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Ricketts Announces Upcoming Mobile Office Hours
Apr 19, 2024 / 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...Nebraska Unemployment Rate Remains Low
Apr 19, 2024 / Department of Labor
LINCOLN - The Nebraska Department of Labor (NDOL) announced today that Nebraska’s preliminary unemployment rate for March 2024 is 2.5 percent...Nebraska Farm Income Projected to Fall
Apr 19, 2024 / UNL
Lincoln, Neb. April 19, 2024 — Nebraska’s net farm income is projected to fall to $6 billion in 2024 and average $6.3 billion per year ...Rural Mainstreet Economy in Negative Territory Again
Apr 19, 2024 / Creighton University
April 2024 Survey Results at a Glance: For an eighth straight month, the overall Rural Mainstreet Index sank below growth neutral.Only 0.9% of ban...LB631 furthers NDCS efforts to transform Nebraska
Apr 19, 2024 / NDOC
April 18, 2024 (Lincoln, Neb.) – Signed into law on April 16, 2024, LB631 expands resources for those returning to the community after incarc...Attorney General Mike Hilgers Joins 25-State Coalition to Halt the Biden Administration’s Electric Vehicle Mandate
Apr 18, 2024 / Nebraska AG
LINCOLN – Attorney General Mike Hilgers filed suit to defend Americans who drive gas and diesel-powered trucks and cars against the Biden Adm...Former Sen. John Stinner Recognized at BHECN Awards Dinner
Apr 18, 2024 / UNMC
As leader of the Nebraska Legislature’s budget-writing Appropriations Committee, former Sen. John Stinner held a uniquely powerful post that ...State Fair Board to Meet
Apr 18, 2024 / Nebraska State Fair
NEBRASKA STATE FAIR BOARDMeeting AgendaApril 19, 2024 – 1:00 PMAdministrative Offices, Grand Island, NE1. Call to Order2. Roll Call3. Inform ...AG Hosts Youth Conference
Apr 17, 2024 / Nebraska AG
LINCOLN - On Tuesday, Attorney General Mike Hilgers hosted fifty-three students at the Nebraska State Capitol for the 2024 Attorney General’s...Ricketts Leads Bipartisan Letter to EPA: California Railroad Waiver Would Devastate the Rail Industry & Economy as a Whole
Apr 17, 2024 / Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts led a bipartisan group of colleagues in a letter to Michael Regan, Administrator of the ...Preparing for Pruning
Apr 17, 2024 / Dr. Emily Stine, Nebraska Extension Educator Horticulture
Pruning always seems to be a monumental task to take on, but with the right tools and some knowledge about the plant, it becomes easier. Best prun...March NDOT Traffic Fatality Toll
Apr 16, 2024 / NDOT
April 16, 2024 (Lincoln, Neb.) — During the month of March 2024, twenty-two people were killed in traffic crashes on Nebraska roadways, ...Attorney General Hilgers Thanks the Legislature for Strengthening Protections for Vulnerable Nebraskans
Apr 16, 2024 / Nebraska AG
LINCOLN—In the concluding days of the 2024 Session, Attorney General Mike Hilgers thanks the sponsoring Senators and Legislature for strength...Nebraska Corn Farmers To Invest Nearly $3.1 Billion to Plant 9.85 Million Acres
Apr 16, 2024 / NE Corn Board
LINCOLN, Neb. – Nebraska corn farmers will plant 9.85 million acres of corn in 2024 according to the March Prospective Plantings report relea...Nebraska State Fair 1868 Foundation Supports Youth Premiums
Apr 16, 2024 / Nebraska State Fair
April 16, 2024. Grand Island, Nebraska: Young Nebraskans come across this great state for a chance to take home honors, and perhaps a ribbon, from ...UNL Aims to Strengthen Grain Bins
Apr 16, 2024 / Dan Moser, Office of Research and Economic Development
Lincoln, Nebraska, April 16, 2024 — When people think of structural engineering perils, they tend to imagine big-city bridges, skyscrapers an...NDOT, AGC, and Partner Contractors Across the State Recognize Work Zone Awareness Week
Apr 16, 2024 / NDOT
April 15, 2024 (Lincoln, Neb.) — The Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT), the Associated General Contractors (AGC) Nebraska cha...Troopers Report Speedy Start to 2024
Apr 15, 2024 / NSP
APRIL 15, 2024 (LINCOLN, NEB.) — Nebraska roadways are off to a speedy start to 2024. In the first 100 days of the year, Nebraska State...State/Federal Reaction to Death of Ceresco Police Officer
Apr 14, 2024 / KRGI News
Gov. Pillen Reacts to Death of Officer, Orders Flags be Flown at Half-StaffLINCOLN, NE – Today, Governor Jim Pillen offered his deepest condo...NSP Investigating Fatal Crash That Claims Life of Ceresco Police Officer
Apr 13, 2024 / Nebraska State Patrol
(Ceresco, NE) — The Nebraska State Patrol is heartbroken to announce the passing of Ceresco Police Officer Ross Bartlett. Bartlett also...The U.S.-Japan Alliance Stands for Freedom and Opportunity
Apr 12, 2024 / By Rep. Adrian Smith
The Tidal Basin in Washington, DC, home of the Thomas Jefferson, the Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorials, is encirc...Senator Ricketts’ Weekly Column: I Want to Cut Your Taxes
Apr 12, 2024 / Pete Ricketts
The average Nebraskan paid $10,519 in taxes to the federal government last year. In return, they should expect a responsible government that respec...New Health Career Scholarship Honors Evelyn Watts’ 43-year Nursing Career at Good Samaritan
Apr 12, 2024 / CHI
KEARNEY - The CHI Health Good Samaritan Foundation is pleased to announce a new scholarship that will benefit students pursuing a career in health ...RTC staff member injured in assault
Apr 12, 2024 / DOC
April 12, 2024 (Lincoln, Neb.) – A staff member at the Reception and Treatment Center (RTC) sustained a serious* injury in an inmate as...Attorney General Hilgers Joins 13-State Lawsuit to Stop the Biden Administration’s Hidden Electric Vehicle Subsidy and Defend Ethanol
Apr 11, 2024 / AG
LINCOLN--Attorney General Mike Hilgers joined a 13-state coalition in a lawsuit to stop the Biden Administration’s hidden subsidy for electri...