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Author: Matt Johnson

Don Bacon’s Tele-Townhall
Don Bacon at a townhall event in Omaha on Feb. 1, 2020.
Congress

Don Bacon’s Tele-Townhall

July 22, 2025July 22, 2025

The town hall format is ideally a platform for politicians to engage with constituents and answer earnest questions. However, particularly in the era of President

Political Pulse at the Pachyderm Luncheon
Meetups Omaha

Political Pulse at the Pachyderm Luncheon

July 14, 2025July 14, 2025

If you miss one Pachyderm Luncheon in Omaha, you miss a lot. At this afternoon’s luncheon, I heard some late-breaking news in local politics. First,

Legislative Highlights from Bob Andersen: Drone Security, Fiscal Transparency, Property Taxes, and School Choice
Legislature

Legislative Highlights from Bob Andersen: Drone Security, Fiscal Transparency, Property Taxes, and School Choice

July 13, 2025July 14, 2025

The biggest upgrade for conservatives in the state legislature last year came when Bob Andersen defeated Jen Day in District 49. While running for reelection

Brett Lindstrom and the Heirs of the Tea Party
Nebraska Gubernatorial candidate Brett Lindstrom with his supporters at a debate in Cass County, Nebraska in Nov. 2021.
Election 2026

Brett Lindstrom and the Heirs of the Tea Party

July 7, 2025July 13, 2025

The Heartland Liberty Fest in Papillion was held on a warm Saturday in August 2011. The Tea Party movement was in full swing, Ron Paul’s

Pancakes, Parades, and Politics: Independence Day ushers in another campaign season in Omaha
Brinker Harding walks with his campaign team in the Ralston Independence Day parade.
Election 2026

Pancakes, Parades, and Politics: Independence Day ushers in another campaign season in Omaha

July 6, 2025July 10, 2025

For 249 years, Independence Day has been celebrated with food, family, and fireworks. As John Adams wrote on July 3, 1776, it would be “solemnized

A Big, Beautiful Win for School Choice
Congressman Adrian Smith (NE-03) speaks on the steps of the Nebraska State Capitol at the Walk for Life in Lincoln in 2024.
Congress

A Big, Beautiful Win for School Choice

July 3, 2025July 3, 2025

The House budget reconciliation bill, AKA the “One Big Beautiful Bill,” has passed and is on its way to President Trump’s desk for signing. A

Bacon makes it official — and the race for his seat is on
Don Bacon formally announces his intention to retire from Congress inside the North Terminal at Eppley Airfield on Monday.
Election 2026

Bacon makes it official — and the race for his seat is on

July 1, 2025July 10, 2025

Congressman Don Bacon held a press conference on the third floor of the North Terminal at Eppley Airfield on Monday morning to formally announce his

Don Bacon is out. Who’s in?
Congressman Don Bacon speaks to a guest at a campaign event in Oct. 2024.
Elections

Don Bacon is out. Who’s in?

June 28, 2025July 10, 2025

Omaha’s worst-kept secret is out: after hinting back in April that he might be considering retirement, Don Bacon is apparently set to announce formally that

Loren Lippincott and Rob Clements speak on the Filibuster, Budget Balancing, and Theatrics in the Legislature
Nebraska state senators Rob Clements (LD4) and Loren Lippincott (LD34) speak at the Pachyderm Luncheon in Omaha.
Nebraska

Loren Lippincott and Rob Clements speak on the Filibuster, Budget Balancing, and Theatrics in the Legislature

June 24, 2025June 24, 2025

Nebraska state senators Loren Lippincott (LD34) and Rob Clements (LD2) spoke at the Pachyderm Luncheon in Omaha on Monday, sharing highlights from another legislative session.

Equal Time: Providing Balance When Local Media Sanitizes the Left
A sign depicting Donald Trump and JD Vance in Nazi uniforms, held up at the "No Kings" protest at Tom Hanafan River’s Edge Park in Council Bluffs.
Opinion

Equal Time: Providing Balance When Local Media Sanitizes the Left

June 16, 2025June 16, 2025

In 1993, Rush Limbaugh changed the media landscape by providing what he described as “equal time” for conservative perspectives in a predominantly progressive-leaning media environment.

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