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Gov. Pillen Attends President Trump’s Signing of Executive Order: No Men in Women’s Sports

Feb 6, 2025 / Laura Strimple

LINCOLN, NE – Today, Governor Jim Pillen joined a packed room of female athletes, senators, governors, attorney’s general and other sup...

Platte Institute Advocates for Full Repeal of Inheritance Tax

Feb 5, 2025 / Ryan Kopsa Platte Institue

OMAHA, NE — The Platte Institute is calling for the complete repeal of Nebraska's inheritance tax, an outdated and burdensome part of Nebrask...

Nebraska Agri-Business Association Holds 67th Nebraska Agri-Business Exposition and Announces 2024 Industry Awards, CCA Awards

Feb 5, 2025 / Press Release

(Kearney, NE) The 67th Nebraska Agri-Business Exposition was held January 28-29, 2025 in Kearney, Nebraska at the Younes Conference Center North. T...

Gov. Pillen Testifies on Legislation to Ban Cell Phones in Schools

Feb 5, 2025 / Laura Strimple

LINCOLN, NE – Today, Governor Jim Pillen testified before the Nebraska State Legislature’s Education Committee on LB140 which proposes ...

Student Organizations Celebrate Legislative Day

Feb 4, 2025 / NDEA

Students from across the state representing seven of Nebraska’s Career and Technical Student Organizations visited the Capitol February 4th i...

Minatare Woman Sentenced to Probation and Restitution for Medicaid Fraud

Feb 3, 2025 / Suzanne Gage Director of Communications

Attorney General Mike Hilgers announced today that a Minatare woman who owns Campbell Pharmacy in Oshkosh, Nebraska, was sentenced to two years of ...

Nebraska Crop Production Report

Feb 3, 2025 / USDA

LINCOLN, Neb. February 3, 2025 - For the week ending February 2, 2025, topsoil moisture supplies rated 27% very short, 51% short, 22% adequate...

Former sociology chair Pigott Janssen leaves $2.25M gift to University of Nebraska at Kearney

Feb 3, 2025 / Tyler Ellyson UNK News editor

KEARNEY – The late Ruth Ann Pigott Janssen, a beloved former professor and chair of the sociology department at the University of Nebraska at...

Mid-America Manufacturing Economy Begins Year on Positive Note

Feb 3, 2025 / Creighton University

January 2025 Survey Highlights:-For only the third time since July 2024, the overall, or Business Conditions Index, climbed above growth neutral.-F...

Legislative round-up: Week of Jan. 26

Feb 2, 2025 / by Owen Reimer

Nebraska News ServiceLINCOLN--In its third week of the 2025 session, the Nebraska Legislature began its first full week of hearings, with committee...

Standoff in Hitchcock County

Feb 2, 2025 / NSP-North Platte

FEBRUARY 2, 2025 (NORTH PLATTE, NEB.) — Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol SWAT Team have arrested one person following a standoff in Hi...

Nebraska January 1 Cattle Inventory

Feb 2, 2025 / USDA

LINCOLN, Neb. January 31, 2025 - All cattle and calves in Nebraska as of January 1, 2025 totaled 6.05 million head, down 3% from January 1, 20...

Senators hear arguments on death penalty

Feb 2, 2025 / by Josie Golka Nebraska News Service

Lincoln--Senators heard arguments to abolish the death penalty at the state level and to allow for execution via nitrogen hypoxia at the Nebraska C...

Serving Nebraskans and Focusing our Priorities

Feb 1, 2025 / Governor Jim Pillen

January 31, 2025 For the first time this century, Nebraska’s property taxpayers opened their statements in December and saw a reduction. &nb...

Giving Future Leaders the Chance to Succeed

Jan 31, 2025 / By Rep. Adrian Smith

The American education system develops our next generation of leaders, but we must reckon with serious challenges facing our nation’s student...

Hastings College announces Jackson Scholars program for aspiring artists

Jan 31, 2025 / Michael Howie Hastings College

(Hastings, Nebraska) – Hastings College is launching the Jackson Scholars program, a groundbreaking opportunity for aspiring artists to hone ...

Senator Ricketts’ Weekly Column: Protecting the Dignity of Human Life

Jan 31, 2025 / Pete Ricketts

The pro-life movement is about love, compassion, dignity, and respect. Nebraska is a pro-life state. As Senator, I’m fighting to uphold those...

USDA To Gather Cash Rent Data

Jan 31, 2025 / USDA

LINCOLN, Neb. January 30, 2025 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will conduct the ...

Briese Encourages Nebraskans to Search for Unclaimed Property

Jan 31, 2025 / Charles Isom, Director of Communications

(Lincoln, NE) Nebraska Treasurer Tom Briese today encouraged Nebraskans to observe Unclaimed Property Day on February 1st by searching www.Nebraska...

NDOT Division of Aeronautics Announces Annual Awards

Jan 31, 2025 / NDOT

Jan. 30, 2025 (Lincoln, Neb.) — The Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT) announced a series of achievements recognizing excellence in...

Nebraska Joins the United States and 17 States in Settlement against Pharmaceutical Manufacturer QOL Medical

Jan 30, 2025 / Suzanne Gage Director of Communications

Attorney General Mike Hilgers announced today that Nebraska has joined the United States and 17 other States in settling allegations against pharma...

Nebraska Legislation Targets Cryptocurrency Kiosk Fraud with New Consumer Safeguards

Jan 30, 2025 / AARP

LINCOLN, NEB. — The Nebraska Legislature’s Banking, Commerce and Insurance Committee will hold a hearing on a critical bill on Monday, ...

Nebraska Corn Growers Association Elects Officers, At-Large Directors

Jan 30, 2025 / Katherine Byrne Director of Grower Services

YORK, NEB – Members of the Nebraska Corn Growers Association (NeCGA) gathered at the Holthus Convention Center on Wednesday, January 22, for ...

Smith, Owens, Cassidy, Colleagues Reintroduce Educational Choice for Children Act

Jan 29, 2025 / Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Adrian Smith (R-NE), Rep. Burgess Owens (R-UT), and Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA) reintroduced the Educational Choice f...

Nebraska Students Competitive Compared to Other States on National Math and Reading Assessments

Jan 29, 2025 / David Jespersen Administrator Office of Public Information & Communications

Nebraska’s 2024 fourth and eighth graders scored higher than the national average in math and close to the national average in reading. Nebra...