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Nebraska set to have a second straight U.S. Senate election without both major parties on the ballot

Nebraska's U.S. Senate general election will not feature a Democrat after nominee Cindy Burbank (D) withdrew on July 17 — the 17th regular or special U.S. Senate election we identified since 2000 with no Democratic candidate, compared to four with no Republican candidate. Two of those elections with no Republican…

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Over the past two weeks, 10 new ballot measures were certified in three states—Idaho, Massachusetts, and Washington

As of July 22, 149 statewide measures have been certified for the ballot in 39 states, 21 more measures than the average number certified at this point in other even-numbered years over the past decade (2014 to 2024).

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Five 2026 ballot measures address sex-based school sports eligibility and bans on certain medical procedures for transgender minors; another is pending signature verification

In 2026, voters will decide at least five ballot measures concerning sex-based requirements for school athletics and bans on certain medical procedures for transgender minors, including:

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Denise Powell (D), Brinker Harding (R), and Eric Michael Foreman (L) are running for open U.S. House seat in Nebraska's 2nd District

Denise Powell (D), Brinker Harding (R), and Eric Michael Foreman (L) are running in the general election for Nebraska's 2nd Congressional District on November 3, 2026.

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Ranking the Big Ten Football Head Coaches Entering 2026

Our Stephen Vilardo ranks all 18 Big Ten Football Head Coaches ahead of the upcoming 2026 season, with Indiana's Curt Cignetti on top.

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Tourist Fractures Spine After Falling 8 Feet From World's Largest Steam Locomotive

Nebraska journalist Trevor Bentley suffered a spinal fracture after falling from the world's largest steam locomotive, Big Boy No. 4014, during a promotional stop. The accident delayed the locomotive's departure.

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Four candidates are running in the general election for the U.S. Senate in Nebraska, including two who previously ran in 2024

Incumbent Sen. Pete Ricketts (R), Cindy Burbank (D), Mike Marvin (Legal Marijuana Now Party), and Dan Osborn (Nonpartisan) are running in the general election for the U.S. Senate in Nebraska. Ricketts and Osborn lead in polling, noteworthy endorsements, fundraising, and media attention.

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How to serve up a year-old bill

Standing on the stage of a local high school in his reliably red Nebraska congressional district last week, Republican Rep. Mike Flood replied to a constituent who asked about disability benefits. “Well, under the one big beautiful bill —” he began on the livestream, then paused. The crowd had erupted…

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Ranking the 50 Best College Football Players of All Time

Ahead of the 2026 college football season, Sports Illustrated has ranked the 50 greatest players in the sport’s 150-plus-year history.

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Signatures submitted for four ballot measures that would limit legislative changes to the initiative process

Welcome to the Friday, July 10, 2026, Brew.

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Signatures submitted for four 2026 ballot measures that would limit legislative changes to the initiative process in Arkansas, Missouri, Montana, and Nebraska

In four states—Arkansas, Missouri, Montana, and Nebraska—campaigns submitted signatures for ballot initiatives that would limit legislative changes to the initiative process. Voters could decide the measures in Nov. 2026.

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Over the past two weeks, four new ballot measures were certified in California, and seven measures were removed in California and North Dakota

As of July 7, 139 statewide measures have been certified for the ballot in 39 states, 17 more measures than the average number certified at this point in other even-numbered years over the past decade (2014 to 2024).

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Hostile crowd shreds Nebraska rep during town hall as crowd boos Trump’s policies

Nebraska Republicans’ constituents reacted negatively toward mentions of Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill during the town hall

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Nebraska campaign submits signatures for initiative to raise legislative threshold for changing voter-approved measures and initiative process laws

Respect Nebraska Voters, the campaign behind an initiative to require a four-fifths legislative vote both to change laws governing the initiative and referendum process and to amend or repeal voter-approved initiatives, submitted more than 186,000 signatures on July 2.

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Campaign behind two online sports betting initiatives submitted signatures in Nebraska

Tax Relief Nebraska, the committee behind two ballot initiatives that would legalize online sports betting in the state, filed signatures with the secretary of state on June 26. One initiative is an amendment that would authorize laws governing online sports betting. The second is an initiated state statute that would…

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Nebraska toddler wanted to play with handcuffs, his busy dad handed him a pair. They he had to call the police: ‘Toddlers are feral creatures’

“You never know what can happen in a day.”

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Campaign behind an initiative to put sports eligibility based on sex in the Nebraska Constitution submits signatures

Fairness for Girls, the campaign behind an initiative to codify sports eligibility requirements based on sex in the Nebraska Constitution, submitted more than 211,000 signatures on June 30. The signature deadline is July 2.

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64 US sailors sickened after a malfunction on a ballistic missile submarine, report says

The 560-foot-long USS Nebraska is designed to carry ballistic missiles and nuclear warheads

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Nebraska baker posted a cake pop recipe online. Then a major creator had her sobbing in a Walmart parking lot: ‘for God’s sakes’

The other creator has responded to the video.

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Medicaid Work Requirements Are Rolling Out Now — Here Is What Your State Has to Do Before Millions Lose Coverage

Medicaid work requirements from the One Big Beautiful Bill are taking effect in multiple states in 2026. Here is what it means for coverage, who is at risk, and what states must do.

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US ends its hantavirus response as quarantines expire and threat wanes

18 Americans had been placed under quarantine at a Nebraska medical center last month

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Hantavirus quarantine ends for Americans held for six weeks in Nebraska

The US health department said the enforced 42-day quarantine was necessary to protect the public

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Quarantine comes to an end for the last of the hantavirus ship passengers in Nebraska

The last eight Americans who endured 42 days in a specialized hospital quarantine unit after exposure to an unusual hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship that killed three people have left the Nebraska facility

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Best 2026 College Football Games Each Week in the West

Our Dane Miller selects the top college football contests in the West for all 13 weeks, with honorable mention selections.

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Group That Planned Terror Attack On White House UFC Event Sought To Use Drones And Shoot Fleeing Attendees

Five men allegedly planned to use drones to bomb President Trump's UFC event and then shoot fleeing attendees in the ensuing panic, according to federal prosecutors.

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