Child and civil rights advocates on Thursday railed against a proposed law, promoted by Gov. Jim Pillen, that would give prosecutors and judges new authority to put Nebraskans as young as 11 in ...

Children as young as 12 years old could face adult criminal charges for certain felony crimes under a bill introduced in the Nebraska Legislature on Wednesday.

All of Nebraska’s “good life” districts appear to be in a precarious spot — not just the embattled one in Gretna — as Gov.

Governor Jim Pillen and Senator Merv Riepe have introduced a bill aimed at enhancing community safety and addressing juvenile offender issues. I ...

Jim Pillen's discusses budget cuts during his annual State of the State speech University of Nebraska President Jeffrey ... That makes the governor’s budget equate to a 3.5% general fund cut ...

The challenge the governor and lawmakers face are to balance a two-year budget with a $432 million shortfall. The chairman of ...

Gov. Jim Pillen's 2025-26 budget plans call for dropping plans for a 110-slip marina at Lake McConaughy, as well as unfunded ...

Child and civil rights advocates on Thursday railed against a proposed law, promoted by Gov. Jim Pillen, that would give prosecutors and judges new authority to put ...

LINCOLN — At the request of Gov. Jim Pillen, a Niobrara senator introduced a bill Tuesday that would ban the sale and production of lab grown meat in Nebraska. Sen. Barry DeKay of Niobrara spoke ...

UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA PRESIDENT JEFFREY GOULD IS PUSHING BACK ON THE GOVERNOR’S PROPOSED BUDGET ... Instead, Gov. Jim Pillen's budget released Wednesday called for a 2% cut in operating ...

Jim Pillen with, from left ... said during a Capitol news conference. Pillen, Nebraska’s first active farmer elected as governor in more than a century, called agriculture the lifeblood of ...