Now that Texas Gov. Greg Abbott — who has ardently opposed masks and vaccine mandates to stem the pandemic — has tested positive for COVID, it’s time to turn our attention to one of his understudies, Nebraska’s own
Gov. Pete Ricketts and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis have joined a small group of GOP governors who seem bent on making sure their citizens contract COVID. They refuse to issue mask mandates or other
One year ago, with the country at a crossroads, President Biden unveiled his Build Back Better Agenda. Facing a raging pandemic, unprecedented economic downturn, profound climate crisis, and persistent racial injustices, President
The following op-ed was written by Dulce Sherman, chair of the NDP’s Latinx Caucus Chair, Precious McKesson, Black Caucus chair and Colette Yellow Robe, Native Caucus chair and appeared in the Lincoln
Nebraska State Sens. Machaela Cavanaugh, Jen Day, Megan Hunt, John McCollister, Terrell McKinney, Carol Blood, Matt Hansen, John Cavanaugh, Patty Pansing Brooks, Tony Vargas and Adam Morfeld sent a letter today to
NDP Chair Jane Kleeb praised the U.S. Senate’s passage Tuesday of the $1 trillion, bipartisan infrastructure bill, but called out Sen. Ben Sasse for voting against the measure and creating jobs. Senators
Democratic National Committee and Nebraska Democratic Party officials issued statements Monday to mark the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples. Said DNC Chair Jaime Harrison and DNC Native Caucus Chair Rion
On the 56th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, DNC Chair Jaime Harrison and DNC Vice Chair for Civic Engagement and Voter Participation Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms released the following statement reaffirming
Our dear ol’ Nebraska Republicans are trying to outdo themselves with public displays of seemingly inexhaustible idiocy. Gov. Pete Ricketts continues his comedic campaign to undermine anything proposed by President Biden and
President Biden and Vice President Harris support the Senate’s passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, the largest long-term investment in our infrastructure and competitiveness in nearly a century. The need
As a select House committee listened Tuesday to the emotional and gripping testimony and watched the body-cam videos of four police officers who defended lawmakers during the Jan. 6 Capitol attack by
NDP Chair Jane Kleeb hailed progress made Wednesday in the U.S. Senate to move toward passage of the bipartisan, $1 trillion infrastructure bill, but called out Sens. Ben Sasse and Deb Fischer