Governor Pillen Joins Republican Governors to Support One Big Beautiful Bill

Lincoln, NE – Today, Governor Jim Pillen joined with 19 other Republican governors to send a letter to President Donald Trump expressing united support for the president’s America First agenda embodied by the One, Big, Beautiful Bill currently under consideration in Congress. The letter calls for all Republicans to unify around the bill containing the President’s agenda.

Gov Pillen Joins Sec Rollins as She Approves First-in-the-Nation Waiver to Restrict Soda & Energy Drinks from Food Stamps in Nebraska

FREMONT, NE – Governor Jim Pillen hosted U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins in Nebraska today as she signed the first-in-the-nation waiver to amend the statutory definition of food for purchase for Nebraska’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Effective January 1, 2026, taxpayers will no longer be subsidizing the purchase of soda or energy drinks in the State of Nebraska.

USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins Announces Farmers First Initiative, Approves Nebraska SNAP Waiver During Tour of Ag Businesses with Gov. Pillen

LINCOLN, NE – Today, Governor Jim Pillen hosted U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins on a day-long visit that included three separate stops and two significant announcements. He was joined in the visits by Nebraska Department of Agriculture (NDA) Director Sherry Vinton and U.S. Congressman Adrian Smith.

Gov. Pillen Commits Administrative and Resource Support for Medical Cannabis Commission as it Begins its Regulatory Work

LINCOLN, NE – Today, Governor Jim Pillen announced his intentions to provide administrative support and resources to the newly-created Medical Cannabis Commission through the Policy Research Office and Department of Administrative Services, consistent with the support those agencies provide to other agencies during the regulatory process. The Commission was created through voter approval of two statutory initiatives related to medical marijuana in November 2024. Initiative 437 enacted a statute known as the Nebraska Medical Cannabis Patient Protection Act (“Patient Protection Act”), now codified at Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 71-24,103 to 71-24,105, and Initiative 438 enacted a statute known as the Nebraska Medical Cannabis Regulation Act (“Regulation Act”), now codified at Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 71-24,106 – 71-24,111. Under the Regulation Act, the three members of the Liquor Control Commission shall be ex officio members of the Commission, and two more members are appointed by the Governor.