By Erin Bamer | Reporter
“Under Nebraska law, when a candidate has declined a nomination by the deadline, the Secretary of State has no discretion to refuse it. For that reason, Cindy Burbank’s name will not appear on the November ballot as the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate.” - Nebraska Secretary of State Bob Evnen, in a Tuesday statement.
Then-U.S. Senate candidate Cindy Burbank, a Democrat, talks with a voter following a town hall for the Democratic nominee for attorney general, Jocelyn Brasher, in Lincoln on June 22, 2026. (Zach Wendling/Nebraska Examiner)
ELECTION 2026
By Juan Salinas II
LINCOLN — After floating the idea of keeping Democrat Cindy Burbank on Nebraska’s ballot for U.S. Senate after she asked to be removed, Secretary of State Bob Evnen announced Tuesday he will allow her to be deleted because the state law doesn’t give him the authority to refuse.
Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen leads an inaugural public roundtable with members of his cabinet. April 20, 2026. (Zach Wendling/Nebraska Examiner)
GOVERNMENT & POLITICS
By Zach Wendling
LINCOLN — Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen has become the latest public official in the U.S. to face threats of violence in what he called a “sobering” experience, following the announcement of felony charges against an Omaha man accused of threatening to shoot his grandchildren and others at their school.
A convoy of more than two dozen school buses, intended as symbols of childhood innocence, traveled about four miles across southwest Omaha to draw attention to child sex trafficking and a stepped up effort to curb the crime. (Photo courtesy of Project Harmony)
PUBLIC SAFETY
By Cindy Gonzalez
OMAHA — A convoy of 30 school buses and a semi-truck disrupted traffic flow Tuesday and created a spectacle as it traveled about four miles across southwest Omaha.
The backroom of the Lancaster County Election Commission office on April 24, 2026. Backers of three petitions seeking to restructure city elections in Lincoln submitted signatures this week to send their ideas to voters in the capital city this November. (Photo by Juan Salinas II/Nebraska Examiner)
ELECTION 2026
By Zach Wendling
LINCOLN — Backers of three petitions seeking to restructure Lincoln city elections submitted signatures this week to send their ideas to voters in the capital city this November.
For decades, federal wildlife officials have protected old-growth forests as critical habitat for northern spotted owls. But a new interpretation of the Endangered Species Act issued by the Trump administration removes protections for wildlife habitat. (Photo by Tom Kogut/U.S. Forest Service via U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Flickr)
ENVIRONMENT & AGRICULTURE
By Alex Brown
The Trump administration is removing protections from the key places where endangered species live, saying states can keep the areas safe.
But experts say states aren’t equipped for the task.
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 — As many as 20,000 unaccompanied immigrant children are at risk of losing their federally funded legal representation due to the Trump administration withholding appropriated funds, immigration attorneys warned Tuesday.
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Nebraska Medical Cannabis Commission moves forward on fees | Zach Wendling
Douglas County sees spike in cyclospora infections | Cindy Gonzalez
COMMENTARY
EDITOR'S CHOICE
US House Speaker Mike Johnson visits Nebraska for Brinker Harding | Juan Salinas II
Walz talks priorities ahead of Nov. 3 gubernatorial election | Zach Wendling
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