LINCOLN, NE – A day of wild winter weather has resulted in school and event cancellations, snow-packed roads, blizzard conditions, power outages, downed trees and other challenges across the state.
LINCOLN, NE – Today, Governor Jim Pillen announced his appointment of Ryan M. Lindberg of Omaha as the district court judge in the Fourth Judicial District.
LINCOLN, NE – In an editorial published today by The Federalist, Governor Jim Pillen addressed the Trump Administration’s efforts to rethink the size and scope of the U.S. Department of Education, an effort he supports. In the piece, Pillen praises Nebraska’s teachers and administrators for their work serving our students and details a pro-kid, pro-parent, pro-teacher, pro-school vision for the future of American education that returns power and decision making to local leaders, giving families more freedom.
LINCOLN, NE – In an editorial published today by The Federalist, Governor Jim Pillen addressed the Trump Administration’s efforts to rethink the size and scope of the U.S. Department of Education, an effort he supports.
The ranking shows how well each state serves its residents in a variety of ways, using data from 71 metrics across 8 categories - including Health Care, Education, Economy, Infrastructure, Opportunity, Fiscal Stability, Crime and Corrections, and Natural Environment. Each category's weighting is based on respondents' priorities from 3 years of national survey data.
Source: U.S. News & World Report, May 2025
In order to determine the happiest states in America, WalletHub compared the 50 states across three key dimensions: 1) Emotional & Physical Well-Being, 2) Work Environment and 3) Community & Environment.
Nebraska ranked in the top 10 in each category and 3rd overall.
Source: WalletHub, September 2025
In order to determine the best states to raise a family, WalletHub compared the 50 states across five key dimensions: 1) Family Fun, 2) Health & Safety, 3) Education & Child Care, 4) Affordability and 5) Socio-economics.
Nebraska ranked 5th overall.
Source: WalletHub, January 2026
This measure indicates the net direction of all local and long-distance moves in the United States booked through HireAHelper and its affiliates in 2024. Net gains and losses are expressed as a percentage of all moves, rather than by population change, and include additional data from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: HireAHelper, January 2025
The total score represents the likelihood of new businesses surviving their early years, with 100 being the most likely to succeed. The index is based on a weighted average of private-sector establishments' survival rates throughout each of their first 3 years, using data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Business Employment Dynamics.
Source: Simply Business, December 2024
The total cash receipts per capita for statewide production of all agricultural commodities in 2023, expressed in nominal dollars. Nebraska ranks #1 in the country.
Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Updated Feb 6, 2025 for 2023
