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Candidates in Nebraska’s 2nd Congressional District race, incumbent Representative Don Bacon (R) and challenger Kara Eastman (D), met for a debate.

Candidates in Nebraska’s 2nd Congressional District race, incumbent Representative Don Bacon (R) and challenger Kara Eastman (D), met for a debate.

Incumbent Senator Deb Fischer (R-NE) and Jane Raybould (D), a member of the Lincoln City Council, took part in a debate for Nebraska’s U.S. Senate seat. They answered questions on the 2107 Republican…

Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts discusses top policy issues in his state. He was interviewed from aboard the C-SPAN Bus in Lincoln, Nebraska. This program was part of C-SPAN’s “50 Capitals…

Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts (R) delivered his fourth and final State of the State address of his current term, highlighting the state’s progress in tax reform, creation of new jobs, and…

Karen Wagner showed pieces from the Nebraska State Capitol archives that detail the history of the building. C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their “2015 LCV Cities…

Governor Pete Ricketts (R-NE) delivered his annual State of the State address from the State Capitol in Lincoln. He called for property and income tax reform and outlined his budget…

Incumbent Representative Brad Ashford (D) and Don Bacon (R) participated in a debate in Nebraska’s 2nd Congressional District race. Courtesy of KMTV and the Omaha World Herald. Political…

Wayne Hester gave a tour of the William Jennings Bryan House, also known as Fairview. William Jennings Bryan, a Nebraska politician, public speaker, and writer, lived at the house from 1902-1914.…

Governor Pete Ricketts (R-NE) delivered his annual State of the State Address at the Nebraska State Capitol in Lincoln. He stressed the need for the state to lead in economic growth and…

Representative Brad Ashford (D-NE) talked about his role as a new member of Congress. He defeated incumbent Republican Lee Terry in the 2014 election, and he ran for political…

Carrie Meyer talked about Omaha’s former train depot, Union Station, housed in the Durham Museum. She gave a tour of the art deco structure and explained how the Trans Continental Railroad provided an…

Carrie Meyer talked about the Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition, which showcased the developed West from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Coast. Business and community leaders from 24 states…

Hugh Reilly talked about Standing Bear v. Crook, the 1879 landmark case involved the Ponca Indian’s chief Standing Bear, the United States government, and General George Crook. It recognized an Indian as a…

Carrie Meyer, curator of Exhibits and Collections at the Durham Museum, talked about the museum’s exhibit dedicated to Omaha’s livestock industry and shared historic photos of the Union Stockyards found in the…

C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their “2015 LCV Cities Tour” in Omaha, Nebraska, from May 7-12 to feature the history and literary life of the community. Working with the…

Mary Pipher talked about her book, The Middle of Everywhere: Helping Refugees Enter the American Community, about the challenges refugees face as they arrive in the U.S. For several years Ms. Pipher was a…

The Jane Pope Geske Heritage Room of Nebraska Authors at the Bennett Martin Public Library in Lincoln, Nebraska, was profiled. Since 1949, the reference department of the Bennett Martin Public Library in…

Andrew Jewell, co-editor of The Selected Letters of Willa Cather, talked about the author and her letters. The letters include humorous reports of life in Red Cloud, Nebraska, in the late 19th century, notes…

C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their “2015 LCV Cities Tour” in Lincoln, Nebraska, from May 3-7 to feature the history and literary life of the community. Working with…