By Erin Bamer | Reporter
“In three and a half years, this administration has spent through a historic cash reserve, raided cash funds and made billions in commitments with no sustainable way to pay for them … Now Nebraskans are being handed the bill.” - Former state Sen. Brett Lindstrom of Omaha, in a campaign statement for his nonpartisan bid for Nebraska governor.
Former State Sen. Brett Lindstrom of Omaha, 2026 nonpartisan candidate for Nebraska governor. (Photo courtesy of the Lindstrom campaign)
ELECTION 2026
By Zach Wendling
LINCOLN — Former state Sen. Brett Lindstrom of Omaha submitted more than 5,700 signatures Monday in his bid to appear on the ballot as a nonpartisan candidate for Nebraska governor this November.
Cutouts at an Omaha office of the Nebraska Democratic Party on April 3, 2026. (Juan Salinas II/ Nebraska Examiner)
GOVERNMENT & POLITICS
By Juan Salinas II
LINCOLN — A former employee of the Nebraska Democratic Party is suing the party, alleging sex discrimination and retaliation.
State Sen. Margo Juarez of Omaha. Jan. 15, 2025. (Zach Wendling/Nebraska Examiner)
GOVERNMENT & POLITICS
By Cindy Gonzalez
OMAHA — State Sen. Margo Juarez of South Omaha said Monday she has been diagnosed with breast cancer but is optimistic about the treatment plan she and doctors have in place.
A 10-year-old Honduran immigrant who came into the United States as an unaccompanied minor carries her baby cousin on April 25, 2021, after reuniting with extended family in Sellersburg, Indiana. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)
IMMIGRATION
By Ariana Figueroa
WASHINGTON — More than 20,000 unaccompanied immigrant children Monday lost their legal representation because the Trump administration has not entered into a new agreement to take over their legal services after it let a longstanding contract with a nonprofit expire.
The U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C., amid fog on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024. (Photo by Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom)
D.C. BUREAU
By Jacob Fischler
WASHINGTON —The U.S. Senate voted Monday to advance a bipartisan measure to keep the federal government funded through Dec. 11 and pause the Trump administration’s effort to add controversial new criteria for federal grants.
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COMMENTARY
EDITOR'S CHOICE
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Nebraska Democrats vow to fight Forbes’ ‘disingenuous’ lawsuit | Juan Salinas II
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