By Michael A. Memoli, Los Angeles Times
Nebraska Sen. Ben Nelson announced Tuesday that he would not seek a third term in 2012, another setback for Democrats in their effort to retain control of the …
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NE: Crossroads targets Nelson with $1MM in ads against Obama
By Josh Lederman - The Hill
President Obama and Sen. Ben Nelson (D-Neb.) are about to become the latest targets in a barrage of television attacks ads emanating from Crossroads GPS, a conservative outside group formed by former Bush adviser Karl …
Rush for rare earth minerals may create Nebraska boomtown
By Claire Courchane-The Washington Times
Elk Creek, Neb. (population 112), may not be so tiny much longer. Reports suggest that the southeastern Nebraska hamlet may be sitting on the world’s largest untapped deposit of “rare earth” minerals, which …
US City Urges Tax on Toilet Paper…
By Maggie O’Brien , WORLD-HERALD STAFF WRITER
Mayor Jim Suttle went to Washington Tuesday flush with ideas for how federal officials could help cities like Omaha pay for multibillion-dollar sewer projects.
Among the items on his brainstorming list: a proposal for a 10-cent …
Nebraska Treasurer to Enter GOP Senate Primary
By Tricia Miller, Roll Call
Nebraska Treasurer Don Stenberg on Tuesday morning will announce a run for Senate, setting up a Republican primary as the GOP attempts to unseat Sen. Ben Nelson (D).
A Nebraska Republican operative confirmed Stenberg …
Tea Party Express names Sen. Ben Nelson as a ‘top target’
By: CNN Political Producer Shannon Travis
Washington (CNN) – The Tea Party Express is hyping, what it calls, “exclusive news”: that the group has placed another name on its list of political targets.
On Wednesday, Sal Russo – chief strategist of …
Nebraska May End Unorthodox Electoral Vote System
CQ Politics
The Lincoln Journal-Star reports that an intense battle may be looming to eliminate Nebraska’s unorthodox method of giving two electoral votes to the statewide winner and one electoral vote to the winner of each of the state’s three congressional …
GOP Poll Shows Nelson in Trouble in Nebraska
By Kyle Trygstad, Roll Call
A new survey in Nebraska confirmed that Democratic Sen. Ben Nelson has his work cut out for him in 2012.
The automated poll, conducted by Republican firm Magellan Data and Mapping Strategies, …
Nebraska Governor: Heineman (R) Still Comfortably Ahead of Challenger
Rasmussen Reports
Republican Governor Dave Heineman still leads Democrat Mike Meister by more than 40 points in his bid for reelection in Nebraska.
The latest Rasmussen Reports statewide telephone survey of Likely Voters shows Heineman picking up 66% support. Meister, …
Neb. attorney general won’t defend abortion-screening law
By Timberly Ross-Associated Press
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska’s attorney general will not defend in court a new state law requiring health screenings for women seeking abortions, effectively preventing the controversial law from ever going into effect, according to …
