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LINCOLN, NE -- A recent report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics highlights the resilience of Nebraska businesses. Nebraska ranks among the top 10 states for private sector survival rates from 2000 to 2026.

LINCOLN, NE – The Nebraska Economic Forecasting Advisory Board (NEFAB) voted today to add $23.2 million to the current fiscal year revenue projections for General Fund receipts.

LINCOLN, NE – Today, Governor Jim Pillen announced that more than two dozen rural and urban Nebraska communities will reap the benefits of investment resulting from the new Federal Opportunity Zones Program.  Twenty-eight census submitted this summer by the Governor been approved by the U.S. Treasury. They include areas in each of the state’s three congressional districts.

LINCOLN, NE – Today, Governor Jim Pillen issued the following statement regarding the completion of the investigation by the Lincoln Police Department.

LINCOLN, NE – A recent report highlights Nebraska’s low poverty rates, ranking Nebraska among the lowest in the nation. Nebraska has the second lowest supplemental poverty rate in the country at 7.5%, compared with rates ranging from 8% to 10.8% in neighboring states.

LINCOLN, NE – Governor Jim Pillen and First Lady Suzanne honored five spouses of recently retired Nebraska National Guard soldiers and airmen yesterday during a ceremony at the Governor’s Residence. Each spouse was presented with the state’s new Nebraska National Guard Military Spouse Service Ribbon.

LINCOLN, NE – Governor Jim Pillen has requested a federal disaster declaration due to severe flooding that occurred Sept. 30 through Oct. 6. The request for public assistance applies to the following counties: Douglas, Fillmore, Lancaster, Saline, Sarpy, Saunders, Seward and Thayer.