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GRAND ISLAND — Amid the late-summer heat ahead of Labor Day weekend, incumbent U.S. Sen. Pete Ricketts and independent challenger Dan Osborn met for a debate at the Nebraska State Fair. This was the first state fair debate since 2018 when U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Neb., debated Jane Raybould of Lincoln, then a Lincoln City […]
The debate at the Nebraska State Fair covered imported beef, tariffs, cuts to Medicaid, the war in Iran, immigration enforcement, election finance reform and winning the race to develop AI.
Check out the full transcript from the Nebraska State Fair Senate debate between Republican Sen. Pete Ricketts and nonpartisan candidate Dan Osborn on Tuesday night.
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Nebraska Sen. Pete Ricketts and independent challenger Dan Osborn faced off in a U.S Senate debate at the Big Iron Events Center during the Nebraska State Fair.
Aaron Sanderford, Omaha World-Herald managing editor for news, breaks down the U.S. Senate debate between Sen. Pete Ricketts and Dan Osborn.
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