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State Fair Board to Meet
May 15, 2024 / NSF
NEBRASKA STATE FAIR BOARDREVISED Meeting AgendaMay 17, 2024 – 1:00 PMAdministrative Offices, Grand Island, NE1. Call to Order2. Roll Call3. I...Smith Introduces Legislation Renewing Key Trade Program to Reduce Input Costs for American Industry
May 14, 2024 / Press Release
Washington, D.C. – Today, Ways and Means Committee Trade Subcommittee Chair Adrian Smith (R-NE) introduced the Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Refo...Smith Statement on Delay of Changes to USPS Operations at North Platte Facility
May 14, 2024 / Press Release
Washington, D.C. – Today, Rep. Adrian Smith (R-NE), released the following statement after United States Postmaster General Louis DeJoy agree...Attorney General Hilgers Leads Multi-State Coalitions in Two Lawsuits to Stop Electric-Truck Mandates
May 13, 2024 / AG
Lincoln--Attorney General Hilgers is leading multi-state coalitions in two lawsuits to stop both the Biden Administration and the State of Californ...Inmate Dies at RTC
May 13, 2024 / Department of Corrections
May 13, 2024 (Lincoln, Neb.) – Estell Jennings #80794, age 44, died May 11, 2024, at the Reception and Treatment Center (RTC). His sentence ...Pushing Back on Unworkable Executive Mandates
May 13, 2024 / By Rep. Adrian Smith
In 2014, President Obama famously said, “I’ve got a pen and I’ve got a phone,” telling the American people he didn’t ...Nebraska to Send Strong Message During Police Week
May 10, 2024 / Press Release
MAY 10, 2024 (LINCOLN, NEB.) — Nebraska Backs the Blue! The Nebraska Crime Commission will share that message with law enforcement offic...Senator Ricketts’ Weekly Column: Standing Up For Our Seniors
May 10, 2024 / Pete Ricketts
One of my top priorities is making government work better. A major way to do that is blocking burdensome regulations that don’t work for Nebr...Ricketts Introduces NOPE Act to Cut Off U.S. Funding to UN if Palestinian Authority Receives More Privileges
May 10, 2024 / Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE), member of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, issued the following statement ahe...Attorney General Mike Hilgers Files Lawsuit against Everlight Solar for Unlawful Door-to-Door Sales Tactics & Misleading Consumers
May 10, 2024 / AG
Lincoln—Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers has filed a lawsuit against Everlight Solar for unlawful door-to-door sales tactics and mislea...Ricketts & Smith React to USPS Announcement of North Platte Mail Processing Transfer to Denver
May 10, 2024 / Press Releases
Ricketts Calls on Postal Service to Pause Planned Changes Following Announcement Regarding North Platte Facility WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen...Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers Announces $10.25 Million Settlement with Wireless Carriers
May 9, 2024 / AG
Lincoln -- Attorney General Hilgers announced today a $10.25 million 50-state settlement with AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon Wireless (referred to...Fortenberry Re-Charged
May 9, 2024 / AP
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Rep. Jeff Fortenberry has been charged with lying to federal authorities about a foreign billionaire’s illegal...Ricketts Celebrates Agriculture on National Mall with Four Nebraska Employers
May 9, 2024 / Press Release
WASHINGTON D.C. – Yesterday, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) attended the 2024 Celebration of Agriculture on the National Mall. "Agricultu...Ricketts: CMS Nurse Staffing Rule Would “Limit Access to Critical Care for Seniors”
May 9, 2024 / Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) condemned a rule from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) mandat...Nebraska Library Commission Awards Grants for Youth Library Service
May 8, 2024 / NLC
The Nebraska Library Commission recently awarded $37,495 in grants for Excellence in Youth service. Of the grants awarded to thirty-nine Nebraska l...Ag Land Management Webinar to Offer the Latest on Cash Rents, Changing Commodity Prices for 2024
May 8, 2024 / UNL
Lincoln, Neb., May 6, 2024 — The latest trends in 2024 Nebraska cash rental rates and land values will be covered during the next Land Manage...AG Opposes New DOE Rules
May 8, 2024 / AG
LINCOLN—Attorney General Mike Hilgers joined with other state attorneys general in opposing the Biden Administration’s strict new energ...RTC staff member injured in assault
May 7, 2024 / Department of Corrections
May 7, 2024 (Lincoln, Neb.) – A staff member at the Reception and Treatment Center (RTC) sustained a serious injury in an inmate assaul...Attorney General Hilgers Joins Attorneys General of Six States in Title IX Suit
May 7, 2024 / AG
LINCOLN-- Attorney General Hilgers joined a coalition of six state attorneys general filing suit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern Distric...Nebraska Babies Born in 2023 to Be Given Meadowlark Savings Pledge Funds
May 7, 2024 / State Treasurer
(LINCOLN, Neb., May 7, 2024) – Nebraska children born in 2023 will receive a one-time $50 seed contribution this spring to a Meadowlark savin...Nebraska Schools Awarded $10 Million in Safety and Security Grants
May 6, 2024 / NDE
Nebraska schools have been awarded $10 million in safety and security grants for security-related infrastructure projects, ensuring a safer learnin...Construction Begins on Groundbreaking Precision Ag Research Center
May 6, 2024 / UNL
Lincoln, Nebraska, May 6, 2024 — Construction of the National Center for Resilient and Regenerative Precision Agriculture at Nebraska Innovat...Nebraska Will Not Comply with the Biden Administration’s Rewrite of Title IX
May 4, 2024 / Press Release
LINCOLN, NE – Today, Governor Jim Pillen announced that Nebraska will not comply with the Biden administration’s new rules for ...Farmers and Firefighters Join Forces to Eliminate Forever Chemicals
May 3, 2024 / NSB
This International Firefighters’ Day, the Nebraska Soybean Board (NSB) encourages farmers to talk to their local fire departments about the h...