The Latest Breaking News from Jim Pillen

Senator who voted for anti-trans bill that passed by one vote admits she wasn’t paying attention

Political scientist says majority of Nebraska legislators ‘seem not to know or care what they’re doing as long as it feels right to them and they have the votes to do it’

The Independent UK · May 22, 2023

Nebraska governor to sign 12-week abortion ban, limits on gender-affirming care for minors

Republican Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen is scheduled to sign a bill Monday that bans abortion at 12 weeks of pregnancy and restricts gender-affirming medical care for people younger than 19

The Independent UK · May 22, 2023

Nebraska set to restrict abortion, gender-affirming care for trans minors

The bill, likely the first to combine limits on abortion and gender-affirming care, heads to the governor's desk next.

Axios · May 19, 2023

Public money for private school tuition bill advances

Nebraska could join 48 other states in offering public money for private school tuition under a bill advanced by the state Legislature on Wednesday

The Independent UK · Mar 8, 2023

Pete Ricketts sworn in as Nebraska senator, replacing Sasse

Former Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts was sworn into the U.S. Senate on Monday, replacing Republican Sen. Ben Sasse as the Senate returns from several weeks of recess and begins a new session of closely-divided government

The Independent UK · Jan 23, 2023

Senate swears in newest member Pete Ricketts

WASHINGTON — Pete Ricketts had less than three weeks between his old job and his new one a thousand miles away. The former governor of Nebraska was sworn in to the Senate on Monday, raising his right hand as the chamber returned to start the year’s work in earnest.

Tribune News Service · Jan 23, 2023

Senate swears in newest member Pete Ricketts - Roll Call

Ricketts had less than three weeks between his old job and his new one. The former Nebraska governor was sworn in as a senator on Monday.

Roll Call · Jan 23, 2023

Nebraska Gov. Pillen reveals plan for education funding

Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen has proposed a vast increase in K-12 public education funding using money from the state’s huge cash reserve

The Independent UK · Jan 17, 2023

Former Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts appointed to Senate

WASHINGTON — New Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen has followed through on appointing his predecessor, Pete Ricketts, to the Senate following the resignation of Sen. Ben Sasse.

Tribune News Service · Jan 12, 2023

Former Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts appointed to Senate - Roll Call

Former Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts was named by his successor to fill the vacant seat left by the resignation of Sen. Ben Sasse.

Roll Call · Jan 12, 2023