Government

Democrat Ben Gray is the incumbent District 2 representative for the Omaha City Council. 

US Senator Mike Johanns recently co-sponsored two amendments to the Senate's Continuing Budget Resolution.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A Nebraska lawmaker says he wants to overturn a State Board of Education policy that requires schools to allow students time to recite the Pledge of Allegiance daily.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A budget official with the University of Nebraska says the four-campus system would be have to increase tuition by about 4 percent each of the next two years or make program cuts if its state funding comes in shorter than expected.