The March 2025 issue of the Nebraska Voter was published on March 26 in its new online template format via a MailChimp sent to the 580 people in the League of Women Voters of Nebraska’s audience. You can still view the MailChimp template version here.

You can also view the Nebraska Voter as a PDF saved on the LWVNE website. View the March 2025 issue as a PDF here and use the links to read each story.

The newsletter is published by the LWVNE under the leadership of Dianne Bystrom, editor, and Charlyne Berens, associate editor.

The March 2025 issue includes:

• Upcoming events – The LWVNE’s annual meeting in Hastings on April 5, “Keep Vote Fair” events held in Fremont and Seward, the LWV of Lincoln-Lancaster County’s Lunch and Learn program on April 3 and the LWVLL’s annual meeting on April 26.
• News stories on the launches of the VOTE411 voters’ guide in Omaha and Lincoln in advance of their city elections, the LWVNE’s testimony to date on legislation before the state’s Unicameral, volunteers needed for a city candidate forum co-sponsored by the LWVLL, tickets on sale for the May 2026 performance of the musical “Suffs” and actions taken at the March 1 LWVNE board meeting.
• Feature story on the LWVNE’s DEIJA Committee to combat misconceptions about diversity, equity and inclusion.
• Officer and director reports – Co-presidents Janelle Stevenson and Claudia Stevenson write about the more than 6,500 volunteer hours contributed by LWVNE board members in 2024. Rachel Gibson, action vice president, writes about changes over the past year in the Nebraska Legislature and Marilyn Bechtel, membership vice president, shares the growth in the LWVNE’s at-large members. Directors of disability and behavioral health, education policy, government, health policy and natural resources and energy write about the advocacy of their action teams in submitting testimony about legislation being heard by the Legislature’s committees. Carolyn Thiele, director of voter services, writes about her efforts to reach out and engage voters across the state.
• Local League reports – Jan McKenzie, president of the LWV of Greater Omaha, writes about efforts to educate citizens prior to Omaha’s upcoming primary and general elections. Ginny Skutnik, Hastings LWV, and Lori Shriner, Seward County LWV, provide a recap of their educational programs over the past fiscal year.
• LWVNE in the News – Members of the LWVLL were interviewed by Lincoln and Omaha television states on VOTE411 and LB509 and the Lincoln Journal Star published a letter to the editor written by a League member about the SAVE Act.