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Photos: Lynne Walz listening tour stops in Omaha
Lynne Walz speaks as part of a listening tour that will inform her decision to run for governor, in Omaha on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025.
Lynne Walz answers questions as part of a listening tour that will inform her decision to run for governor. in Omaha on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025.
Lynne Walz tears up while telling a personal story as part of a listening tour that will inform her decision to run for governor. in Omaha on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025.
Lynne Walz, right, hugs Tony Vargas beforing she speaks as part of a listening tour that will inform her decision to run for governor. in Omaha on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025.
Lynne Walz speaks as part of a listening tour that will inform her decision to run for governor. in Omaha on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025.
Lynne Walz speaks as part of a listening tour that will inform her decision to run for governor. in Omaha on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025.
LSigns for ynne Walz are placed on chairs as part of a listening tour that will inform her decision to run for governor. in Omaha on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025.
Lynne Walz speaks Saturday at an Omaha union hall as part of a listening tour as she considers whether to run for Nebraska governor in 2026. Walz, a Democrat, has visited 10 cities across the state over the past several days and has emphasized putting Nebraskans at the forefront of her possible campaign.
Lynne Walz speaks as part of a listening tour that will inform her decision to run for governor. in Omaha on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025.
Lynne Walz speaks as part of a listening tour that will inform her decision to run for governor. in Omaha on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025.
Signs for Lynne Walz are placed on the doors as part of a listening tour that will inform her decision to run for governor. in Omaha on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025.
Shelley Gillen, a longtime advocate for access to medical cannabis, asks Lynne Walz a question Saturday during Walz's Omaha event. Gillen said the members of the Nebraska Medical Cannabis Commission are prohibitionists and are setting up a program that won't help patients.
Lynne Walz answers questions as part of a listening tour that will inform her decision to run for governor. in Omaha on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025.
