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Nebraskans deserve to know who is trying to influence our government and what they're spending to do it.
Anti-Corruption & Accountability: Working For The People
We deserve a government that is as honest and hardworking as the people it represents.
For government to serve the people, it has to be accountable to the people and no one else. But Supreme Court rulings like Citizens United have let billionaires and special interests buy unlimited influence, so they can get their way at the rest of our expense.
Common Cause is the leading watchdog group calling out corruption where we see it and passing laws that put power in the hands of everyday people.
That means demanding common-sense limits on money in politics, transparency into who’s funding lobbying and campaigns, strong rules to stop government corruption, and small-dollar public financing to give ordinary people a fighting chance against Big Money.
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Updates
Blog Post
2025 Legislative Wrap Up
The 2025 Nebraska legislative session has officially concluded, and as the dust settles, Common Cause Nebraska is ready to share our recap of the bills we tracked and the key trends shaping our state's democracy.
Blog Post
Supporting Constitutional Reforms: Increasing Salaries and Extending Term Limits
Blog Post
Democracy Roundup: Issues We’re Tracking in the 2025 Nebraska legislature
We're keeping an eye on the bills introduced during the 2025 Nebraska legislative session that will impact our democracy. These are the matters that we think deserve your attention most of all.
Related Resources
Report
Public Service Commission Donations
A review of campaign donations to candidates for Nebraska's Public Service Commission found that they were funded mostly by the industries they are elected to regulate, rather than average Nebraskans.
Report
Lobbyist Spending: Nebraska’s Other Pandemic Thrives During COVID-19
In 2000, gross earnings for the Nebraska lobby were recorded as $3,002853. Since then, we have seen increases each year reaching an all-time high in 2019 of $19,405,061. The 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, however, brought the steady growth in total earnings to a halt.
Report
Shucking the Bucks: Another Record Harvest for Nebraska Lobbyists
For nine years, Common Cause Nebraska has compiled public records to document the growing wealth of the lobby and expose the influence of special interest money in politics. We continue to advocate for a two-year break before legislators can become lobbyists, ending in-session fundraisers and more transparency from both lobbyists and the special interest groups on how they influence lawmakers.
Report
Breaking Records: Wealthy Special Interests Spend Most Ever
For eight years, Common Cause Nebraska has compiled lobbyists’ expenses to document the growing wealth of
the lobby and advance reforms to curb the influence of special interest money in politics. This report highlights how Nebraskans have become accepting of lobbyists wining, dining and entertaining their way to access, despite how it puts the average citizen at a disadvantage.
the lobby and advance reforms to curb the influence of special interest money in politics. This report highlights how Nebraskans have become accepting of lobbyists wining, dining and entertaining their way to access, despite how it puts the average citizen at a disadvantage.
Press
Press Release
Election Complaint Filed Over Missing Records in Medical Marijuana Ballot Challenge
Earlier today, Common Cause Nebraska Executive Director Gavin Geis filed a complaint with the Nebraska Accountability and Disclosure Commission requesting an investigation into John Kuehn—or whomever funded Mr. Kuehn—for failing to disclose expenses related to his challenge of the qualification of the medical marijuana ballot initiatives that voters approved in November 2024.
Press Release
What They’re Saying: Nebraskan Voters Want to Keep Electoral College System
Rural, Conservative Voters Reject Winner Take All Change
Press Release
Candidates Running Ballot Amendment Ads a Loophole that Should Be Closed
Common Cause Nebraska is criticizing a recent trend of candidates running the exact same ad on a particular ballot amendment – only changing the disclaimer at the end of the ads.