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Republican Don Bacon wins fifth term to US House representing Nebraska’s Omaha-based district
2 months ago

Republican Don Bacon wins fifth term to US House representing Nebraska’s Omaha-based district

Associated Press  

— Republican Don Bacon has been elected to a fifth House term representing Nebraska’s Omaha-based 2nd District, following the latest vote results in the tight race released nearly three days after the polls closed. But the district’s support for Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate Tim Walz — a Nebraska native — failed to translate into a win …

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Why is Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst stumping for Trump in Nebraska?
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Why is Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst stumping for Trump in Nebraska?

Raw Story  

OMAHA — Iowa U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst crossed the Missouri River on Saturday to encourage more than 100 Republican volunteers in Nebraska’s 2nd Congressional District to spend the next few weeks knocking on voters’ doors for former President Donald Trump. “You know Nebraskans support Donald Trump, but this is a swing area.” Trump said something similar about the importance of …

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Harris competing for a single electoral vote in Nebraska as Trump fails to get rules changed
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Harris competing for a single electoral vote in Nebraska as Trump fails to get rules changed

Associated Press  

OMAHA, Nebraska — Terri Sanders stood among the dozens of voters who turned out Tuesday afternoon to pick up campaign signs at a Democratic event in north Omaha. “I haven’t seen outreach like this in a long time,” the 67-year-old CEO of an African-American newspaper said of Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris ' organizing campaign in Nebraska’s 2nd Congressional District, …

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‘Not the moment’: Key Republican dims Trump’s hopes of making Nebraska winner-take-all
3 months, 2 weeks ago

‘Not the moment’: Key Republican dims Trump’s hopes of making Nebraska winner-take-all

Raw Story  

LINCOLN — The Republican push to change how Nebraska awards its Electoral College votes and boost former President Donald Trump ran into political reality Monday as a key lawmaker, State Sen. Mike McDonnell, announced he won’t support the change. Jim Pillen his stance and suggested that the Legislature put winner-take-all to a vote of the people, as a proposed constitutional …

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A Republican senator blocks GOP bid to lock down all of Nebraska’s electoral votes
3 months, 2 weeks ago

A Republican senator blocks GOP bid to lock down all of Nebraska’s electoral votes

LA Times  

Nebraska State Sen. Mike McDonnell of Omaha is shown in the Legislative Chamber in Lincoln, Neb., in 2019. A Republican effort to lock down all of Nebraska’s electoral votes for former President Donald Trump appeared doomed Monday when a state lawmaker denied backers his crucial support for the move. GOP Sen. Mike McDonnell of Omaha said in a statement that …

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Trump allies make another push to change Nebraska’s Electoral College law
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump allies make another push to change Nebraska’s Electoral College law

Associated Press  

A top Donald Trump ally is pressuring Nebraska Republicans to award all of their state’s Electoral College votes to the statewide winner, a late-stage rule change that could potentially help return Trump to the White House. “To my friends in Nebraska, that one electoral vote could be the difference between Harris being president and not, and she’s a disaster for …

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Nebraska GOP Might Take An Electoral Vote Away From Kamala Harris
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Nebraska GOP Might Take An Electoral Vote Away From Kamala Harris

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING With less than seven weeks to go until Election Day, Nebraska Republicans are considering passing a law to change how the state distributes its electoral votes in a bid to deny Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris any vote from the state. Jim Pillen is pushing the state legislature to pass a law to ensure the state would …

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A suspect is in custody after a teen is critically hurt in a shooting at a Nebraska high school
4 months ago

A suspect is in custody after a teen is critically hurt in a shooting at a Nebraska high school

Associated Press  

— Omaha police arrested a suspect about half an hour after a shooting Tuesday that critically injured a teenage boy at a high school in Nebraska’s largest city. Families rushed to Omaha Northwest High School after the shooting was reported by the school resource officer during lunch at 12:23 p.m. Omaha Police Deputy Chief Sherie Thomas said officers from several …

