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Ricketts Announces Upcoming Mobile Office Hours
Dec 12, 2025 / 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...
Progress on Trade
Dec 12, 2025 / By Rep. Adrian Smith
In contrast to the previous four years, trade has been at the forefront since January, and the pace has not slowed as we reach year-end. In recent ...
NDE Announces Good Life, Great Schools, Excellent Education Strategic Plan
Dec 12, 2025 / David Jespersen Administrator Office of Public Information & Communications
The Nebraska Department of Education (NDE) announced the launch of its ambitious new strategic plan for 2026-2030, titled "Good Life, Great Schools...
NDOT Announces Grantees for December’s “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” Campaign
Dec 12, 2025 / NDOT
Dec. 12, 2025 (Lincoln, Neb.) — The Nebraska Department of Transportation Highway Safety Office (NDOT HSO) announced 30 law enforcement ...
Senator Ricketts’ Weekly Column: Lifting Nebraskans Out of Loneliness
Dec 12, 2025 / Pete Ricketts
The holidays are a special time in Nebraska. We volunteer to serve our communities. Families and friends spend more time together. &nbs...
Ricketts Releases Statement on Health Care Votes
Dec 11, 2025 / Noah Sadlier
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) released the following statement after voting for a healthcare proposal led by Se...
Ricketts, Hassan Introduce the Improving Measurements for Loneliness and Isolation Act
Dec 11, 2025 / Noah Sadlier
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Pete Ricketts (R-NE) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) introduced the Improving Measurements for Loneliness an...
Gov. Pillen Provides Statement and Information About 2026 Opportunity Zone Designations
Dec 11, 2025 / Laura Strimple
LINCOLN, NE – Governor Jim Pillen released the following statement promoting Opportunity Zones and previewing the process the State of Nebras...
Smith Statement on Ways and Means Approval of AGOA, Haiti, and IP Protection Legislation
Dec 11, 2025 / Jerad Reimers
Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Trade, released the following statement after the House ...