from State Auditor Mike Foley into the short-lived executive director of Nebraska’s Public Employees Retirement System showed the director had a tumultuous experience in the agency before he walked off the job. Thomas Pfeifle submitted his resignation to the state retirement board Sept. 21 after…
LINCOLN — Nebraska’s chief information officer, Matthew McCarville, has resigned after serving in the role since 2024. The position is part of Gov. Jim Pillen’s cabinet. The announcement from the Governor’s Office came the day after the general election where voters reelected Pillen to another four years. Pillen…
Powell’s victory in Nebraska's most politically divided and diverse congressional district was part of a historic night for Democrats
LINCOLN — Voters in Nebraska’s capital city widely favored ending off-year elections after 2029 and limiting Lincoln City Council members to two consecutive four-year terms. Lincoln voters saw five city charter amendments on their ballot. Of those, the conservative-led Good Government Lincoln campaign and the blue…
LINCOLN — Voters across Nebraska favored keeping all 48 of the judges who faced up-or-down votes on remaining in office for an additional six years, keeping alive a 16-year streak of no booted jurists. Depending on the county where they live, Nebraska voters saw at least two judges or as many as 15 on their
Nebraska Examiner reporters and student journalists from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and University of Nebraska Omaha captured these moments Tuesday at polling places and candidates’ events.