Author: Roxanne Smith

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

On January 6, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. the Second Session of the104th Legislature will convene in the George W. Norris Legislative Chamber of the Nebraska State Capitol. The second session … Continued

The Nebraska State Capitol will be closed on Friday December 25, 2015 for the Christmas holiday. All Judicial Branch/Court offices, including the Probation Administration, will be closed all day December … Continued

The festive holiday tree in the Capitol Rotunda is decorated and lit. In a wonderful ceremony on December 6th, Governor Pete Ricketts and a host of youngsters flipped the switch … Continued

but by Sunday December 6, 2015 the State Christmas Tree will decorated with lights and festive holiday ornaments from Nebraska’s 93 counties. The 20 foot tall Concolor Fir tree, donated … Continued

The Capitol will be closed on Thanksgiving Day and the Friday after. The building will open at 10:00 am on Saturday and 1:00 pm on Sunday for regular scheduled tours. … Continued