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Harris now leads Trump in new key Nebraska poll
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Harris now leads Trump in new key Nebraska poll

Raw Story  

OMAHA — A new poll in Nebraska’s 2nd Congressional District shows Vice President Kamala Harris has reinvigorated local Democrats, infusing them with renewed hope. Still, the poll of 656 likely 2nd District voters identified some differences between the electorate and the candidates on issues that the pollster said might help Trump close the gap. Republican National Committee spokeswoman Liz Huston …

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Could Nebraska lawmakers seek winner-take-all elections in a special session to address taxes?
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Could Nebraska lawmakers seek winner-take-all elections in a special session to address taxes?

Associated Press  

Nebraska lawmakers are set to address property tax relief next month in a special session being sought by Gov. But the Republican also has signaled his hope that the session could be used to take Nebraska back to a winner-take-all system of awarding electoral votes ahead of this year’s tight presidential election. Pillen also said in the letter that he’s …

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Tornado tears through Nebraska, causing severe damage in Omaha suburbs
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Tornado tears through Nebraska, causing severe damage in Omaha suburbs

Associated Press  

— A tornado plowed through suburban Omaha, Nebraska, on Friday, damaging hundreds of homes and other structures as it tore for miles along farmland and into subdivisions. Crews went to the “hardest hit area” and had a plan to search anywhere someone could be trapped, Omaha Fire Chief Kathy Bossman said. When we came up our fence was gone and …

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Conservatives compelled by Trump are pushing Nebraska to adopt a winner-take-all election system
9 months ago

Conservatives compelled by Trump are pushing Nebraska to adopt a winner-take-all election system

Associated Press  

— By the time conservative activist Charlie Kirk took the stage, there was no doubt that it was Donald Trump who had led him to travel to Nebraska and pressure state lawmakers to adopt a “winner-take-all” system of awarding Electoral College votes. It is a civilizational survival question.” Kirk joined the Nebraska Republican Party, currently led by Trump loyalists, to …

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Nebraska lawmaker seeks to ban corporations from buying up single-family homes
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Nebraska lawmaker seeks to ban corporations from buying up single-family homes

Associated Press  

A Nebraska lawmaker whose north Omaha district has struggled for years with a housing shortage is pushing a bill that, if passed, could make Nebraska the first in the country to forbid out-of-state hedge funds and other corporate entities from buying up single-family properties. “The aim of this is to preserve Nebraska’s limited existing housing stock for Nebraskans,” Wayne said …

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Omaha man sentenced to prison must surrender lavish home and car obtained through $5 million fraud scheme
1 year, 5 months ago

Omaha man sentenced to prison must surrender lavish home and car obtained through $5 million fraud scheme

Raw Story  

LINCOLN — An Omaha man was sentenced Thursday to 78 months in prison and was ordered to surrender property including a $1 million Arizona home and a McLaren sports car for his role in a $5 million fraud scheme. Jeffrey Stenstrom, 42, and a now deceased associate, Brett Cook of Fremont, stole more than $5 million from clients of Darland …

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Republican Rep. Bacon wins 4th term in Omaha-based district
2 years, 2 months ago

Republican Rep. Bacon wins 4th term in Omaha-based district

Associated Press  

— Republican Rep. Don Bacon won a fourth term Tuesday in the Omaha-based 2nd Congressional District, which is typically Nebraska’s only competitive U.S. House district and is one the GOP has tried to tighten its hold on through redistricting. During the campaign, Bacon largely dropped the folksy campaign ads he previously favored that tended to play on his name — …

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Trump-backed US Rep. Alex Mooney wins W.Va. GOP primary
2 years, 7 months ago

Trump-backed US Rep. Alex Mooney wins W.Va. GOP primary

Associated Press  

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — In an early victory for a Donald Trump-endorsed candidate at the start of midterm season, Rep. Alex Mooney on Tuesday beat fellow incumbent Rep. David McKinley in West Virginia’s 2nd Congressional District Republican primary. The two incumbents, who have taken dramatically different approaches to their time in office, were pitted against each other in the state’s 2nd …

