Author: Roxanne Smith

Winter and the holidays have arrived. With the arrival of cold weather, the Office of the Capitol Commission will close the north stair and plaza and Capitol promenade deck to … Continued

Now is the time to come to the Capitol, take a north elevator up to 14th floor and enjoy the colors of the fall. The golds and purples of the … Continued

The male Peregrine 19/K returned to the Nebraska State Capitol after 4 months of rehabilitation at the Fontenelle Forest Raptor Recovery Center. An unknown injury in June had broken a … Continued

The colorful doors to the Old Senator (Warner) Chamber feature native designs and a Thunderbird at the center.  The 2016 Capitol ornament is based on the Thunderbird in the Warner … Continued

The Nebraska State Capitol presents it main entrance to the north and the newly renovated Centennial Mall. When the Capitol was completed in 1932 Lincoln’s hub was downtown; the new … Continued

Lt. Governor Mike Foley, joined by students from St. Mary’s School, dignitaries from the Nebraska Forest Service, the Arbor Day Foundation, and the Nebraska Statewide Arboretum planted a maple tree … Continued

The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission Non-Game Wildlife section has once again installed the display monitors on ground floor of the Nebraska Capitol so staff and visitors alike can keep … Continued

Nebraska’s 149th birthday is being celebrated with the arts. This week, the Nebraska Art Teachers Association and the Nebraska Music Educators Association are presenting Capitol activities featuring Nebraska’s youth celebrating … Continued

One of the most important activities of Nebraska’s Unicameral is holding public hearings on proposed legislation brought before the body. The Legislature has begun its second week of hearings and … Continued

President Foley, Speaker Hadley, Members of the Legislature, Tribal Chairmen, Distinguished Guests, Friends, Fellow Nebraskans, and of course, our First Lady, my lovely wife Susanne, it’s great to be a … Continued