For as long as I’ve worked in democracy reform, I’ve watched people use nonpartisan and nonbiased as if they meant the same thing. They don’t. This confusion has distorted how Americans judge the ...

For as long as I’ve worked in democracy reform, I’ve watched people use nonpartisan and unbiased as if they meant the same thing. They don’t.

State senators on Aug. 13, 2020, the final day of the 106th Nebraska Legislature. The 2020 session was interrupted by the pandemic. I agree with Brad Ashford (July 11 Midlands Voices), the Omaha World ...

From left, State Sens. Machaela Cavanaugh, Joni Albrecht, Sara Howard and Patty Pansing Brooks gather on the final day of the 106th Legislature in August. First, let’s get the history straight.

Around the state: A bill has been proposed for the legislative session that would require teachers to take an oath to the Constitution and nonpartisanship before they start the job, Pasco teachers are ...

MANKATO — Ahead of Tuesday’s State of the Union address, political science professors gathered at MSU to give their own address: a state of democracy. “The relationship between citizens and the ...

The three state Supreme Court justices who are up for retention this November, on Monday evening participated in a “fireside chat” candidates forum during which they addressed a handful of issues, but ...