By Erin Bamer | Reporter
Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen and former Democratic state Sen. Lynne Walz of Fremont are the 2026 Republican and Democratic candidates for Nebraska governor. (Photos by Zach Wendling/Nebraska Examiner)
ELECTION 2026
By Zach Wendling
LINCOLN — In the final weeks of the race for Nebraska governor, the Republican and Democratic candidates have received some of their largest donations from their respective governors’ associations.
The 2026 Nebraska candidates running for: governor and lieutenant governor (first row); attorney general, secretary of state, state treasurer, auditor of public accounts and Public Service Commission (second row); Legislature (rows three through six, arranged by legislative district); and State Board of Education and University of Nebraska Board of Regents (bottom row, from left, arranged by district). (Photos courtesy of the candidates/campaigns | Nebraska Capitol photo by Zach Wendling/Nebraska Examiner)
ELECTION 2026
By Zach Wendling
LINCOLN — As Nebraskans head to the polls Tuesday, they will vote in some of the most expensive races in state history — and in a year when candidates and statewide ballot measure campaigns have already raised more than $63 million.
Former State Treasurer Tom Briese, a former state senator who is also one of the newest members of the the Nebraska Economic Forecasting Advisory Board, during a board meeting at the Nebraska State Capitol on Oct. 30, 2026, in Lincoln. (Photo by Zach Wendling/Nebraska Examiner)
ICYMI
By Erin Bamer
LINCOLN — Nebraska lawmakers will likely enter the 2027 session looking to fill a projected budget deficit around $200 million, but a larger problem emerged for the next two-year budget after new economic forecasts dropped Friday.
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COMMENTARY
By George Ayoub
While broadcasters, social media and others who make money during political campaigns back their cash-filled trucks up to the bank, silence is returning. It’s a welcome sound. We may argue over results, laugh at new conspiracy theories and breathe sighs of relief or resignation, but the political advertising avalanche goes quiet this week.
The Fairview mansion, built around 1901 for William Jennings Bryan and his wife, Mary, is now up and off of its foundation and ready to be relocated Nov. 7, weather permitting. (Courtesy of Bryan Health)
LABOR & GROWTH
By Cindy Gonzalez
LINCOLN — Nebraska’s capital city is preparing for an unprecedented spectacle Saturday.
One of Lincoln’s two prestigious National Historic Landmarks — the 125-year-old Fairview mansion built for political heavyweight William Jennings Bryan and his wife, Mary — will be relocated to a different corner of the hospital campus that grew around it.
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EDITOR'S CHOICE
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