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Category: Local Elections

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Don Bacon to retire at the end of Congressional session

by Kassidy Arena and Scott Koperski June 30, 2025June 30, 2025

Nebraska 2nd District Congressman Don Bacon announced plans to retire during a press event Monday morning. Bacon, who is in his fifth term representing the Omaha area, will not seek reelection in 2026 and will retire at the end of the 119th Congress. The grandfather, 61, had hinted back in March that he was considering […]

Posted inLocal Elections, Local Government, News

New Recall Petition Filed as Frustrations Flare Over Vinny Palermo Omaha City Council Seat

by Bridget Fogarty, Report for America Corps Member June 8, 2023
Posted inLocal Elections, News

Proposal to Increase Nebraska Legislative Term Limits to Three Terms Gains Momentum

by The Reader March 3, 2023
Posted inElections, Health, LGBTQ+, Local Elections, Local Government, News

McDonnell in Crosshairs of Omaha Dems over Abortion, Trans Stance

by The Reader February 24, 2023
Posted inEconomy, Local Elections, News

Some Community Leaders Jittery About Future of $225 Million Earmarked for North and South Omaha

by The Reader February 22, 2023
Posted inElections, Local Elections, Local Government, News

Proposed Restrictions On Nebraska School Bathrooms, Sports Teams Trigger Tense Hearing

by adminFebruary 14, 2023
Posted inElections, Local Elections, Local Government, News

Civic Nebraska Says State’s 2022 General Election was ‘Safe’ and ‘Secure’

by The Reader February 14, 2023
Posted inElections, Local Elections, News

As Nebraska’s Latino Voters Grow in Power, Candidates Fight for Their Support in the Second District

by Bridget Fogarty, Report for America Corps Member October 27, 2022
Posted inLocal Elections, Local Government, News

GOP State Senator, Seven Other Women Say Gubernatorial Candidate Charles Herbster Touched Them Inappropriately. Herbster Denies the Allegations.

by adminApril 14, 2022
Posted inLocal Elections, News

Omaha Speeds Up with Rapid Transit, but the City Has a Long Way to Go

by Karlha Velasquez Rivas May 21, 2021April 28, 2025

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