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2024 Nebraska State Fair kicks off Friday
Aug 19, 2024 / Jack Sheard
All roads lead to fun as the 2024 Nebraska State Fair kicks off Friday, August 23, at Fonner Park in Grand Island. “We are so excited ...
State Fair officials conclude county fair assistance tour
Aug 19, 2024 / Jack Sheard
Most people may think with months, weeks and now mere days left before the Nebraska State Fair that the front office staff would be working sun up ...
Our Children Are Our Future
Aug 19, 2024 / By Rep. Adrian Smith
This summer, I have been grateful for the opportunity to welcome Third District students visiting Washington to the U.S. Capitol Building. Its icon...
Gov. Pillen Issues Statement on Efforts to Weaken Government Spending Caps in Property Tax Relief Plan
Aug 16, 2024 / Press Release
LINCOLN, NE – Today, Governor Jim Pillen issued the following statement regarding efforts by some senators to water down the local government...
YMCA of McCook to Host Capital Improvement Project Open House
Aug 16, 2024 / McCook/YMCA
McCook, Nebraska, August 16, 2024 – The YMCA of McCook is excited to host an open house on Sunday, August 18 from 4-7p.m. at 901 West E ...
Ricketts Announces Upcoming Mobile Office Hours
Aug 16, 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 Unchanged
Aug 16, 2024 / Department of Labor
LINCOLN - The Nebraska Department of Labor (NDOL) announced today that Nebraska’s preliminary unemployment rate for July 2024 is 2.6 percent,...
Senator Ricketts’ Weekly Column: Biden-Harris Inflation Making Back-to-School Too Expensive
Aug 16, 2024 / Pete Ricketts
For the past three and a half years, families have struggled under stubbornly high prices. The cause is Washington overspending and delusional regu...
NDOT Announces Funding Availability for Transportation Needs
Aug 16, 2024 / NDOT
Aug. 16, 2024 (Lincoln, Neb.) — The Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT) has announced funds are now available to private non-pr...
Smith Calls out IRS Failures to Update Technology Systems
Aug 15, 2024 / Press Release
Today, Rep. Adrian Smith (R-NE), released the following statement after a report from the U.S. Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration fo...
Rural Mainstreet Economy Fell to 2024 Low
Aug 15, 2024 / Creighton University
August 2024 Survey Results at a Glance: For a 12th straight month, the overall Rural Mainstreet Index sank below growth neutral, according to bank...
NDOT Announces Infrastructure Hub to Support Transportation Network Development
Aug 15, 2024 / NDOT
Aug. 14, 2024 (Lincoln, Neb.) — The Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT) announced the launch of the state’s first-ever in...
RTC inmate death
Aug 15, 2024 / DOC
(Lincoln, Neb.) – Duane Schriner #34953, age 69, died Wednesday morning at the Reception and Treatment Center Skilled Nursing Facility. Schr...
Ricketts To Host Federal Spending Briefings Across Nebraska
Aug 15, 2024 / Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) announced he will be hosting a series of Federal Spending Briefings across the st...
Two Arrested, Missing Juvenile Recovered Safely in Thomas County
Aug 15, 2024 / NSP
AUGUST 14, 2024 (NORTH PLATTE, NEB.) — A multi-agency effort led to the recovery of a missing juvenile and the arrest of two men on sev...
NSP Launches Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over Campaign
Aug 14, 2024 / Mikayla Hall – Marketing & Communications Specialist
AUGUST 14, (LINCOLN, NEB.) — The Nebraska State Patrol launched an enforcement campaign to close-out the summer travel season. Th...
Attorney General Mike Hilgers Challenges Biden-Harris Administration’s Unlawful Voter Registration Scheme
Aug 14, 2024 / AG
LINCOLN – Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers joined a coalition of nine attorneys general in challenging the Biden-Harris administration&...
Nebraska Crop Production & Progress Report
Aug 14, 2024 / USDA
NEBRASKA CROP PRODUCTION REPORTLINCOLN, Neb. August 12, 2024 - Based on August 1 conditions, Nebraska's 2024 corn production is forecast at 1.88 bi...
Nebraska Legislature Advances Scaled Back Property Tax Relief Plan
Aug 14, 2024 / Press Release
Governor Pillen Issues Statement Thanking Bipartisan Coalition of Senators for First-Round Advancement of Consensus Property Tax Relief Plan L...
Phillips Man Sentenced for Receipt and Possession of Child Pornography
Aug 14, 2024 / DOJ
United States Attorney Susan Lehr announced that Frantz Kolbjornsen, age 44, of Phillips, Nebraska, was sentenced on August 13, 2024, in federal co...
Process for Disclosing Foreign-Owned Land
Aug 13, 2024 / Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Pete Ricketts (R-NE) and Deb Fischer (R-NE) joined a bipartisan effort urging the U.S. Department of ...
Now Hiring Troopers! Nebraska State Patrol Opens Applications
Aug 12, 2024 / NSP
AUGUST 12, 2024 (LINCOLN, NEB.) — The Nebraska State Patrol is now accepting applications to start a career serving Nebraskans as a Sta...
Ricketts Announces Upcoming Mobile Office Hours
Aug 12, 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 students’ environmental artwork to be featured in 2025 “Nebraska: Don’t Waste It!” calendar
Aug 12, 2024 / NDEE
The artwork of 13 Nebraska students will be featured in the 2025 “Nebraska: Don’t Waste It!” environmental calendar. The statewid...
Gov. Pillen Hosts 'One Nebraska' Ag and Economic Development Summit
Aug 12, 2024 / Press Release
LINCOLN, NE – This week, Governor Jim Pillen welcomed 600 leaders to Younes Conference Center North in Kearney for “One Nebraska: the G...