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Three Arrested in Investigation into Improper Relationship with Inmates
Apr 23, 2024 / NDOC
APRIL 23, 2024 (LINCOLN, NEB.) — Investigators with the Nebraska State Patrol have arrested three people following an investigation int...
Ideas For Estate and Transition Planning: Gifting
Apr 23, 2024 / By Jessica Groskopf, Nebraska Extension Agricultural Economist
For many farm and ranch families, bringing children or grandchildren into the operation is the ultimate goal. Successfully bringing additional fami...
Governor Pillen Names New Chief Information Officer
Apr 23, 2024 / Press Release
LINCOLN, NE – Governor Jim Pillen has announced the appointment of Dr. Matthew J. McCarville as chief information officer for the state of Ne...
Smith Statement on Nursing Home Staffing Mandate
Apr 23, 2024 / Press Release
Rep. Adrian Smith (R-NE), released the following statement after the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued its finalized rule f...
Smith Calls for 2024 Angels in Adoption Nominations
Apr 22, 2024 / Press Release
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) opened nominations this week for the 2024 Angels in Adoption Award for Nebraska’s Th...
Revving Up Safety: NDOT Joins in Speeding Awareness Week to Promote Safer Roads
Apr 22, 2024 / NDOT
April 22, 2024 (Lincoln, Neb.) — The Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT) in taking a stand against speeding. Agencies and organ...
UNK Announces Winners of Nebraska Emerging Writers and Artists Contest
Apr 22, 2024 / Tyler Ellyson UNK News editor
KEARNEY – The University of Nebraska at Kearney is recognizing eight high school students selected as winners of the annual Nebraska Emerging...
Hejny Has Shown Vision in Directing LEAD Program
Apr 22, 2024 / Geitner Simmons | IANR Communications
Lincoln, Neb. April 22, 2024 — For the past 17 years, Terry Hejny has regularly traveled Nebraska, from the Missouri River to the Panhandle, ...
Two Arrested After Pursuit, Search in Omaha
Apr 21, 2024 / Nebraska State Patrol
(OMAHA, NEB.) — Nebraska State Troopers, with assistance from local officers, have arrested two people following a pursuit in Omaha ove...
Supporting Israel’s Right to Self-Defense
Apr 20, 2024 / By Rep. Adrian Smith
On April 13, Israel endured an unprecedented attack of more than 300 long-range missiles and drones from Iran. The Islamic Republic of Iran has bee...
Senator Ricketts’ Weekly Column: I Voted For a Full Impeachment Trial for Secretary Mayorkas
Apr 20, 2024 / Pete Ricketts
The House of Representatives passed two impeachment articles against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. One article was for “wil...
Smith Announces 2024 Congressional Art Competition Winners
Apr 20, 2024 / Press Release
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) today announced the winners of the 2024 Congressional Art Competition for the Third Distri...
Secretary of State Wraps up State Wide Tour
Apr 19, 2024 / KRGI News
Nebraska Secretary of State Robert Evnen spent a few days educating voters on the photo ID requirement for the May 14th primary. He also made a pit...
EPA Allows Summer Sales of E15
Apr 19, 2024 / Press Release
Ricketts Comments on EPA Allowing Summer Sales of E15 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE), a member of the Senate Co...
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...
