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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 ...