Lawmakers rejected a last-minute amendment Thursday to keep Lincoln city elections in off years, rather than allowing city officials to tie them to statewide elections.

Century-old state laws require Lincoln and Omaha to hold off-cycle elections. An unlikely coalition wants to change that — reigniting a decades-old debate.

Robert Prevost was elected the first American pope in the 2,000-year history of the Catholic Church. Nebraska leaders reacted to the historic news.

City Councilman Bennie Shobe will keep his seat, and Marilyn Johnson-Farr will win the District 7 seat on the Lincoln Public Schools board.

Nebraska lawmakers are considering letting the city make a change. LB521 would allow Omaha to align its elections with statewide races.

A Nebraska bill may let the Omaha and Lincoln city councils put their election dates on the ballot. Voters could choose to elect local officials at the same time as they pick a president.

After years in prison, a Nebraska man voted for the first time Tuesday, casting a ballot more than two decades after he lost his right to vote in 1995.

Rep. Don Bacon has held his seat in Congress for four election cycles, but will the Nebraska Republican run again in 2026?

Three Democratic incumbents on the officially nonpartisan Lincoln City Council kept their challengers at bay Tuesday.

THE OMAHA CITY ELECTION IS ONE WEEK FROM TOMORROW. THANKS FOR JOINING US. I’M ROB MCCARTNEY. I’M JULIE CORNELL MAYOR JEAN STOTHERT WAS THE CLEAR VOTE LEADER AFTER OMAHA’S PRIMARY, BUT DATA SHOWS IT WAS HER WORST PRIMARY PERFORMANCE IN 12 YEARS.

Currently, Lincoln landlords can refuse to rent out to people who use housing vouchers, benefits, or other lawful income sources. This includes any person on the Section 8 Housing Voucher Program.