Unlike the fight for the GOP nomination for Congress in Omaha, the three way Republican race for Nebraska State Treasurer is almost a love fest. While Congressional hopeful Matt Sakalosky tries to convince voters that 2nd District Congressman Lee Terry (NE-R) is not conservative enough, the three Treasurer wannabees are reluctant to cast the first stone. [...]

If you can’t beat ‘em obliterate ‘em. That just might be the motto of Democrats in Lincoln when it comes to the future of the Nebraska State Treasurer’s office. On Wednesday 16 out of 17 Democrats in the State Legislature voted for a measure that could shut the Treasurer’s door for good. That 17th Democrat, State [...]

Three Republicans and one Democrat want to be the next Nebraska State Treasurer, but only one is willing to at least consider a move to eliminate the job: Democrat Mark Stoj. In a case of “strange bedfellows” Stoj is giving lukewarm support to a plan by State Senator Dennis Utter of Hastings, who is a Republican. Utter wants Nebraska voters to go [...]

The man who appears to be the swing vote over embryonic stem cell research at the University of Nebraska is a pro-life Republican whose wife works for the University. In an interview with Nebraska Watchdog, Regent Jim McClurg of Lincoln made it clear he’s waiting until the last minute to make his decision. McClurg also insisted his wife’s [...]

One of the architects of the Learning Community is convinced the super school board will survive its first legal challenge. On Tuesday Nebraska Watchdog first reported that a lawsuit filed by the Sarpy County Farm Bureau and eight others asked the Nebraska Supreme Court to declare the new board, which represents all 11 school districts [...]

A legal move to stop the newly created Learning Community in its tracks, is off and running. Nebraska Watchdog has learned that a lawsuit has been filed claiming that the Learning Community, a super school board comprised of all 11 school districts in Douglas and Sarpy Counties, is unconstitutional. The lawsuit filed by the Sarpy County [...]

Forget the Governor’s job. Nebraska Democrats can’t even find someone to run for State Treasurer. Nebraska Watchdog has learned that Douglas County Treasurer John Ewing has turned down the Democratic Party’s latest state house invitation. Ewing tells Nebraska Watchdog that he has “had people ask me about that (running for State Treasurer) but I’m not [...]