By Erin Bamer | Reporter
“It’s not that we’re being asked to cut it. They are telling us they are cutting … What he’s saying is that if he were paying us $100 a month to do something, starting this July, he’s now only going to pay us $95.” - University of Nebraska President Jeffrey Gold, on Gov. Jim Pillen’s memo calling for a minimum 5% spending cut for state agencies.
Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen signs official paperwork to certify Nebraska’s May primary election. June 8, 2026. (Zach Wendling/Nebraska Examiner)
GOVERNMENT & POLITICS
By Erin Bamer
LINCOLN — A memo Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen issued last week calling for a minimum 5% spending cut across state agencies has raised questions about whether the governor has the power to impose such a cut without legislative approval.
The Nebraska Board of State Canvassers, composed of State Treasurer Joey Spellerberg, Secretary of State Bob Evnen, Gov. Jim Pillen, Attorney General Mike Hilgers and Auditor of Public Accounts Mike Foley, meets to certify Nebraska’s May 12 primary election. At the podium, speaking to the board, is Deputy Secretary of State Wayne Bena. June 8, 2026. (Zach Wendling/Nebraska Examiner)
ELECTION 2026
By Zach Wendling
LINCOLN — The Democratic National Committee withdrew a request Tuesday to intervene in a lawsuit from the Republican National Committee against a Nebraska voting law.
Pete Buttigieg at Metro Community College in Omaha on July 14, 2026. (Juan Salinas II/Nebraska Examiner)
ELECTION 2026
By Juan Salinas II
OMAHA — Former U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg made the case for Nebraska’s 2nd Congressional District Democratic nominee Denise Powell on Tuesday, saying she could “deliver a future that is better.”
The U.S. Capitol on the evening of Sept. 30, 2025. (Photo by Ashley Murray/States Newsroom)
D.C. BUREAU
By Amelia Twyman
WASHINGTON — The U.S. House voted Tuesday to make daylight saving time permanent nationwide in a bipartisan move that pushes the country one step closer to ending the long-contested ritual of semiannual clock changes.
U.S. Supreme Court Justices Elena Kagan, left, and Amy Coney Barrett testify before the House Appropriations Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee on July 14, 2026. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
D.C. BUREAU
By Jennifer Shutt
WASHINGTON — Members of Congress from both parties indicated Tuesday they will support additional security funding for the U.S. Supreme Court after two justices testified about a sharp rise in threats.
Security stands outside ICE headquarters while the Congressional Hispanic Caucus rallies on Feb. 3, 2026 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Heather Diehl/Getty Images)
IMMIGRATION
By Ariana Figueroa
WASHINGTON — The Department of Homeland Security Tuesday ordered U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to cease vehicle-related enforcement stops, following the deadly shootings of two men in their vehicles, according to multiple media reports.
Vegetables and lettuces at a grocery store in Michigan. Michigan health officials say lettuces and salad greens are emerging as a likely source in the nationwide cyclosporiasis outbreak, which has sickened hundreds of people across 31 states. (Photo by Jon King/Michigan Advance)
HEALTH
By Anna Claire Vollers
As state and federal officials work to identify the source of the recent outbreak of the intestinal illness cyclosporiasis, Michigan health officials have identified lettuces or salad greens as one potential culprit.
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Lindstrom launches independent bid for Nebraska governor | Zach Wendling
Ernie Chambers Library to open Saturday | Cindy Gonzalez
COMMENTARY
EDITOR'S CHOICE
Will Democrat Cindy Burbank drop out of U.S. Senate race? | Juan Salinas II
Nebraska abortions rose nearly 8% in 2025 | Erin Bamer
Pillen pivots focus from primary to general election | Zach Wendling
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