LINCOLN — Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen, a former University of Nebraska defensive back, knew about getting hit hard long before he played for Hall of Fame football coach Tom Osborne. He got bruising ...

LINCOLN — Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen appointed Platte County District Judge Jason Bergevin to the state’s high court Thursday, filling the vacancy left by Jeff Funke’s appointment to chief ...

LINCOLN — Gov. Jim Pillen on Tuesday tapped a longtime Nebraska Department of Labor attorney to serve as the agency’s interim commissioner after former Commissioner John Albin’s retirement ...

LINCOLN — Gov. Jim Pillen presented his first answers Wednesday to a projected two-year $432 million budget shortfall that key Nebraska lawmakers said they’re ready to dive into. The request ...

Jim Pillen announced in a press release. She fills the vacancy created by the retirement of Commissioner John Albin, who left earlier this month. Thurber joined NDOL in 2012 as an administrative ...

Refers to the latest 2 years of omaha.com stories. Cancel anytime. Gov. Jim Pillen's discusses budget cuts during his annual State of the State speech University of Nebraska President Jeffrey Gold ...

Night Beat: Funding freeze could affect major Lincoln projects, school choice bills introduced, and NE justices to hear concealed carry lawsuit & more Advocates and opponents of school choice in ...

Gov. Jim Pillen talks with reporters after his annual State of the State speech to the Nebraska Legislature. Jan. 15, 2025. (Zach Wendling/Nebraska Examiner) LINCOLN — Gov. Jim Pillen presented his ...

Opponents say the focus should be on supporting education and addressing Nebraska’s teacher shortage, with hundreds of positions open across the state. Nebraska Congressman said he would urge ...

Gov. Jim Pillen with, from left, State Sens. Mike Jacobson of North Platte and Barry DeKay of Niobrara talk during a news conference about legislative proposals they said would protect agriculture ...

In his annual address to lawmakers Wednesday, Republican Gov. Jim Pillen declared Nebraska is in an "extraordinarily strong" position but maintained the "work of making Nebraska a low tax state is ...