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Ricketts Introduces CRA to Overturn Biden’s Changes to Title IX

Jun 13, 2024 / Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) joined Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) to introduce a Congressional Review Act (CRA) res...

National 4H Shooting Sports Championships

4-H Shooting Sports National Championships Coming to Grand Island

Jun 13, 2024 / Press Release

Albion, NEB. – The 4-H Shooting Sports National Championships will be held in Grand Island June 23-28. This is the 14th year that Grand Islan...

(L-R) NCTA instructor Dan Stehlik, Dean Larry Gossen, and Associate Dean Jennifer McConville at the Nebraska Career Education Conference Awards luncheon in Kearney on June 4, 2024. Mr. Stehik received the ACTEN Lifetime Achievement Award, and Dr. McConville was named Administrator of the Year.

Two NCTA Leaders Honored Statewide

Jun 13, 2024 / Dean Larry Gossen, Ph. D.

Associate Dean Jennifer McConville is ACTEN's Administrator of the Year Four years ago, I embarked upon my first career experience in higher educa...

The beauty of the Bull Thistle is misleading, as the plant is a noxious weed. Photo by Chabella Guzman

‘Pretty flowers’ and plants can be out of place in range and pasture

Jun 13, 2024 / Aaron Berger, Nebraska Extension beef systems educator

Late May and June are the months when we frequently see both native and non-native forbs begin to flower in range and pasture. This is a good time ...

Nebraska Crop Production Report

Jun 12, 2024 / USDA

LINCOLN, Neb. June 12, 2024 - Based on June 1 conditions, Nebraska's 2024 winter wheat crop is forecast at 42.5 million bushels, up 15% from l...

Salestrom Celebration of Life Planned at UNK

Jun 12, 2024 / Press Release

There will be a Celebration of Jim Salestrom’s life on Friday, June 21, in the University of Nebraska at Kearney’s Fine Arts Recital Ha...

Nebraska State Fair welcomes new Marketing Director

Jun 12, 2024 / NSF

Grand Island, NE — The Nebraska State Fair is delighted to announce the recent appointment of Courtney Glock as marketing director for the Ne...

Deep cleaning of barns complete ahead of State Fair

Jun 11, 2024 / NSF

The Nebraska State Fair might only run for 11 days, but preparing for the annual showcase takes the entire year. For the famed sheep barn and othe...

2024 Nebraska Career and Technical Education (CTE) Conference Highlights

Jun 11, 2024 / NDE

More than 500 Career and Technical Education (CTE) educators and administrators from across the state came together for the 2024 Nebraska Career Ed...

Dan Osborn Wins Endorsement of United Auto Workers

Jun 11, 2024 / Press Release

Momentum Builds for Dan Osborn, Independent Wins Endorsement of United Auto Workers in Race for Nebraska US Senate Seat Osborn, a veteran and unio...

Attorney General Hilgers and Coalition of AGs Reach $700 Million Settlement against Johnson and Johnson

Jun 11, 2024 / AG

Lincoln – Nebraska Attorney General Hilgers and 42 other attorneys general reached a $700 million nationwide settlement to resolve allegation...

Gov. Pillen, Nebraska Department of Education Recognize 28 Students for Top ACT Scores

Jun 10, 2024 / NDEA

Today, Governor Jim Pillen and the Nebraska Department of Education (NDE) hosted a ceremony in the State Capitol Rotunda to recognize graduates fro...

Nebraska Crop Progress and Condition Report

Jun 10, 2024 / USDA

LINCOLN, Neb. June 10, 2024 - For the week ending June 9, 2024, there were 5.3 days suitable for fieldwork, according to the USDA's National Agricu...

Senate Candidate Dan Osborn Visiting Region Today

Jun 10, 2024 / Press Release

OMAHA, NE – Dan Osborn, Independent U.S. Senate candidate, has been in Loup City and the Tri-Cities, holding Town Hall meetings and touring l...

2024 Kids Count Data Book Released

Jun 10, 2024 / Samantha Livermore Voices for Children in Nebraska

Nebraska Ranks High in Child Well-Being, but Child Poverty, Chronic School Absent Rate, and Test Scores Worsening: Voices for Children in Nebraska ...

A Monumental Victory for the Free World

Jun 7, 2024 / By Rep. Adrian Smith

This week, I traveled to France with a delegation of my congressional colleagues, led by House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA), to honor the 8...

Mid-America Manufacturing Sector Falls for the Month Job Losses Continue with Elevated Inflation

Jun 7, 2024 / Creighton University

May 2024 Survey Highlights:For the third time in the past four months, the overall, or Business Conditions Index, sank below growth neutral.The who...

Ricketts Announces Upcoming Mobile Office Hours

Jun 7, 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...

Senator Ricketts’ Weekly Column: The Fight to Protect America’s System of Justice

Jun 7, 2024 / Pete Ricketts

Our country was founded on the principle that everyone should receive equal justice under the law. It’s part of who we are. It’s why &l...

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Survey Illustrates Internet Access Disparities for Nebraskans

Jun 7, 2024 / UNL

Lincoln, Nebraska, June 6, 2024 — A University of Nebraska–Lincoln survey shows a majority of Nebraskans report mostly or very dependab...

Work on I-80, Minden to Gibbon

Jun 7, 2024 / NDOT

June 6, 2024 (Grand Island, Neb.) — Weather permitting, work will begin June 11 on I-80, from reference post 279.48 to reference post 28...

Gov. Pillen and Senators Visit Deployed Troops at Border

Jun 7, 2024 / Press Release

LINCOLN, NE – Governor Jim Pillen traveled Wednesday to Del Rio, Texas, to see troops he deployed to assist in securing America’s south...