LINCOLN PD PROBING CONTRACT: The Lincoln Police Department is now investigating a $2.5 million no-bid emergency contract between the Nebraska Department of Economic Development and a Lincoln contractor Gov. Jim Pillen recommended.
From Zach Wendling:
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The Lincoln police are now investigating a $2.5 million no-bid contract flagged by the state auditor as the Nebraska State Patrol handed over the case “due to a potential conflict of interest.”
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The Douglas County GOP challenged the candidacy of Democrat Mark Martinez for county sheriff.
Martinez campaign staff says election officials assured them he met the requirements to run
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The Pentagon said Tuesday that about 140 U.S. service members have been wounded in conflict with Iran.
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During the budget debate, several Nebraska lawmakers are talking about the state’s Secretary of State's decision to hand over voter data to the DOJ.
Politico linked to our coverage of the Nebraska Senate race as "both Democrats and Republicans are accusing one another of putting ‘plants’ in the field to split votes."
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A conservative-leaning group is starting a signature-gathering effort to let Nebraska voters limit sports participation in public K-12 and college to whether a team is male, female or mixed.
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The arrest of a Nashville Noticias reporter on Wednesday “indicated retaliation against Rodríguez in violation of the First Amendment due to her work as a journalist, including reporting on ICE," her attorneys wrote.
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Well then it's a fact lol
Fun fact: Lindstrom has been a registered Republican since at least 2000. The same year I was born.
Former Omaha State Sen. Brett Lindstrom was running for the GOP U.S. House nomination in NE-02 until late January.
Now, he has abandoned his Republican label.
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Trump has privately shown serious interest in U.S. ground troops in Iran
“not focused on a large-scale ground invasion of Iran, but….a small contingent of U.S. troops that would be used for specific strategic purposes,”
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The White House posting a tweet with GTA San Andreas theme playing is something I could never imagine happening.
Texas Rep. Tony Gonzales*
Nebraska Rep. Don Bacon told me he thinks Texas Rep. Tony Gonzalez should withdraw from his race, siding with House leadership
Bacon added that Gonzalez is a friend, but “actions have consequences.”
Nebraska legislative Speaker John Arch on the budget fight, trying to appeal to the legislature being unicameral.
An interesting comparison between the Montana and Nebraska Democratic Parties.
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Nebraska U.S. Sen. Pete Ricketts and Sen. Deb Fischer joined most of the GOP to vote against an attempt to rein in the war in Iran, handing President Donald Trump what amounts to an endorsement of his five-day military campaign
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Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers started his news conference on his lawsuit against Roblox by pointing out there were two Examiner reporters in the room.
He asked, "I don't know who's the designated survivor for your team." Which in this case would be @erinbamer.bsky.social
As Nebraska’s all-Republican federal delegation supports President Donald Trump’s U.S. war with Iran, some Democrats and at least one non-partisan candidate who are challenging them have criticized Trump’s decision to strike Iran
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There are dueling allegations of planted candidates in the Nebraska Senate race and plenty of denials.
Two candidates are being accused of being “plants” to help Republican U.S. Sen. Pete Ricketts and candidate Dan Osborn.
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Nebraska Gov Jim Pillen's campaign released a statement on Herbster not running:
“Nebraska Republicans are united headed into the fall, and we look forward to a campaign focused on a conservative vision for Nebraska’s future.”
NE-02 Democratic primary now has 7 Democrats running.
While Pillen does face a group of primary challengers in Sheila Korth-Focken, Jacy Todd, and Gary L. Rogge. Herbster was considered a serious threat to Pillen in Nebraska political circles.
Trump donor Charles Herbster will not run for Nebraska governor.
There will be no Republican rematch of 2022 for the Nebraska governor this cycle.
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Nebraska State’s top election official spent last year reestablishing his conservative chops to fend off a potential GOP challenger — it didn’t stop Scott Petersen from challenging Bob Evnen from the right
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