By Erin Bamer | Reporter
“I don’t know of many candidates running for office right now who can put a Libertarian, a progressive, a Tea Party guy, a Republican and a bunch of independents in the same room … That says something.” - Former U.S. Rep. Joe Walsh, at a town hall hosted by University of Nebraska at Omaha.
California Democratic U.S. Rep. Ro Khanna, former U.S. Rep. Joe Walsh, former RNC chair Marc Racicot and Dan Osborn during a panel discussion at the University of Nebraska at Omaha on Oct. 24. 2026. (Juan Salinas II/Nebraska Examiner)
ELECTION 2026
At ‘cross-partisan’ town hall, Osborn shares stage with Democrat, ex-Republican and former RNC chair
By Juan Salinas II
OMAHA — Registered nonpartisan Dan Osborn held a town hall Saturday with California Democratic U.S. Rep. Ro Khanna, former U.S. Rep. Joe Walsh, and former Republican National Committee chair Marc Racicot.
“An accessory dwelling unit” is a smaller, secondary home on the same property as a single-family residence. They can take a variety of forms, including a detached smaller home such as the one pictured here. (Courtesy of RL Mace Universal Design Institute)
HOUSING
By Cindy Gonzalez
OMAHA — Omaha is among 14 cities nationwide selected for a Bloomberg Philanthropies program intended to boost creation of local housing — particularly “accessory dwelling units,” known also as granny flats or in-law suites.
Supporters of Ukraine and the Ukrainian people gather outside the Nebraska State Capitol every Saturday to honor the homeland in its continued resistance to Russian invasion, including this weekend on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026, marking the four-year mark of the war. (Zach Wendling/Nebraska Examiner)
COMMENTARY
By George Ayoub
We interrupt this election season to bring you a seismic, geopolitical event: We have met the enemy … and bought him a gift card. Written in Cyrillic.
Voters mark their primary election ballots at Second Presbyterian Church in Little Rock, Arkansas, on March 3, 2026. This year’s statewide ballot measures are written, on average, at a graduate-school reading level, according to a new report. (Photo by John Sykes/Arkansas Advocate)
ELECTION 2026
By Anna Claire Vollers
This year’s statewide ballot measures are written, on average, at a graduate-school reading level, according to a new report.
The readability of 2026’s ballot questions — which ask voters to weigh in on issues as varied as abortion, property taxes, voter ID and firearms — varies by state, political data tracking nonprofit Ballotpedia found in its newest Ballot Measure Readability Report.
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 — Fewer than 5% of U.S. House races are seen by a top political analysis as truly competitive heading into November’s midterm elections, giving relatively few voters the ability to determine which party controls the chamber for the next two years.
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