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Platte Institute Proposes $162 Million Spending Freeze to Help Close Nebraska Budget Gap
May 5, 2025 / Ryan Kopsa Communications and Marketing Director
OMAHA, NE — At a virtual press conference held Monday afternoon, the Platte Institute proposed a targeted, responsible solution for addressin...
NDEE begins weekly public lake sampling
May 5, 2025 / Amanda Woita
The Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy (NDEE) and its partners have begun weekly sampling of public lakes across Nebraska. This samplin...
Positive Rabies Case in Southwest Nebraska
May 5, 2025 / SWNPHD
Southwest Nebraska Public Health Department (SWNPHD) has confirmed a positive rabies case in an animal in the health district. The positive rabies ...
NeFU Will Participate in NFU “Week of Action” Fly-In May 5-9, 2025
May 3, 2025 / John Hansen
Lincoln, NE. Nebraska Farmers Union (NeFU) State President John Hansen and Gage/Jefferson County Secretary Don Schuller of Wymore will join other F...
UNK choir members will perform at Carnegie Hall in NYC
May 3, 2025 / Tyler Ellyson, editor, UNK News
KEARNEY – University of Nebraska at Kearney choir members will perform at the world’s most famous concert venue later this month. Asso...
Gov. Pillen Temporarily Waives Regulations for Truckers Hauling Critically Needed Fuel
May 2, 2025 / Laura Strimple
LINCOLN, NE – Noting that Nebraska and other states are currently experiencing fuel shortages due to high demand, Governor Jim Pillen has iss...
Mid-America Manufacturing Expands with Higher Prices
May 2, 2025 / Creighton University
OMAHA, Neb. (May 1, 2025) — The Creighton University Mid-America Business Conditions Index, a leading economic indicator for the nine-state r...
Multiple TSCI staff members injured in assault
May 2, 2025 / NDOC
May 2, 2025 (Tecumseh, Neb.) – Three staff members at the Tecumseh State Correctional Institution (TSCI) sustained serious* injuries in...
Ricketts Announces Upcoming Mobile Office Hours
May 2, 2025 / Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) announced his constituent casework staff will be hosting Mobile Office Hours arou...
Summer Literacy Training Aimed to Help Teachers
May 2, 2025 / David Jespersen Administrator Office of Public Information & Communications
The Nebraska Department of Education and the Educational Service Unit Coordinating Council, in partnership with Institute for Learning & Resear...
Advocates Decry Provisions Amended into LB 530
May 2, 2025 / Samantha Livermore
LINCOLN, NE – Advocacy groups spoke out against the Legislature's vote today to move a criminal and juvenile justice package from general fil...
Senator Ricketts’ Weekly Column: Working Hard for Nebraska
May 2, 2025 / Pete Ricketts
Our country faces many threats. Communist China is our greatest external threat. Our $36 trillion national debt is our greatest domestic threat. Ov...
Paul Schaub Joins the Attorney General's Office in Ogallala
May 2, 2025 / Heather Buell
Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers is pleased to announce that Paul Schaub is joining the Attorney General's Office as an assistant attorney ge...
Revised Burn Ban Provides Exception to Irrigation Districts
May 2, 2025 / Laura Strimple
LINCOLN, NE – Governor Jim Pillen has revised a burn ban to allow fire chiefs discretion in granting burn permits to irrigation districts so ...
Ricketts Leads Resolution Announcing Renewable Fuels Month
May 2, 2025 / Noah Sadlier
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE), a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, led a bipartisan ...
Gov. Pillen Announces Chief Bryan Waugh to Lead Nebraska State Patrol
May 1, 2025 / Laura Strimple
Listen to press conference below. LINCOLN, NE – Today, Governor Jim Pillen announced his appointment of Chief Bryan Waugh as the next su...
Attorney General Mike Hilgers is pleased to announce Cody Barnett has joined the Nebraska Department of Justice as its next Solicitor General.
May 1, 2025 / Suzanne Gage Director of Communications
“Our office has a history of elite Solicitors General. Our previous Solicitor General is in a prominent position in President Trump’s D...
Governor Pillen's Pro-Water, Pro-Ag Legislation Advances
May 1, 2025 / Laura Strimple
LINCOLN, NE – Governor Jim Pillen released the following statement after the Nebraska Legislature passed LB 317, which will form the Departme...
Minimum Wage Adjustment Bill Advances at the Legislature.
May 1, 2025 / KRGI News
A bill to adjust the minimum wage advance at the legislature. Here's the statement of intent for the bill: The following constitutes the reasons ...
Renewable Fuels Month Highlights Importance of Biofuels for Nebraska
May 1, 2025 / Jill Bookhout Director of Communications
LINCOLN, Nebraska — As the summer driving season kicks off in May, Nebraskans are encouraged to fuel up on clean and cost-saving biofuels. Re...
Gov. Pillen Announces Chairperson Cotton Retirement from Parole Board
May 1, 2025 / Laura Strimple
LINCOLN, NE – Today, Governor Jim Pillen announced the retirement of Rosalyn Cotton from the Board of Parole. Cotton has served on the ...
Nebraska Attorney General's Office Issues Consumer Alert Regarding Cryptocurrency Scams
Apr 30, 2025 / Laura Strimple
Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers is issuing a consumer alert to the public following a surge in reports of romance scams and cryptocurrency-b...
State Patrol Arrests Three Inmates for Attempted Murder
Apr 30, 2025 / NSP
April 30, 2025 (Lincoln, Neb.) — Investigators with the Nebraska State Patrol have arrested three inmates for their roles in an assault...
Gov. Pillen Issues New Executive Order on Burn Ban
Apr 29, 2025 / Laura Strimple
LINCOLN, NE – Governor Jim Pillen has issued a new executive order stipulating that central and western Nebraska remain under a burn ba...
Governor Pillen Proclaims May as “Beef Month” in Nebraska
Apr 29, 2025 / Governor Pillen Proclaims May as “Beef Month” in Nebraska
Lincoln, NE (April 29, 2025) – Governor Jim Pillen has officially proclaimed May as “Beef Month” in Nebraska, recognizing the ess...