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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...
