Posted: 06/17/2013 - Nebraska Sen. Steve Lathrop is kicking off his statewide listening tour as he weighs a run for governor.

Posted: 06/17/2013 - Approval of a massive farm bill could hinge on a proposed new dairy program the House is expected to vote on this week.

Posted: 06/16/2013 - Members of the new Nebraska Tax Modernization Committee are preparing for a busy summer, with hearings throughout the state and a push to make additional reforms when lawmakers reconvene next year.

Posted: 06/12/2013 - A councilman for the city of Omaha has been taken to a local hospital after complaining of chest pain. City Councilman Garry Gernandt was taken Wednesday by ambulance to Creighton University Medical Center.

Updated: 06/11/2013 - The Senate overwhelmingly voted Monday to expand farm subsidies and make small cuts to food stamps in a five-year, half-trillion dollar measure. But passage in the House isn't expected to be so easy -- or so bipartisan.