Press Releases

(LEXINGTON & OGALLALA, NE) -- Accompanied by state senators Teresa Ibach and Paul Strommen, Governor Jim Pillen made stops in central and western Nebraska on Thursday. The trip was two-fold: a visit to Lexington for an update in the aftermath of the closure of Tyson Foods and to award funding for road surfacing projects that will benefit Lake McConaughy.

LINCOLN, NE – Today, Governor Pillen hosted around 60 high school and college students from across Nebraska in announcing a new partnership to bring Turning Point USA Club America chapters to all high schools. The event, hosted at the Governor’s Residence, included Attorney General Mike Hilgers; Nick Cocca, TPUSA Club America Enterprise Director; and Chapter President Emma Smith, of Creighton University.

LINCOLN, NE -- Today, Governor Jim Pillen announced his appointment of Breanna D. Flaherty of Columbus as county court judge in the Fifth Judicial District. That district includes Boone, Butler, Colfax, Hamilton, Merrick, Nance, Platte, Polk, Saunders, Seward, and York counties. The vacancy is due to the retirement of Judge C. Jo Petersen.

LINCOLN, NE – Governor Jim Pillen thanked Dr. Monica Oldenburg for her work on the Medical Cannabis Commission and announced that he would take applications to fill her vacancy. Oldenburg was appointed to serve on the Commission in May of last year.  She submitted her letter of resignation to the Governor Monday evening.

LINCOLN, NE — Governor Jim Pillen released the following statement after a Nebraska court sentenced Eswin Mejia to 20+ years for the drunken, 2016 street racing crash that killed Sarah Root in Omaha. After posting bond, Mejia disappeared and was on the run from American law enforcement for nearly a decade, having fled the United States and returned to Honduras.

LINCOLN, NE – Today, Governor Jim Pillen offered the following statement upon reports that a girl was struck by a vehicle outside of Fremont High School during a demonstration.

LINCOLN, NE – Governor Jim Pillen released the following statement as the Nebraska Legislature’s Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee holds a hearing on LB730, which would protect the privacy rights of Nebraskans and prohibit members of the opposite sex from utilizing locker rooms and bathrooms reserved for a particular gender.

LINCOLN, NE – Husker student-athletes joined Governor Jim Pillen and others in taking a few laps around the field at Hawks Championship Center Tuesday for his annual Governor’s Wellness Walk. The event highlights the importance of physical activity as part of a healthy lifestyle. This year, organizers are adding a new challenge as part of America’s 250th anniversary.

LINCOLN, NE – Today, Governor Jim Pillen signed an executive order (EO) to preserve federal earned benefits for eligible youth in the care of the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). This EO makes Nebraska the first state to respond via executive action to letters sent by the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF). The letters called on 39 states to take immediate action to protect vulnerable foster… read more

LINCOLN, NE -- Governor Jim Pillen was joined on Monday by Attorney General Mike Hilgers as the Governor signed an executive order aimed at addressing the ever-growing and illegal recreational synthetic THC industry. The executive order requires certain state agencies to review applicable laws, and relevant rules and regulations, regarding the use of synthetic THC in food, beverages, and other products intended for human consumption.