19 May 2012, 10:27 pm
OMAHA, Nebraska (Reuters) - The United States on Sunday marks the 150th anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln signing the Homestead Act, the law that gave away 270 million acres of land and transformed the vast American interior. Representatives from 30 states will take part in a ceremony at the ... Read More »
18 May 2012, 11:49 am
Nebraska Book Company, Inc. and its affiliated debtors and debtors in possession have completed their year-end financial closing process for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2012.... Read More »
17 May 2012, 3:59 am
A little-known Nebraska rancher who bills herself as “sharp as barbed wire and tougher than a cedar fence post” will ride an upset win in the state’s Republican primary for U.S. Senate this week into a general election that could help flip control of the chamber this fall.... Read More »
15 May 2012, 11:45 pm
Nebraska state Sen. Deb Fischer won the Republican nomination for an open U.S. Senate seat on Tuesday, official results showed, beating two better-funded candidacies for the opportunity to face off against a former U.S. Senator for the open seat in November.... Read More »
15 May 2012, 9:25 pm
Omaha, Nebraska (Reuters) - Rancher and state Senator Deb Fischer overcame two longtime state office holders to win the Nebraska Republican primary for the Senate on Tuesday, the second Republican primary upset in a week after an insurgent ousted longtime Indiana Republican Senator Richard Lugar. Po... Read More »
15 May 2012, 9:16 pm
An insurgent Republican lawmaker in Nebraska will square off against former Sen. Bob Kerrey this fall in the state's U.S. Senate race, as Democrats look to hold onto the Senate seat and control of one part of Capitol Hill.... Read More »
15 May 2012, 8:21 pm
Bob Kerrey won the Democratic nomination for Nebraska's open U.S. Senate seat Tuesday while Republicans decided a tight three-way race that reflected the divisions within the GOP.... Read More »
15 May 2012, 1:55 pm
A Nebraska Senate primary – which voters are deciding Tuesday – is shaping up to have a wild finish.... Read More »
15 May 2012, 9:23 am
Omaha, Nebraska (Reuters) - A female rancher is banking on a humorous "political bull" ad and a high-profile endorsement to win the Republican primary for a U.S. Senate seat in Nebraska, where the party sees a chance to cut into the Democratic majority in November's election. State Senator Deb F... Read More »
15 May 2012, 6:19 am
Nebraska taxpayers are paying far more than necessary into the state's health insurance program because of high administrative costs, poor oversight and a failure to monitor and control spending, State Auditor Mike Foley said Monday.... Read More »
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