Senator Ben Nelson News

Gov. Dave Heineman of Nebraska said Saturday that he would not run for his state's open Senate seat in 2014, taking away what would have been the heavy favorite in the race.

Today is the first "Omaha Gives!" - a 24-hour sprint put on by the Omaha Community Foundation in which local nonprofits raise as... Time has stood still in our kitchen, where recipes today taste much as they did 'in the old days.' Long held customs prevail here in the style, taste and presentation of traditional Sicilia ... more Dr.

Burke Stadium's track, already sizzling with fast times Saturday, was state record-hot over the noon hour with Kenzo Cotton.

Former GOP Senate candidate Jon Bruning , the current Nebraska Attorney General, and his Bruning for Senate committee have agreed with the Federal Election Commission to pay a $19,000 civil penalty for campaign finance violations during his 2012 Senate election effort.

As he contemplates a bid for Senate, the GOP's top recruit - Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman - is engaging some former governors who made the same transition.

Nathaniel Sullivan, a senior from Bettendorf, Iowa, who is majoring in vocal performance, was selected by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln School of Music faculty as the Presser Undergraduate Scholar for 2013.

Florida Senator Bill Nelson once made a run for governor back in 1990. Although unsuccessful back then, some supporters would like to know -- will he do it again? Senator Nelson was in Sarasota Thursday to talk about long-term healthcare but the main question on many people's minds is: Will he run for governor? "I have no plans to run for ... (more)

Senator Nelson Registers Opposition to Tax Increases in Senate Tax Bill St. Paul, MN - Senator Carla Nelson voted against the Senate Omnibus Tax Bill today to register her opposition to the variety of tax increases in the bill.

Jack, his family and former Husker running back Rex Burkhead visited with President Barack Obama in the Oval Office on Monday.