Today at a joint press conference, Nebraska Governor-elect Jim Pillen and Governor Pete Ricketts announced Beau Ballard will be the next senator for Legislative District 21. 

Nebraska Governor-elect Jim Pillen announced his team has reached a breakthrough agreement with the State Law Enforcement Bargaining Council (SLEBC) that will take effect July 1, 2023. The agreement shows Governor-elect Pillen's commitment to law and order and includes the largest pay increase for State Troopers in the past two decades.

Nebraska Governor-elect Jim Pillen announced he will be retaining Rhonda Lahm as the Director of the Nebraska Department of Motor Vehicles.

Nebraska Governor-elect Jim Pillen announced he will be using every tool of the executive branch to expand Nebraska's mentoring capacity with a focus on 1^st, 2^nd, and 3^rd grade literacy. As part of this effort, Governor-elect Pillen announced he will declare February "Nebraska Mentoring Month", expand the capacity of State of Nebraska team members to be involved with mentoring programs, and look for partnerships with mentoring organizations with the aim of increasing child literacy.

Nebraska Governor-elect Jim Pillen announced he will be appointing the following individuals as division directors in the Department of Health and Human Services: Charity Menefee as the Director of the Division of Public Health, Tony Green as the Director of the Division of Developmental Disabilities, and Kevin Bagley as the Director of the Division of Medicaid and Long-Term Care.

Nebraska Governor-elect Jim Pillen announced Ted Ford Webb of Ford Webb Associates will assist in a national search for a director to lead the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services. Governor-elect Pillen also announced Don Arp Jr. will lead the Nebraska Crime Commission and Ed Toner will be Nebraska's Chief Information Officer.

Nebraska Governor-elect Jim Pillen made the following statement in observance of Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day.

Nebraska Governor-elect Jim Pillen announced he will seek qualified applicants to fill the upcoming vacancies for the U.S. Senate and Legislative District 21. 

Nebraska Governor-elect Jim Pillen announced the initial members of a new School Finance Reform Committee, which will provide recommendations on how to update and reform the state's school aid formula.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 
November 24, 2022

CONTACT: John Gage
(531) 510-8529
John.Gage@Nebraska.gov

Governor-Elect Pillen's Thanksgiving Day Statement

LINCOLN, NE – Today, Nebraska Governor-elect Jim Pillen made the following statement in observance of Thanksgiving.