Nebraska’s Broke — So Lynn Walz Picked a Farmer to Help Fix It

Nebraska gubernatorial candidate Lynn Walz takes the stage in Elkhorn to announce her running mate for Lieutenant Governor: Humboldt farmer and community leader Ben Steffen. Dan was on the ground for the announcement — and caught up with both candidates afterward for a few unscripted questions on agriculture, data centers, and the rural healthcare crisis.

Steffen shares his own story — four generations on the family dairy farm, decades of local service on the school board and county planning commission, and the effort that helped save his hometown nursing home from closing. Together, the two lay out the case against the current administration’s handling of the state budget, and take questions on the issues hitting Nebraska families hardest right now.

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0:00 The Announcement
0:00 Who is Ben Steffen
0:00 The Case Against the Current Administration
0:00 On the Road: Agriculture, Data Centers & Rural Health
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