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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...-2025-01-31-10-45-50.jpg?width=550&height=289)
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...
Minor Apprehended After High-Speed Pursuit South of Kearney
Jan 29, 2025 / NSP
January 28, 2025 (Kearney, Neb.) — Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol, with assistance from the Kearney County Sheriff’s Off...
Funke Delivers First State of the Judiciary
Jan 28, 2025 / KRGI News
Nebraska Supreme Court Justice Jeffrey Funke spoke to the legislature in his first state of the judiciary address. Listen to the speech below. ...-2025-01-28-10-05-38.jpg?width=550&height=289)
Rural Prosperity Nebraska Course Offered
Jan 28, 2025 / Russell Shaffer, Rural Prosperity Nebraska
Lincoln, Nebraska, Jan. 28, 2025 — Rural Prosperity Nebraska is teaming up with NU Advance, the University of Nebraska’s non-credit pro...
Nebraska’s December 2024 Unemployment Rate is 2.8 Percent
Jan 28, 2025 / NDOL
LINCOLN - The Nebraska Department of Labor (NDOL) announced today that Nebraska’s preliminary unemployment rate for December 2024 is 2.8 perc...
$20,000 in Internship Grants Awarded to Nebraska Public Libraries
Jan 27, 2025 / NLC
The Nebraska Library Commission recently awarded Nebraska Library Internship Grants totaling $20,000 to sixteen Nebraska public libraries. These in...
Summer Food Service Program Grant Applications Open
Jan 27, 2025 / David Jespersen Administrator Office of Public Information & Communications
Children need good food all year long, even when they are not in school. The Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) provides healthy meals to children,...
$9.8 Million Awarded to Waste and Litter Reduction, Recycling, and Scrap Tire Grants
Jan 27, 2025 / NDEE
See release below.
Five Conservation Scholarships Awarded
Jan 26, 2025 / Press Release
The Nebraska Chapter of the Soil & Water Conservation Society (SWCS), the Nebraska Soil & Water Conservation Foundation (NSWCF), and the Ne...-2025-01-26-21-06-38.jpg?width=550&height=289)
Gov. Pillen Touts Support for Gun Industry and Owner Rights at Annual SHOT Show
Jan 26, 2025 / Laura Strimple
LINCOLN, NE – The influence of special interest groups, state support for Second Amendment rights and the impact of legislation on the firear...