Deb Fischer, the Republican incumbent, faces a stiff challenge from a union leader, Dan Osborn, running as an independent. Her latest ad calls him a “Democrat in disguise.”

Meanwhile, national Democrats are publicly denying any involvement but are privately flagging polls—albeit limited in number—suggesting Nebraska may be closer than any state with a 2-to-1 Republican voter registration advantage should be.

Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE) has taken the lead ahead of independent challenger Dan Osborn, offering Republicans a momentary sigh of relief as they look to hold on to the Senate seat that has unexpectedly put the GOP on edge.

A Lancaster County District Court judge said Friday that the ongoing legal challenges to Nebraska’s two medical cannabis ballot measures might not be resolved by Election Day. Judge Susan Strong, during a virtual hearing Friday,

The Midwest Newsroom partnered with Emerson College Polling to ask registered voters in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska a wide range of questions ahead of the general election.

They really support Osborn. I’m okay with it,” one union member said. “But there’s moral ethics, and when you force people to do something, where’s the free-will choice?”

The gun safety group Giffords, launched by former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.), is rolling out $1 million in advertising criticizing Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.), who is running for reelection in

Time is running short in this election cycle to resolve a Nebraska court case over whether to let people register to vote after completing a sentence for a felony conviction. In a letter to supporters this month,

Nebraska Secretary of State Bob Evnen publicly addressed his ongoing challenge Wednesday of nearly 100,000 signatures on two medical cannabis petitions. Evnen and Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers outlined the challenge in court filings last week,

Just days before the Secretary of State’s ballot certification deadline, a state initiative and referendum aiming to expand abortion access and strike down a school voucher program survived legal challenges after they were heard in front of the Nebraska Supreme Court.

Independent Dan Osborn is running a surprisingly competitive Senate race in deep-red Nebraska in his bid to unseat two-term Sen. Deb Fischer.

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