Politics

The Hall County Election Commissioner would like to make it known that election ballots do not require extra postage. One current-rate postage stamp will return the ballots in the mail.

Meet the seven Democrats, two Republicans and one Libertarian on the May 12 primary ballot for United States Senate.

Governor Pete Ricketts declares April 6th through April 12th as Public Health Week in Nebraska.

Thursday afternoon, Governor Pete Ricketts provided an update on steps taken by the State of Nebraska to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Secretary of State Bob Evnen and Commissioner for Labor John Albin joined Ricketts to provide an update on the Nebraska Primary Election scheduled for May 12 and the record number of unemployment claims filed this week.

Gering City Council meetings to be teleconference and open to public. This will start on Monday and continue until further notice

The Lancaster County Democratic Party is hosting a U.S. Senate Democratic candidate forum March 5 from 6-8 pm at the Center For People in Need.

County commissioners vote in favor of sanctuary resolution. The resolution is an attempt at a proactive approach if LB 58 were to pass in the state legislature

Angela Scanlan says she is running because she loves the city, community and small businesses. Scanlan brings years of owning a business, involving her self in investment projects and volunteer work.

Nebraska has set its May presidential primary ballots to include eight Democratic candidates, two Republicans and six Libertarians, Secretary of State Bob Evnen announced Tuesday.

Mayor Dwight Livingston says the City of North Platte is extending the application deadline for its city administrator position to March 2nd. The original deadline was January 15th.

Secretary of State, Bob Evnen visited Scottsbluff to showcase the new voting equipment that will be used going forward.

Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts and members of the congressional delegation responded Tuesday night to President Donald Trump's State of the Union address.

Those who wish to get an early jump on the 2020 primary will soon be able to request an early ballot by mail.

A Nebraska Senator says people have a right to be concerned and demand answers about the drones flying above western Nebraska and the plains of Colorado. The FAA tells her they have no answers right now about why they are flying in the region.

Previous City Council Member Jordan Colwell has officially announced that he is running for Scottsbluff City Council in the 2020 election.

If elected, Matthew Innis wants to be on the Ag Committee, visit Nebraska frequently when not in Washington to listen to the people directly and put together a coalition with Nebraska’s farmers and ranchers to discuss issues.

Secretary of State Robert B. Evnen announced that the 2020 election calendar has been published on the Secretary of State website.

The House impeachment inquiry is zeroing in on two White House lawyers privy to a discussion about moving a memo recounting President Donald Trump's phone call with the leader of Ukraine into a highly restricted computer system normally reserved for documents about covert action.

Democrats pushed a package of ground rules for their impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump through a sharply divided House Thursday, the chamber's first formal vote in a fight that could stretch into the 2020 election year.

An appeals court has stopped the House of Representatives from getting grand jury secrets for the impeachment probe, at least for now.

An Army officer at the National Security Council who twice raised concerns over the Trump administration’s push to have Ukraine investigate Democrats and Joe Biden, testified behind closed doors against White House orders Tuesday in the impeachment inquiry.

The Trump administration official who wrote an anonymous essay about resistance from the inside has a book deal.

Energy Secretary Rick Perry is reportedly planning to step down from his position by year’s end.

The push to change the Homestead Monument names moves forward. The bill introduced by Congressment Adrian Smith passed the House Natural Resources Committee

Trump's latest U.N. trip comes after nearly three years of an "America First" foreign policy that has unsettled allies and shredded multinational pacts.

President Donald Trump urged the new leader of Ukraine this summer to investigate the son of former Vice President Joe Biden, a person familiar with the matter said.

Democratic presidential candidates made a colorful and often loud pitch to Iowa Democrats at the Steak Fry fundraiser in Des Moines on Saturday as a new poll showed Elizabeth Warren and Joe Biden in a close race in the state.

The Pentagon says the U.S. will deploy additional troops and military equipment to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to beef up security.

President Donald Trump endorsed U.S. Senator Ben Sasse in a tweet Tuesday.

Climate change moved squarely to the center of the Democratic presidential race Wednesday in a marathon series of televised town halls that gave candidates a chance to carve out some distance from one another on an issue of heightened importance to their party's liberal base.