By Erin Bamer | Reporter
“The process of bounty signature gathering is sabotaging legitimate petition initiative efforts. It’s as simple as that … It’s not the Nebraska way.” - Gov. Jim Pillen, sharing his thoughts on flaws with Nebraska’s petition laws.
Lancaster County Election Commissioner Todd Wiltgen speaks at a news conference alongside Nebraska Secretary of State Bob Evnen, Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen and Hall County Election Commissioner Tracy Overstreet, from left, at a news conference in the Nebraska State Capitol on Sept. 3, 2026. (Photo by Zach Wendling/Nebraska Examiner)
ELECTION 2026
By Zach Wendling
LINCOLN — Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen, Secretary of State Bob Evnen and multiple county election officials are calling for changes to petitioning in the state amid multiple investigations of possibly fraudulent signatures statewide.
University of Nebraska President Jeffrey Gold gives his State of the University speech in the Capitol Rotunday on Sept. 3, 2026. (Juan Salinas II/Nebraska Examiner)
EDUCATION
By Juan Salinas II
LINCOLN — University of Nebraska President Jeffrey Gold sought Thursday to make the case for NU’s request for more money in the state budget as the Nebraska Legislature braces to address the state’s financial woes in the upcoming legislative session.
The University of Nebraska Board of Regents held a special meeting Tuesday to approve sharing governance of the Nebraska Medicine healthcare system with the Omaha Community Foundation. (Fred Knapp/Nebraska Public Media News)
EDUCATION
By Fred Knapp
The University of Nebraska Board of Regents gave the final go-ahead Tuesday to share governance of the Nebraska Medicine healthcare system with Omaha philanthropists and bring in money to expand facilities.
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins spoke Sept. 1, 2026 at the Farm Progress Show in Iowa. (Photo by Cami Koons/Iowa Capital Dispatch)
ICYMI
By Cami Koons
BOONE – Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins said Tuesday that a U.S. decision to lower certain tariffs on ground beef imports has highlighted the importance of working to bring more U.S. food production on-shore.
A Utah County election worker picks up mailed ballots from the United States Postal Service office on Oct. 26, 2020 in Provo, Utah. (Photo by George Frey/Getty Images)
D.C. BUREAU
By Jacob Fischler
President Donald Trump’s executive order placing new restrictions on mail-in voting would assign state officials a Herculean task to reach compliance before the crucial midterm elections.
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