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Nebraska OKs new congressional maps, keeps Omaha competitive
3 years, 3 months ago

Nebraska OKs new congressional maps, keeps Omaha competitive

Associated Press  

— Democratic presidential hopefuls could still have a real shot at claiming one of Nebraska’s electoral votes, despite Republican dominance statewide, based on new political maps approved Thursday. Nebraska passed congressional boundaries that would keep the Omaha-centered 2nd Congressional District competitive, even though Republicans pushed to draw the districts in a way that would have given the party a greater …

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New Nebraska congressional map advances to final vote
3 years, 3 months ago

New Nebraska congressional map advances to final vote

Associated Press  

— Nebraska moved one step closer to getting new congressional and legislative boundaries on Tuesday after lawmakers advanced redrawn district maps to a final vote in the Legislature. The congressional map drew criticism from some Democratic lawmakers, who argued that it was designed to help Republicans in the Omaha-focused 2nd Congressional District, one of the few places in Nebraska where …

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Nebraska advances new congressional map that could help GOP
3 years, 3 months ago

Nebraska advances new congressional map that could help GOP

Associated Press  

— Nebraska lawmakers advanced new congressional boundaries Friday that could make it harder for Democratic presidential hopefuls to pick up one of the state’s five Electoral College votes, as they’ve done twice since 2008. The new map advanced by lawmakers would keep all of Omaha within the 2nd Congressional District, as Democrats had wanted, but also add neighboring, Republican-heavy Saunders …

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Nebraska splits electoral votes for 2nd time in history
4 years ago

Nebraska splits electoral votes for 2nd time in history

Associated Press  

— Nebraska officially split its Electoral College votes for the 2nd time in history on Monday, awarding one of its five votes to President-elect Joe Biden and the remaining four to President Donald Trump. The vote in a half-full state Capitol hearing room drew cheers from audience members when elector Precious McKesson, a Democratic Party activist, cast her votes for …

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Democrat Joe Biden garners rare Nebraska electoral vote
4 years, 2 months ago

Democrat Joe Biden garners rare Nebraska electoral vote

Associated Press  

— Democrat Joe Biden won Tuesday in Nebraska’s Omaha-based 2nd Congressional District, a victory that allows him to peel off one of the conservative state’s five Electoral College votes. CASINO GAMBLING After decades of rejecting casino gambling, Nebraska voters overwhelmingly approved measures Tuesday to allow it at state-licensed horse racing tracks in Omaha, Lincoln, Grand Island, Columbus and South Sioux …

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Nebraska, Maine could play pivotal role in presidential race
4 years, 2 months ago

Nebraska, Maine could play pivotal role in presidential race

Associated Press  

— Nebraska will never be mistaken for a swing state given that it hasn’t supported a Democratic presidential candidate since 1964, but if the race is close this fall, the state could have a key role in choosing the next president. While the statewide vote will clearly go to President Donald Trump, former Vice President Joe Biden has a good …

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Ashford won’t run for Senate despite Democratic endorsement
4 years, 4 months ago

Ashford won’t run for Senate despite Democratic endorsement

Associated Press  

— Former U.S. Rep. Brad Ashford reversed course Thursday and announced that he won’t run as a write-in candidate for the U.S. Senate, just days after Nebraska Democrats endorsed him to try to thwart the candidacy of their scandal-plagued nominee. He said he also felt that running would be disrespectful to Alisha Shelton, an Omaha mental health practitioner who stepped …

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Powerful derecho leaves path of devastation across Midwest
4 years, 5 months ago

Powerful derecho leaves path of devastation across Midwest

Associated Press  

IOWA CITY, Iowa — A rare storm packing 100 mph winds and with power similar to an inland hurricane swept across the Midwest, blowing over trees, flipping vehicles, causing widespread property damage and leaving hundreds of thousands without power as it moved through Chicago and into Indiana and Michigan. The storm known as a derecho lasted several hours Monday as …

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