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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...
Legislative Roundup: Week of Jan. 20
Jan 26, 2025 / by Josie Golka Nebraska News Service
LINCOLN--The Nebraska Legislature wrapped up bill introductions and began committee hearings in the third week of its 2025 session, including propo...
Suspect Identified After Pursuit, Officer-Involved Shooting in Omaha
Jan 26, 2025 / NSP
January 25, 2025 (Omaha, Neb.) — An Omaha man has been lodged in Douglas County Jail after a pursuit early Saturday morning that includ...
The Right to Life is Timeless
Jan 26, 2025 / By Rep. Adrian Smith
This week, Washington was filled with Americans showing their support for the voiceless as they’ve done every year since the March for Life b...
Governor Pillen Proclaims Mentorship in Nebraska Month, Recognizes Top Public Servant Mentors
Jan 26, 2025 / Laura Strimple
LINCOLN, NE – Today, Governor Jim Pillen proclaimed January as Mentoring Month in Nebraska in front of an audience of state mentorship organi...
Gov. Pillen Releases Executive Order Establishing Support for Federal Immigration Policy/Nebraska Appleseed Repsonds
Jan 26, 2025 / Laura Strimple
LINCOLN, NE – Today, Governor Jim Pillen signed an executive order establishing the Support for Federal Immigration Policy Implementation for...
Platte Institute Unveils Legislative Issue Guide for the 109th Nebraska Legislature
Jan 26, 2025 / Platte Institute
OMAHA, NE — The Platte Institute has released its comprehensive Legislative Issue Guide for the 109th Nebraska Legislature, offering a roadma...
Nebraska Cattle on Feed up 1%
Jan 26, 2025 / USDA
LINCOLN, Neb. January 24, 2025 - Nebraska feedlots, with capacities of 1,000 or more head, contained 2.58 million cattle on feed on January 1, acco...