As the State of Nebraska moves into a new fiscal year Tuesday, a handful of new tax laws go into effect, along with some ...

Rep. Bacon recently indicated he was considering retiring, saying he wanted to spend more time with family. But when pressed, ...

The "For the People Act of 2021" is something Democrats say is urgently needed. The House late Wednesday night passed a sweeping ethics and voting rights package, first introduced in 2019. The "For ...

The Supreme Court delayed ruling on a Louisiana congressional redistricting case that some legal experts say could end up ...

The U.S. Supreme Court declined to make a decision on Louisiana's redrawn congressional districts on Friday, pushing it to be ...

The Nebraska Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that a top election official had no authority to declare unconstitutional a state law that restored the voting rights of those who have been convicted of ...

The Nebraska Supreme Court ordered the state’s Secretary of State to implement Legislative Bill (LB) 20 on Wednesday, providing for the automatic restoration of voting rights for felons in Nebraska ...

Lawmakers had included the new voting rights provision in a state law, LB 20, earlier this year. However, that right was invalidated by Nebraska Secretary of State Bob Evnen and Nebraska Attorney ...

By MARGERY A. BECK. OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska’s top election official had no authority to strip voting rights from people convicted of a felony, the state Supreme Court ruled Wednesday in a ...

The Nebraska Supreme Court ruled to restore the voting rights of felons who've completed their sentences. The timing of Wednesday’s decision is key as voter registration deadlines are approaching .

L.B. 53 was estimated to restore voting rights to 59,000 Nebraskans when passed 14 years ago. Under a conservative estimate, then, these two laws reenfranchised at least 66,000 people.

Nebraska's Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that Republican Secretary of State Bob Evnen lacked the authority to deny voting rights to individuals convicted of felonies.. This ruling could add over ...