Capitol Update

  • Legislature Convenes January 7

    By Roxanne Smith • December 29, 2014

    The 104th Nebraska Unicameral Legislature will convene at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday January 7, 2015. New senators will be sworn in and speaker and committee chair elections held. On Thursday January 8th at 10:30 a.m. Pete…

  • Holiday Cheer at the Capitol

    By Roxanne Smith • December 8, 2014

    The Official State Holiday Tree is lit and filling the Capitol Rotunda with the sights of the season.  The 25 foot tall tree spruce tree is decorated with ornaments representing all 93 of Nebraska’s counties.  The…

  • Holiday Tree Arrives

    By Roxanne Smith • December 1, 2014

    Office of the Capitol Commission, State Building Division and Department of Roads staff worked to bring a 25 foot tall Colorado Blue Spruce tree into the Nebraska State Capitol. This week the tree will be strung…

  • Capitol Closed for Thanksgiving

    By Roxanne Smith • November 24, 2014

    Almost everything is closed on Thanksgiving Day and the Capitol is also closed on Friday after Thanksgiving.  But that doesn’t mean you can’t have a Capitol adventure this holiday weekend. On Friday November 28th you can…

  • Fall Colors from the Capitol

    By Roxanne Smith • November 5, 2014

    Lincoln tree planters have set the stage once again for a spectacular autumn display. The colors in the tree canopy are at their peak and the expansive urban forest is best viewed from the tower of…

  • “Things Speak” at Sheldon

    By Roxanne Smith • September 29, 2014

    Tour guides at the Capitol tell the story of Nebraska by interpreting the artwork and symbolism in the monumental building. A new exhibit at Sheldon Museum of Art tells the story of featured Capitol artwork and…

  • Welcome Sports Fans

    By Roxanne Smith • August 26, 2014

    Whether you’re in Lincoln for a football game or volleyball match, this weekend take some time to visit the Nebraska State Capitol. The building will be open from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Saturday the…

  • Guidelines for a Rally at the Capitol

    By Roxanne Smith • August 1, 2014

  • Capitol to be Closed Sunday July 27, 2014

    By Roxanne Smith • July 22, 2014

    The Nebraska State Capitol will be closed on Sunday July 27, 2014. Office of the Capitol Commission and Lincoln Electric System staff will shut off power to the entire building while they repair one of the…

  • Three busts added to Capitol

    By Roxanne Smith • June 16, 2014

    The busts of William Jennings Bryan and J. Sterling Morton have joined most recent inductee Alvin Saunders Johnson in the Nebraska Hall of Fame. The two busts had been in residence outside the Capitol. Bryan’s bust…