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Advisory: Governor Pillen to Sign Repeal of Educational Red Tape

By Cornhusker State News Report | May 14, 2023

On Tuesday, May 16, Governor Jim Pillen will hold a signing ceremony for a rules change that will ease a barrier for attracting and onboarding new Nebraska teachers

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Senate, House Strategic Forces Subcommittee Leaders Introduce Resolution Honoring 60th Anniversary of Polaris Sales Agreement

By Cornhusker State News Report | May 13, 2023

U.S. Senators Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) and Angus King (I-Maine), Ranking Member and Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, and U.S. Representatives Doug Lamborn (R-Colo.) and Seth Moulton (D-Mass.), Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, today introduced a resolution to honor the 60th Anniversary of the Polaris Sales Agreement between the United States and the United Kingdom

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Governor Pillen joins Nebraska Farm Bureau and Other Agriculture Leaders in Condemning Prop 12 Ruling

By Cornhusker State News Report | May 13, 2023

On May 12, Governor Jim Pillen joined the Nebraska Farm Bureau and other agriculture leaders in expressing disappointment over the U.S. Supreme Court's opinion upholding California's Proposition 12

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Analysis: Nebraska among 25 states not part of 'hyper-partisan' voter data group, study finds

By Cornhusker State News Report | May 12, 2023

Nebraska is among 25 states that have resigned from or are not members of a national voter data group accused of partisanship in its work to expand voter rolls and lacking in transparency, an analysis by the Cornhusker State News found.

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Attorney General Hilgers Announces Distribution of Settlement to Nebraskans Deceived by TurboTax Owner Intuit

By Cornhusker State News Report | May 12, 2023

Attorney General Hilgers announced that consumers who were deceived by TurboTax’s owner Intuit into paying for free tax services will begin receiving checks from a $141 million multistate settlement announced in May 2022

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VIDEO: Ahead of Title 42 Expiration, Fischer Slams President Biden’s Mishandling of the Southern Border as a “Preventable Catastrophe”

By Cornhusker State News Report | May 12, 2023

U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, spoke at a Senate Republican press conference today about the ongoing crisis at the southern border and the expected surge of illegal crossings after the expiration of Title 42 authorities Thursday night

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Fischer, Republican Senators Demand Border Wall Transparency Ahead of Title 42 Expiration

By Cornhusker State News Report | May 11, 2023

n advance of the expiration of Title 42 authorities, U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, joined a group of 14 of her colleagues in sending a letter to U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas criticizing the administration’s failure to secure the border despite receiving congressionally-appropriated funds to continue construction of the border wall system

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Fischer, Senate Republicans Oppose Raising Debt Limit Without Substantive Spending and Budget Reforms

By Cornhusker State News Report | May 10, 2023

U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, recently joined 42 of her Senate Republican colleagues in sending a letter to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) opposing a debt ceiling increase without substantive spending and budget reforms

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Ricketts, 42 GOP Senators Tell Schumer Taxpayer Savings Must be Part of Debt Ceiling Deal

By Cornhusker State News Report | May 10, 2023

Today, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) joined 42 fellow Republican senators to tell Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) that they will need to see taxpayer savings as part of a debt ceiling deal

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Flags to Fly at Half-Staff to Honor Victims of the Tragedy in Allen, Texas

By Cornhusker State News Report | May 10, 2023

Flags to Fly at Half-Staff to Honor Victims of the Tragedy in Allen, Texas

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Fischer, Colleagues Introduce Reauthorization of Project Safe Neighborhoods Program to Reduce Violent Crime

By Cornhusker State News Report | May 9, 2023

U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) joined her colleagues this week to introduce the Project Safe Neighborhoods Grant Program Authorization Act, which would reauthorize a nationwide law enforcement program that uses evidence-based and data-driven approaches to reduce violent crime. U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-Texas) led the introduction of the legislation

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Ricketts Announces Upcoming Mobile Office Hours

By Cornhusker State News Report | May 9, 2023

On May 5, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) announced his constituent casework staff will be hosting Mobile Office Hours around the state

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VIDEO: Fischer Questions Senior Intelligence Officials on Evolving Threats from Russia, China, ISIS-K

By Cornhusker State News Report | May 8, 2023

U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, questioned senior intelligence officials today about the changing global threat environment and the growing challenges posed by Russia, China, and ISIS-K

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Governor Pillen Temporarily Waives Regulations for Truckers Hauling Critically Needed Fuels

By Cornhusker State News Report | May 8, 2023

Governor Pillen Temporarily Waives Regulations for Truckers Hauling Critically Needed Fuels

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VIDEO: Fischer Outlines Urgent Legislation to Finish Replacing Dangerous Chinese Telecom Equipment Ahead of July 15 Deadline

By Cornhusker State News Report | May 7, 2023

U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), a member of the Senate Commerce Committee and a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, spoke on the Senate floor today about her legislation to address a $3.08 billion shortfall in the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Rip and Replace Program

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VIDEO: Fischer Questions EPA Administrator on Year-Round E15, Excessive Livestock EPA Reporting Requirements

By Cornhusker State News Report | May 6, 2023

U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, on May 03 2023, questioned U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael S. Regan about the need to expand access to E15 and a potential rule from the EPA to require unnecessary reporting of air emissions from animal waste

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Ricketts Statement on Biden’s Border Announcement

By Cornhusker State News Report | May 6, 2023

On May 2 2023, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) released the following statement in response to the announcement the Biden administration would send 1,500 U.S. troops to the southern border ahead of Title 42 ending on May 11:

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Ricketts Welcomes USDA’s Disaster Declaration of 13 Nebraska Counties

By Cornhusker State News Report | May 5, 2023

U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) welcomed the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) disaster declaration announcement allowing farm operators from certain counties to apply for Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loan assistance

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VIDEO: Fischer Highlights Importance of NC3 Modernization, B-21 Raider, Sentinel Program with Air Force Officials

By Cornhusker State News Report | May 5, 2023

U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, questioned U.S. Air Force (USAF) officials about the need to modernize America’s nuclear command, control, and communications (NC3) architecture and discussed the development of the B-21 Raider at a hearing today

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Nebraska among 24 states that don't allow concealed carry without a permit, new study finds

By Cornhusker State News Report | May 4, 2023

Nebraska is among 24 states that bar residents from carrying concealed weapons without a permit, a new tally of weapons permit laws by the U.S. Concealed Carry Association concludes.