By Erin Bamer | Reporter
“County election offices and the Elections Division have done an excellent job verifying petitions and ensuring candidates were properly filed so that we could certify the general election ballot on time … We are confident that all the appropriate checks have been completed and confirmed despite the rather unusual number of issues we faced this year.” - Nebraska Secretary of State Bob Evnen.
Nebraska Secretary of State Bob Evnen announces the finalization and certification of the candidates and issues that will be advanced to voters at the Nov. 5, 2024, general election. Sept. 13, 2024. (Zach Wendling/Nebraska Examiner)
ELECTION 2026
By Zach Wendling
LINCOLN — Nebraska Secretary of State Bob Evnen has officially finalized Nebraska’s fall 2026 ballot, closing a chapter on a lawsuit-heavy, winding path toward certification.
Attorney Eddie Greim of Kansas City speaks in Lancaster County District Court during a hearing on a lawsuit arguing Nebraska’s medical cannabis laws are preempted by federal law. He represents the plaintiff, former state Sen. John Kuehn, at right. May 20, 2025. (Zach Wendling/Nebraska Examiner)
GOVERNMENT & POLITICS
By Zach Wendling
LINCOLN — The Nebraska Supreme Court on Friday decided a longtime medical cannabis opponent will not have another day in court to try to overturn the state’s voter-approved medical cannabis laws, at least for now.
Facebook owner Meta agreed to pay nearly $18 billion to an array of U.S. states over claims its platforms intentionally addicted teens. (Photo by Anne-Marie Caruso/New Jersey Monitor)
GOVERNMENT & POLITICS
By Fred Knapp, Nebraska Public Media News
Nebraska could receive more than $200 million from the recent multistate settlement with Facebook’s parent company, Meta. But those payments will stretch over 10 years, so they won’t plug the hole in the state’s current budget.
Ron Brown, a former Husker football coach, speaking at the Nebraska capitol on Sept. 10, 2026. (Juan Salinas II/Nebraska Examiner)
ELECTION 2026
By Juan Salinas II
LINCOLN — A group announced a campaign to oppose two statewide ballot measures that seek to legalize and regulate online sports betting in Nebraska.
The U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 13, 2026. (Photo by Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom)
D.C. BUREAU
By Jennifer Shutt
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump tried to maintain power following his loss in the 2020 election by exerting pressure on state election officials to, in some cases, “find” the votes.
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