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Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman has used a line-item veto to strike $200,000 from the state budget that was approved for an O...
The names of seven nominees for the vacancy in the 3rd Judicial District have been given to Gov. Dave Heineman for considerat...
Nebraska lawmakers have given final approval to the seven budget bills that make the state's two-year budget. Lawmakers p...
Nebraska officials have kicked off their annual seat belt campaign to promote roadway safety. The "Click It or Ticket&qu...
Lawmakers have given final approval to a funding bill that divides state aid among Nebraska's large and small public scho...
Nebraska lawmakers have voted to override Gov. Dave Heineman's veto on a public-school retirement bill. Lawmakers voted 3...
A "test vote" in the Legislature suggests that a majority of Nebraska lawmakers want to abolish the death penalty, ...
Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman has vetoed a teacher retirement bill, arguing that a proposed increase in the state's contrib...
Lawmakers have pulled funding to buy an airplane from the University of Nebraska Foundation, choosing instead to study whethe...
Nebraska lawmakers have advanced a new, $7.8 billion state budget for the next two fiscal years. Lawmakers gave first-rou...
Lawmakers have failed to reach a vote on a proposal to buy a $2.2 million airplane from the University of Nebraska Founda...
Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman has signed a bill that ends mandatory life sentences for juveniles who commit first-degree murder...
Former Lt. Gov. Rick Sheehy has reimbursed the state $500 for thousands of calls to four women on his state-issued cellph...
Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman has signed a new law aimed at presidential write-in and petition candidates. The governor signed ...
Lawmakers have passed a new sentencing range of 40 years to life for murders that were committed by a juvenile.The bill won f...
Nebraska and U.S. flags are being lowered to honor the victims of the bomb blasts at the Boston Marathon. The office of Gov. ...
Nebraska lawmakers began debating a proposal to expand Medicaid as part of the federal health care law. Sen. Kathy Campbell i...
Gov. Dave Heineman says his $2.2 million budget request to buy an airplane from the University of Nebraska Foundation is ...
Opponents of the Keystone XL pipeline in Nebraska are circulating a petition to try to halt the project. The group Bold Nebra...
Nebraska's new lieutenant governor is marking a new chapter in an unlikely political career. Lavon Heidemann says he neve...
A committee of the Legislature Thursday halted an attempt to repeal state-funded prenatal care for the unborn children of ill...
Lawmakers have passed new insurance requirements for licensed child care providers in Nebraska. Child care services would hav...
The assistant state fire marshal has been promoted into the top job. On Wednesday, the office of Governor Dave Heineman said ...
Governor Dave Heineman says he supports competitive bidding to replacethe outdated Grand IslandVeterans Home in central Nebra...
The Nebraska State Patrol now offers online access for criminal background checks. Gov. Dave Heineman announced the upgrade o...
A long-shot attempt to repeal state-funded prenatal care services for illegal immigrants is drawing criticism from a variety ...
A long-shot attempt to repeal state-funded prenatal care services for illegal immigrants is drawing criticism from a variety ...
A legislative committee has advanced a bill that would provide tax incentives for Nebraska wind farms, drawing the ire of Gov...
A legislative committee has advanced a bill that would provide tax incentives for Nebraska wind farms, drawing the ire of Gov...
A former Democratic candidate for governor is considering another run for office in Nebraska. Scottsbluff attorney Mike Meist...
University of Nebraska officials are unhappy with a preliminary state budget that allocates less money than what Gov. Dave He...
Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman is holding firm in his opposition to a proposed Medicaid expansion that could come as a result of...
Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman is criticizing Congress and President Obama for across-the-board spending cuts rather than target...
The state's deputy chief medical officer has been promoted to become the chief officer and the director of the Division o...
Gov. Dave Heineman is seeking applicants interested in filling a vacancy on the University of Nebraska Board of Regents. The ...
Governor Dave Heineman has selected University of Nebraska Regent and former Elk Creek Senator LaVon Heidemann to be his Lt. ...
A new Nebraska law will shrink the Omaha Public Schools board and force new elections in the wake of controversies that have ...
The Omaha Chamber of Commerce has declined to endorse Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman's tax reform proposals. The chamber'...
A legislative panel has scheduled hearings on four bills that would exempt various forms of retirement pay from Nebraska stat...
Public hearings have been scheduled for Gov. Dave Heineman's proposals to overhaul the state tax system. The Legislature&...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Nebraska lawmakers are introducing a bill to expand Medicaid coverage as part of the federal health care...
Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman has unveiled two proposed tax reform measures that would eliminate or reduce state income taxes.T...
Gov. Dave Heineman is asking lawmakers for $1.7 million to upgrade camping services at two Nebraska state parks. Heineman...
Governor Dave Heineman is calling for an overhaul of Nebraska's tax system, saying the state needs to get rid of its indi...
Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman says he expects to have a strong working relationship with all of the Legislature's new c...
Bob Fitzsimmons has been a resident of the Lincoln community since 1979 and has established himself as a trusted Certified Fi...
Governor Dave Heineman says he will request an increase in state aid that would allow for a two-year tuition freeze at the Un...
LINCOLN, NEB. (AP) - Gov. Dave Heineman says he will request an increase in state aid that would allow for a two-year tuition...
