Category: Gov. Pete Ricketts

Nebraska Cancels Special Session to Change Abortion Laws

Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts on Monday canceled a proposed special session of the state legislature intended to reduce the current abortion ban from 20 weeks to 12 weeks. Ricketts’s decision came after Speaker of the Legislature Mike Hilgers indicated in a letter that an insufficient number of state senators would vote to amend Nebraska’s abortion laws….


Nebraska Governor Would Move to Total Abortion Ban If Roe v. Wade Is Overturned

Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts said he intends to call for a special state legislative session to fully outlaw abortion if the Supreme Court decides to overturn Roe v. Wade. “Nebraska is a pro-life state. I believe life begins at conception,” the Republican governor told CNN’s “State of the Union” on May 15. “If Roe v….


Trump Discourages Pennsylvanians From Voting For Barnette

Recent polls show that U.S. Army veteran and conservative commentator Kathy Barnette is about even with celebrity physician Dr. Mehmet Oz and businessman David McCormick in the race to replace retiring GOP Sen. Pat Toomey. With the May 17 primary five days away, former president Donald Trump urged Republican voters to avoid Barnette and instead…


Mike Flood Wins Nebraska GOP Primary, Readies For Special Election

Republican State Sen. Mike Flood prevailed in the Nebraska 1st Congressional District GOP primary on Tuesday. Now, the attorney and broadcast network owner will turn his attention to a June 28 special election before the November 8 general election. With 25 percent of the precincts reporting at 9:43 p.m., Flood drew 76.48 percent of the…


Mike Flood Wins Nebraska GOP US House Primary

OMAHA, Nebraska—Republican State Sen. Mike Flood prevailed in the Nebraska 1st Congressional District GOP primary on Tuesday. Now, the attorney and broadcast network owner will turn his attention to a June 28 special election before the November 8 general election. With 25 percent of the precincts reporting at 9:43 p.m., Flood drew 76.48 percent of…


Will Nebraska Gov. Ricketts Carry More Weight Than Trump in GOP Primary?

Every June, Omaha hosts the College World Series, a tradition that draws hundreds of thousands to Nebraska’s largest city. The baseball event is more than a month away, but the heated Nebraska GOP gubernatorial primary has reached the bottom of the ninth inning as voters head to the polls on May 10. Nine candidates are…


Nebraska Gubernatorial Primary Offers Test of a Trump Endorsement

Twenty-two of the candidates endorsed by Donald Trump prevailed in Ohio and Indiana primary elections on May 3. Trump’s stamp of approval will receive its strongest challenge yet on May 10 when Nebraska voters head to the polls and decide on the GOP gubernatorial race. Cattle rancher Charles Herbster has led in the polls for…