Pushing Back on Unworkable Executive Mandates

In 2014, President Obama famously said, “I’ve got a pen and I’ve got a phone,” telling the American people he didn’t care whether Congress had provided legislative authority for his favored policies—he would go it alone whenever he felt like it.

Standing Up For Our Seniors

One of my top priorities is making government work better. A major way to do that is blocking burdensome regulations that don’t work for Nebraska. One recent example is the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) rule mandating new minimum staffing standards for long-term care facilities.

President Biden’s Betrayal of Israel

Antisemitism is reaching fever pitch across the country, a level I never thought possible in the United States of America. Mere months after Hamas’s October 7th assault on Israel, anti-Israel protests have overtaken one of our most influential cultural institutions: the university.

Additional rainbow trout stocked in three lakes

Three Nebraska lakes recently received an additional batch of rainbow trout, creating more opportunities for anglers and families to spend some time on the water.

Legion Cornhusker Boys’ State

The American Legion Post #168 of Pawnee City is pleased to announce that Mason Fisher and Isaac Thompson of Pawnee County were sponsored by Post #168 and generous other citizens and will join nearly 270 fellow high school juniors from across Nebraska participating in the American Legion Cornhusker...

Look Out for Wheat Diseases

With recent rainfall events across Nebraska, producers must remain vigilant against wheat diseases. Last week, extension plant pathologist Stephen Wegulo and I scouted some fields in Johnson and Pawnee Counties where we observed diseases such as stripe rust and fungal leaf spot in wheat.

Report: 4.6% of NE cardholders have 9+ credit cards

I’m writing to you on behalf of Upgraded Points, who just released a new report looking at credit card ownership in the U.S.Nearly all financial experts agree that having access to at least one credit card is an important financial tool.

Traveling along Highway 50 to Pawnee City

Steve is a retired from the Omaha World Herald. His wife Helen is Dr. Rick Jackson’s sister which, of course makes him Rick’s brother-in-law.Highway 50 leaves Omaha as 144th Street, but to us it’s the road to Pawnee City.