Governor Dave Heineman stopped by the KFOR studio to wish Chuck Stevens well on his final day in broadcasting. Chuck retires ...
Nebraska's five members of the Electoral College met and cast their officials votes in the 2012 Presidential Election Mon...
Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman says last week's shooting at a Connecticut elementary school that killed 27, including 20...
The governor's annual Ag Conference has been set for February 12th and 13th inKearney. Governor Dave Heineman says this e...
Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman has ordered flags across the state flown at half-staff in the wake of a Connecticut elementar...
The Nebraska Supreme Court will not intervene in a case involving prisoners who are serving life for crimes they committed as...
Gov. Dave Heineman says Nebraska will vigorously defend a policy that denies driver's licenses to young illegal immigrant...
Nebraska's director of agriculture is visiting China this week to attract potential investors in farming, ranching and bi...
Lawmakers are looking for ways to replace the revenue that Nebraska counties would lose if the state's inheritance tax wa...
The director of Nebraska's Department of Motor Vehicles is resigning to take a new job in Omaha. Gov. Dave Heineman annou...
There’s a big difference of opinion this morning (Friday). Governor Heineman is enrolling Nebraska in a federally run h...
Governor Dave Heineman has chosen to enroll Nebraska in a federally run health exchange program, saying a state-based option ...
An announcement is expected tonight (Monday) from outgoing Speaker of the Legislature Mike Flood that he's planning to ru...
Governor Dave Heineman Monday proclaimed November as Adoption Awareness Month for the state of Nebraska.It spotlights childre...
Nebraska state officials are focusing on military veterans in their push to attract new residents and connect them with jobs....
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Nebraska state officials are focusing on military veterans in their push to attract new residents and co...
Nebraska answered the first of many deadlines in the countdown to Obama Care Monday. Governor Dave Heineman submitted what he...
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Nebraska athletic director Tom Osborne is retiring as of Jan. 1.The 75-year-old Osborne announced his de...
An Omaha City Councilman says he believes a proposed cigarette tax has enough support to pass, despite criticism from Gov. Da...
Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman says he will try again in the upcoming session of the Legislature to repeal the state's I...
University of Nebraska officials are defending their fundraising for a $370 million cancer center in the wake of criticis...
Governor Dave Heineman said Monday there are at least two more meetings scheduled in which members of the public will be able...
The Abraham Lincoln statue in front of the capitol building is 100 years old. More than 10,000 people gathered to rededicate ...
Strong winds helped wildfires grow Sunday, burning more than 285 square miles in northwest Nebraska and southwest South Dakot...
A spreading fire in the Nebraska National Forest is forcing evacuations. Police are going door to door in the Chadron area, a...
If you're not a citizen, you can't get a driver's license in Nebraska. Gov. Dave Heineman says the state won'...
Gov. Dave Heineman says Nebraska will host a series of informal public meetings to collect input on the state's effort to...
No relief in sight from Mother Nature is prompting Governor Dave Heineman to ask you to cutback in the amount of water and en...
There may be a new republican candidate in the 2014 governor's race. Speaker of the Legislature Mike Flood says he's ...
Nebraska has entered a "sister state" relationship with a central Chinese province that could lead to future trade ...
Two success stories were announced Monday during Nebraska's latest trade mission to China. Governor Dave Heineman said tw...
Governor Dave Heineman visited some of the 240 local, state and federal personnel fighting the three fires in the sandhills e...
Firefighters continue working to contain a massive wildfire in north-central Nebraska, but the blaze is now threatening a sec...
The director of Nebraska's insurance department is trying to assure lawmakers that the state has made progress in its eff...
Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman has delivered a report that's aimed at helping governors from across the nation improve t...
Ranchers statewide can now apply to harvest roadside hay in Nebraska to help feed their livestock during the drought. Governo...
U.S. and Nebraska flags will be lowered to half-staff this weekend to honor former Nebraska Governor Norbert "Nobby"...
Governor Dave Heineman is warning Nebraska lawmakers that he will oppose any efforts to expand Medicaid coverage in the wake ...
A longtime engineer and administrator with the Nebraska Department of Roads will take over as the agency's director next ...
Gov. Dave Heineman has declared a state emergency due to the current drought conditions throughout Nebraska. The declaration ...
Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman predicts that The affordable care act will continue to increase the cost of health care. The ...
A Nebraska lawmaker who has led the push to create a state-based marketplace for health insurance says officials must move qu...
Governor Dave Heineman has appointed the 18 members of the new Nebraska Children's Commission. The group was established ...
State officials are urging Nebraska motorists to fasten their seatbelts in the wake of an uptick in traffic fatalities so far...
Nebraska's governor says city ordinances barring discrimination against gay and transgender people should be put to publi...
Half a dozen Lincoln lawyers are in the running for an open county judgeship. The Judicial Nominating Commission for the 3rd ...
Governor Dave Heineman threw his support behind a candidate for the University of Nebraska Board of Regents Wednesday. The Go...
Nebraska officials are promoting the state's golf courses, wineries, restaurants and parks in a new campaign designed to ...
Governor Dave Heineman will pick one of five Lincoln attornies for a new Lancaster County District Judgeship. The five includ...
A Nebraska Court of Appeals judge has been chosen to fill a vacancy on the state Supreme Court. Gov. Dave Heineman said Thurs...
