Cornhusker State News

Senators urge action on Chinese forced labor transfers involving Uyghurs

By J. L. Mclaughlin | Jun 24, 2025

U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE), along with Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR), John Curtis (R-UT), and Chris Coons (D-DE), has sent a bipartisan letter to Christopher Pratt, Chair of the Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force (FLETF).

Ricketts introduces bipartisan VARIANCE Act aiming at trucking regulation changes

By J. L. Mclaughlin | Jun 18, 2025

U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) has introduced the Vehicle Axle Redistribution Increases Allow New Capacities for Efficiency (VARIANCE) Act, a bill designed to update regulations affecting American truckers who transport dry bulk goods.

Senate passes GENIUS Act with provision for state-level stablecoin regulation

By J. L. Mclaughlin | Jun 17, 2025

U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) announced the Senate's passage of the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins of 2025 (GENIUS) Act.