The man's arrest comes nearly 11 months after the Nebraska State Patrol first began investigating him. A state senator told the patrol the 35-year-old had sent an email calling for the torture of a Lancaster County judge.
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When the Apostle Paul was imprisoned in Rome and couldn’t go anywhere or do much of anything, he wrote a letter to the church at Colossae inst…
Over the last week, the Nebraska Legislature debated the main budget bills for the state. These budget bills always tell state senators what t…
While Jim Pillen and Charles Herbster no doubt continue to run out front in the 2022 gubernatorial marathon, last week's candidate forum provided a welcome opening for Sen. Brett Lindstrom and Sen. Carol Blood to attempt to move up the ladder.
Over the past several weeks I have received numerous emails encouraging me to help the governor call for a special session to deal with the va…
Sen. Anna Wishart texted a message that the adventure has been "an incredible experience. … One of the most beautiful places I've ever been to … people and mountain."
"Summit," read a one-word text message from Sen. Tom Brewer of Gordon that was received in Lincoln at 12:16 a.m. Wednesday.
The combination of a billion dollars in federal pandemic recovery assistance and a healthy flow of state revenue offers "some significant opportunities," Speaker of the Legislature Mike Hilgers of Lincoln said.
Matt Williams is a graduate of the University of Nebraska system. He received both his undergraduate and law degrees from the university. Now,…
The state senators and their climbing companions finished their first-day hike, which took them through a rain forest on their way up the mountain.
Sen. Tom Brewer said "everyone is good to go and everyone is in high spirits" with safety checks completed, equipment inspected and medical briefings done.
An effort to convene a special session so senators could consider prohibiting vaccine mandates failed to garner enough support. But the underlying goal of banning mandates is not dead.
Once every 10 years the Nebraska State Legislature must create new district maps for all of our State elected officials. This process is known…
“Thanks to the efforts of several of our great elected officials, the exhibit has been removed from the Missouri State Museum! To God be the glory!” a legislative aide said. A state senator from Kansas City is demanding answers.
"It is important to complete our work by Friday, Sept. 24, and I ask all of you to be available for late-night sessions when floor debate begins through that time so we can complete our work," Speaker Mile Hilgers wrote to state senators.
Daily dashboard information allows businesses, organizations and school districts to make the best informed day-to-day decisions, the 11 senators said.
Last week my consumption tax resolution was debated on the floor of the Legislature. LR11CA is my priority resolution for a constitutional ame…
Alaska Airlines has banned Alaska state Sen. Lora Reinbold for what the airline called "her continued refusal" to follow mask requirements.
A state senator warned that if the legislative process is "perceived to be tainted," it may provide impetus for a commission model similar to that already adopted by a number of states.
A bill that would triple fines against public officials who enact mask mandates and other public health measures and then violate them drew no testimony in support in the Nebraska Legislature.
Sen. Ben Hansen called his bill a "proactive" measure against what he called "egregious oversteps" by local officials during the COVID-19 pandemic.
A day after a nine-member committee of state lawmakers was advised to quarantine due to a COVID-19 exposure, two of the state senators were back at work on Wednesday.
The Omaha-based 2nd District has about 43,700 more residents than what's expected to be the new apportionment for each district, and the rural 3rd District has about 51,400 too few residents.
Redistricting is one of the clear examples of when partisan positions come out in the officially nonpartisan Legislature, as senators seek new district boundaries that benefit their party.
The fundraising arm of the Republican Attorneys General Association issued robocalls urging people to march to the Capitol and "stop the steal." The Nebraska AG said he had no knowledge of the calls.