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Nebraska
Capital: Lincoln
Population: 1,713,235
Major Metropolitan Areas: Lincoln, Omaha
Federal Transportation Spending: $232,775,000 (U.S. Census Bureau 2002)

 
General Ballot Measure Information

State Ballot Process
Nebraska has offered initiative and referendum procedures since 1912. Signed initiative petitions must be submitted to the Secretary of State at least 4 months prior to a general election. Initiatives and referendums are placed on the ballot only in even numbered years.

State Election Site: http://www.sos.state.ne.us/Elections/election.htm

County & City Information
Contact your county elections office for more information: http://www.nol.org/nebraskamap.html

Ballot measure information
http://www.iandrinstitute.org/Nebraska.htm

Additional ballot measure information
http://www.ballot.org/states/ne.html

 
Outreach/Contact Information
 
Advocacy Groups
Nebraska Association of Transportation Providers (no website)
Rail Passenger Group
Pro-Rail Nebraska http://www.trainweb.org/prorailnebraska/
State DOT
http://www.dor.state.ne.us/
Transit Agencies & MPOs
Lincoln STARTRAN http://interlinc.ci.lincoln.ne.us/city/pworks/startran/index.htm
Omaha MAT http://p5.omaha.com/index.php?u_np=14
 
Media Information
 
Newspaper(s)
Omaha World Herald http://www.omaha.com/
Lincoln Journal Star http://www.journalstar.com/
Grand Island Independent http://www.theindependent.com/
Kearney Hub http://www.kearneyhub.com/
Scottsbluff Star-Herald http://www.starherald.com/
Radio Television
KIOS NPR - Omaha http://www.kios.org/
KKAR News/Talk - Omaha http://www.kkar.com/
KMTV CBS - Omaha http://www.kmtv3.com/
WOWT NBC - Omaha http://www.wowt.com/
KETV ABC - Omaha http://www.theomahachannel.com/
 
Other Resources
 

STPP State Page: http://www.transact.org/states/default.asp?state=nebraska

APTA State Page (Info. on transit agencies): http://www.apta.com/links/state_local/ne.cfm