"We must mourn the Hoosiers whose lives were cut way too short, but we must also take action to prevent another tragedy like this from happeni…
As someone descended from Irish and German immigrants, Sen. Mike Groene said he considered himself a mongrel, and said others in the community…
Sen. Machaela Cavanaugh was brought into the process with a probe beginning in the Health and Human Services Committee. She had been excluded …
Eligible applicants include county and city governments, Native tribal organizations, small businesses and nonprofit organizations with provid…
Nebraska lawmakers could approve the $9.7 billion, two-year state budget yet this week, although Omaha Sen. Machaela Cavanaugh has threatened …
Public servants have a "special obligation" to implement the law "without regard to political preference, personal bias or administrative expe…
"Nebraska is declining their request because we are reserving our resources for serving our kids," the governor said. "I do not want our kids …
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Ricketts: Nebraska will not participate in any 'vaccine passport program'
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Gov. Pete Ricketts holds a news conference Monday on the state's coronavirus response.
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"This designation poses the risk of federal overreach in our communities," the governor says.
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The state had a simple goal for the Coronavirus Relief Fund: "We wanted to make sure we could get as much money to as many entities as we could.”
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"Life is as rich as you let it be," Sen. Tom Brewer of Gordon says.
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Nebraska's senior senator removes her name from consideration for the 2022 race.
“This concept violates two central tenets of the American system: freedom of movement and health care privacy,” Ricketts said.