Nebraska Politics Information Directory

In our previous post on the Nebraska Governor's race, we referenced the Rasmussen Reports poll which took a snapshot of Nebraska on a few issues. The one we didn't address (because, frankly, it was Saturday afternoon) was the poll ...

Second, Obama's superb campaign organization won the NE-2 but was not able to carry their guy across the finish line. As we have seen in races around the rest of the country, Obama's organization was a one-hit-wonder. ...

A new Rassmussen Reports poll out today on the Nebraska Governor's race. Looks like this: Dave Heineman (R): 61% Mark Lakers (D): 23% Other: 2% Undecided: 14% Recall that back in 2006, after taking out Tom Osborne in the Primary, ...

A quick Separated at Birth for ye: 1st Congressional District Democrat candidate Ivy Harper and SNL star Kristen Wiig. *** The other day Congressman Lee Terry, State state Senator Tom White and others joined at a candidate forum to talk ...

I think Scott Kleeb should run for Governor so he can complete the "Trifecta of Loser-dom", of Nebraska political office. 2:24 PM, February 18, 2010. Anonymous said... When did they start having a buffet before CC meetings? ...

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mark Lakers said Thursday he supports legislation to provide prenatal assistance for all low-income pregnant women, including illegal immigrants. "I think it's responsible both from a financial and policy point of ...

Over the past 14 months the state has received about $25,000 from companies considering putting up wind farms on the state-owned land that is set aside for funding education. That's the beginning of a pot of money Sen. Ken Haar of Malcolm would like ...

The release of the monthly unemployment report has spawned something of a ritual of late in Washington. Within minutes of the number being made public, statements come from Republicans and Democrats alike. White House advisers then offer their spin ...

A top House Democrat says the leadership may be able to pass President Barack Obama's health care overhaul without resolving a dispute over abortion. Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Henry Waxman said Thursday that the leadership will try to ...

WASHINGTON - House Democratic leaders Thursday walked their rank-and-file members through last-minute agreements that could move President Barack Obama's overhaul of the nation's health care system a step closer to reality. Although some issues ...

The following products are being recalled because they could be contaminated with salmonella, an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children and others with weakened immune systems: Dutch Valley Food Distributors ...

WASHINGTON - A final agreement nearly in hand, President Barack Obama and Democratic leaders are about to embark on one last sales job that will determine the outcome of the president's signature health care overhaul. It will come down to a ...

Touting a new initiative to reduce waste in Medicare, Medicaid and other government programs, President Barack Obama traveled to suburban St. Louis Wednesday to keep up momentum behind his push to complete work on a health overhaul this month. Obama ...

President Barack Obama is pushing Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to go further than Obama has previously disclosed to strip the final health care reform bill of the narrow deals aimed at appeasing specific senators. The president wants to ...

President Barack Obama shakes hands as he leaves a reception in the East Room of the White House in Washington Tuesday, March 9, 2010. (ASSOCIATED PRESS) WASHINGTON — A final agreement nearly in hand, President Barack Obama and Democratic leaders ...