Gov. Pillen Announces Appointment to the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission
LINCOLN, NE – Today, Governor Jim Pillen announced the appointment of Kent McNeill to the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission.
Governor Pillen Appoints Interim Director to Nebraska State Historical Society
LINCOLN, NE – Governor Jim Pillen has announced an interim appointment for director of the Nebraska State Historical Society. Cindy Drake will oversee the agency starting on July 25. She has served as a librarian with the Historical Society for 45 years.
Governor Jim Pillen Issues ‘Statement of Principles’ Ahead of Special Legislative Session
LINCOLN, NE – Ahead of this week’s special session aimed at addressing Nebraska’s escalating property tax crisis, Governor Jim Pillen is issuing a ‘statement of principles’ as to how he will approach the debate on reforming Nebraska’s imbalanced sales tax exemptions.
Deadline Approaches to Register for Ag and Economic Development Summit
LINCOLN, NE – Governor Jim Pillen is issuing a reminder about the deadline to register for this summer’s Ag & Economic Development Summit: One Nebraska. Registrations should be submitted online at govsummit.nebraska.gov by Friday, July 26.
Gov. Pillen Releases Property Tax Reduction Plan Ahead of Special Session
LINCOLN, NE – Today, Governor Jim Pillen joined state senators Lou Ann Linehan (District 39) and Robert Clements (District 2), presenting a sweeping plan for property tax reform. The entire proposal would slash property taxes paid by Nebraskans by an average of 50 percent, representing the largest property tax cut in Nebraska history. A copy of the plan is available on the Governor’s website: https://governor.nebraska.gov/nebraska-property-tax-plan.
Tax Receipts Near Target, Put State in Position to Pursue Property Tax Reform
LINCOLN, NE – Final general fund tax receipts for fiscal year (FY) 2023-2024 came in near target – putting the state in good position to pursue transformative property tax reform. Governor Jim Pillen says he is pleased with the year-ending report.
Making the Case for Property Tax Reform
The health of Nebraska’s economy is at stake when state senators return to Lincoln for the special legislative session I’m convening July 25. Our decades-long property tax crisis must be resolved. Not getting the job done is unacceptable.
CIR Upholds Governor Pillen’s Order for State Employees to Return to Workplace
LINCOLN, NE -- Today the Nebraska Commission of Industrial Relations (CIR), which rules on labor disputes, issued an order upholding Governor Jim Pillen’s November 2023 executive order (EO 23-17) for all state employees to return to their workplaces. The CIR’s decision completely upheld the validity of the Governor’s executive order, ruling that the issue of ordering the state’s workforce back to the office is fully under the Governor’s executive authority and dismissing all the Nebraska Association of Public Employee (NAPE) union’s claims.
Gov. Pillen, Mayor Stothert Announce Additional State Investments into Three Shovel-Ready Capital Projects in Metro Omaha
LINCOLN, NE – Today, Governor Jim Pillen and Omaha Mayor Jean Stothert announced additional funding for three Omaha-area projects through the state’s Shovel-Ready Capital Recovery & Investment Act (Shovel-Ready) program. Omaha Performing Arts, Joslyn Art Museum, and the Elkhorn Athletic Association initially each received awards of $3.86 million through the State’s first round of Shovel-Ready awards, announced in June 2022. After a reallocation of unspent program funds, the State is increasing all three awards to $6.31 million. The funds are supporting the organizations in carrying out capital projects delayed by the coronavirus pandemic.
Cultivating a Culture of Love & Life
We are winning the fight to protect unborn babies here in Nebraska. After I signed a new law last year to ban abortions after 12 weeks, elective abortions dropped nearly nine percent, marking tremendous progress toward the goal of ending abortion in Nebraska.
