Filibuster holds; LB3 is shelved
Failure to reach cloture on LB3 means the effort to impose winner-take-all is likely done for the year.
Bringing a nation to heel, one tariff at a time
The White House’s sweeping tariffs aren’t supposed to make economic sense. They’re designed to create hardship and turn it into political leverage.
Winner-take-all is on deck. It’s time to activate.
On Tuesday, April 8, lawmakers will debate and vote on LB3, which would change Nebraska’s electoral system and silence the voices of thousands of our state’s voters.
Civic Saturday returns April 26 – join us!
Civic Nebraska invites the community to its next Civic Saturday gathering at 11 am on April 26 at First-Plymouth Church.
Don’t just check the facts. Live by them.
April 2 is International Fact-Checking Day. This “holiday” started in 2017, conveniently parked on the calendar right after April Fools Day, to remind us why truth matters in the first […]
Dugout democracy
Baseball brings generations together, gives us a common language, fosters debate and disagreement, and builds the resolve to get up and come back the next day.
Civic Nebraska earns national support for rural leadership
The Trust for Civic Life has committed funds to back the ‘Idea of America’ program, which fosters thoughtful rural leadership.
Democracy isn’t supposed to be simple
From the very beginning, our founders understood that governing a free people truly, fairly, and justly would require debate, compromise, and patience.
Meet Peyton Savington, volunteer and intern coordinator
The Papillion native is building a powerful network of democracy-builders across our state.
There’s enough pie for everyone
Scarcity thinking tells us that if one group gains, another must lose – ignoring that inclusion, fairness, and justice expand opportunity rather than shrink it.