Fredrickson brings a focus on service to the Capitol
Sen. John Fredrickson has always known he wanted to help make a difference in people’s lives. The only question was how best to be of service.
Read moreSen. John Fredrickson has always known he wanted to help make a difference in people’s lives. The only question was how best to be of service.
Read moreSen. Teresa Ibach has always had a heart for agriculture. Growing up near Sumner on her family’s farm, she learned from a young age how to “roll up [her] sleeves and work hard.”
Read moreGov. Pete Ricketts held a press conference Dec. 22 to announce the appointment of Beau Ballard of Lincoln as the next representative for District 21 in the Nebraska Legislature.
Read moreRobert Dover of Norfolk was sworn in July 22 to represent District 19 in the Nebraska Legislature.
Read moreNorfolk Sen. Michael Flood resigned from the Legislature July 11, a day before he is scheduled to be sworn in at the U.S. Capitol to fill the vacant seat in Nebraska’s 1st Congressional District.
Read moreOmaha business owner Kathleen Kauth will fill the Legislative District 31 seat left vacant by the death of Sen. Rich Pahls in April. Gov. Pete Ricketts announced the appointment at a June 7 press conference.
Read moreGov. Pete Ricketts announced May 16 that he is seeking applicants to fill the legislative seat of the late Sen. Rich Pahls.
Read moreSen. Rich Pahls of Omaha has died after a brief illness.
Read moreBefore Lincoln Sen. Eliot Bostar decided to run for the Nebraska Legislature, he asked for guidance from an old friend: Bill Moyers.
Read moreSen. John Cavanaugh is an Omaha kid, through and through. Number five of eight children born to John and Kate Cavanaugh, he currently represents the same legislative district that his father represented from 1972 to 1976.
Read moreIf one had to guess which current Nebraska state senator has competed in Olympic weightlifting at the international level, it might take a few guesses before choosing Omaha Sen. Jen Day.
Read moreWhen Omaha Sen. Rich Pahls left the Legislature in 2013, he gave away many of his things — information packets, personal effects.
“I thought I was finished,” Pahls said of being term limited eight years ago.
His new office is a little bare, but ready to be filled as Pahls begins his third term at the Capitol.
Read moreNot even historic levels of snowfall can dampen Bellevue Sen. Rita Sanders’ positive outlook on life. Born and raised in Hawaii, she looked outside her office window at the snow drifts last week and focused on her affinity for snow sports.
Read moreWhen Norfolk Sen. Mike Flood last served in the Nebraska Legislature, his two sons were small enough to sit on his desk in the legislative chamber.
Read moreDuring his farewell address to the Legislature in 2008, Sen. Raymond Aguilar of Grand Island said that he and his colleagues had worked to make Nebraska better.
“I’m sure in our own way we will all continue that work in another form,” Aguilar said then.
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