Nebraska lawmakers hold public hearings on winner-take-all for Electoral College votes
“Winner-take-all tends to depress voter turnout. It does so by creating the perception among many people that voting doesn’t matter when the outcome is all but predetermined. This is especially true ...
Lawmakers hear testimony on measure to preempt government-imposed rent control
Real estate representatives told state lawmakers Wednesday what they feel is coming: attempts by cities in Nebraska to ...
Disaster responders say ending FEMA would move tasks and costs to states, local governments
President Donald Trump’s call to possibly eliminate the Federal Emergency Management Agency has Nebraska officials waiting ...
Dani Busboom Kelly gets standing ovation at Nebraska basketball game
Former Nebraska volleyball coach John Cook and his successor, Dani Busboom Kelly, got standing ovations at the Husker ...
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Defenders of Nebraska’s ‘blue dot’ come out in force against winner-take-all at hearing
Nebraskans came out Thursday to criticize and mostly defend the state's unusual system of awarding Electoral College votes ...
Photos: Nebraska men's basketball hosts Illinois
Nebraska's Andrew Morgan (23), Illinois' Morez Johnson Jr. (21) and Nebraska's Sam Hoiberg (1) reach out for the rebound ...
Former Nebraska Congressman Brad Ashford honored at VA clinic he helped build
Former and the late c Thursday. Ashford was recognized for his work with veterans including the passing of the CHIP IN for ...
'Blue Dot' supporters sound off on winner-take-all legislation
Voters wanting to protect Nebraska's "Blue Dot" packed a legislative hearing Wednesday to oppose two measures that would return the state to "winner-take-all" for presidential elections.
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Lawmaker pitches state climate office to better respond to climate change
A Nebraska lawmaker pitches a "state climate office" to better coordinate the state's response to climate change.
Nebraska, Iowa leaders share their reactions to tragic plane crash near Washington, D.C.
Elected officials from Nebraska and Iowa shared their thoughts on the deadly midair crash involving a plane and an Army ...
Dave Feit: A Pivotal Time for Nebraska Volleyball as a Torch is Passed
What a ride it's been.'  Those words, in a tweet announcing John Cook's retirement, shocked Husker Nation on Wednesday afternoon.  Twenty-one minutes later, a ...
First-Time Filmmaker Cole Webley Gets Why ‘Omaha’ Will ‘Not Be for Every Human Out There’
Webley, previously known for his TV commercials, called Robert Machoian’s “Omaha” script “incredible.” He was specifically struck by the screenplay’s “purity,” Webley said in the IndieWire Studio, ...