Andrew Wegley

Two of Nebraska's Republican incumbent congressmen coasted to reelection to the House of Representatives on Election Day while a third — Rep.

Republicans retained their 33-seat majority in Nebraska's formally nonpartisan Legislature following Tuesday's election and could feasibly capture 34 seats as one race remained too close to call Wednesday.

Charles Herbster, the Falls City cattle producer who ran for governor in Nebraska's 2022 GOP primary, is among candidates to be the next U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, Politico reported.

A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit an inmate at Nebraska's only women's prison filed last year over water quality issues that have plagued the prison for years.

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Nebraska filed an antirust lawsuit against four of the country's largest semi truck manufacturers over an agreement they signed with California

Nebraska filed an antitrust lawsuit against four of the country's largest semi truck manufacturers over an agreement they signed with California

After his unsuccessful bid to unseat Nebraska Sen. Deb Fischer, Dan Osborn has launched a political action committee focused on championing working class issues and candidates.

Nebraska's auditor on Wednesday questioned the creation of a private foundation that has helped fund the secretary of state's overseas trade missions for two years but is "beholden to no one."

Gov. Jim Pillen picked the former head of Nebraska's National Guard to lead the troubled Nebraska State Historical Society after the agency's last director allegedly mishandled more than $270,000.