During a press conference on Dec. 11, 2025, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced there was good news on the state of the economy.

“Inflation as measured by the overall CPI has slowed to an average 2.5% pace,” she said, referring to the consumer price index. “Real wages are increasing roughly $1,200 dollars for the average worker.”

LINCOLN — The Nebraska statehouse could soon feel déjà vu as a Republican lawmaker prioritized a constitutional amendment seeking to alter how Nebraska awards Electoral College votes for president. 

LINCOLN — Legislative committees this week narrowly advanced bills seeking to define group bathrooms in Nebraska schools and state buildings as male or female and fully outlaw gender care treatments for minors.

Neither bill appears to have the 33 votes to overcome vowed opposition during floor debate, including from one key swing senator who describes himself as a “compassionate conservative.”

State Sen. Kathleen Kauth of Omaha has chosen to prioritize her bathroom bill, Legislative Bill 730, but State Sen. Merv Riepe of Ralston reiterated his opposition Wednesday. 

LINCOLN — A top-ranking legislative committee formally reprimanded State Sen. Machaela Cavanaugh of Omaha for “unbecoming” and “selfish” behavior at the start of Nebraska’s 2026 legislative session.

The Legislature’s 10-member Executive Board unanimously issued a two-page letter against Cavanaugh for removing and later returning part of a Nebraska Capitol display on American history from conservative nonprofit PragerU on Jan. 7. Clerk of the Legislature Brandon Metzler on Thursday read the letter into the legislative record.