Capitol Update

  • Honoring Abraham Lincoln on his Birthday

    By Roxanne Smith • February 12, 2013

    Each year, to honor the 16th president’s birth, a group of Nebraska Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War stand vigil at the Lincoln Monument on the grounds of the Nebraska State Capitol. On February…

  • Legislative Public Hearings Begin

    By Roxanne Smith • January 24, 2013

    Nebraska’s 103rd Legislature First Session has completed bill introduction and begun the public hearing process. Each bill introduced in the first ten days of the Legislative Session is assigned to a committee for a public hearing.…

  • Capitol on Camera

    By Roxanne Smith • January 17, 2013

    The Capitol and the action in and around the Capitol are the focus of several television programs produced by local stations.  Nebraska Educational Telecommunications Television aired a segment on the Capitol as part of its Nebraska…

  • Lights…Camera……Capitol Action

    By Roxanne Smith • January 17, 2013

    The Capitol and the action in and around the Capitol are the focus of several television programs produced by local stations.  Nebraska Educational Telecommunications Television aired a segment on the Capitol as part of its Nebraska…

  • Final Week for Journey Stories Exhibit at Capitol

    By Roxanne Smith • January 14, 2013

    The Nebraska Humanities Council (NHC) sponsored display “Journey Stories” in the first floor rotunda of the Capitol will be available for viewing until 2:00 p.m. Friday January 18th. Over the weekend, the NHC sponsored a special…

  • Festive Capitol Tree Lighting Ceremony

    By Roxanne Smith • January 14, 2013

    On December 11, 2011 over 300 people gathered in the Rotunda of the Nebraska State Capitol to celebrate the season with the lighting of the Official State Holiday Tree. The program, sponsored by Pinewood Bowl, Inc.,…

  • 103rd Legislature Convenes

    By Roxanne Smith • January 8, 2013

    The Capitol is once again busy with the comings and goings of the Unicameral Legislature.  On Wednesday January 9, 2013 the 103rd Legislature First Session convenes at 10:00 a.m.  This year eleven new senators will be…

  • Capitol Closed New Year’s Day

    By Roxanne Smith • December 28, 2012

    The Nebraska State Capitol will be closed on New Year’s Day.  The building will be open on Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Sunday from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. Monday, December 31st, the Capitol…

  • Visit the Capitol This Holiday Season

    By Roxanne Smith • December 13, 2012

    The Official State Holiday Tree is festively decorated and shines brightly in the Capitol Rotunda. The state holiday tree is adorned with ornaments representing all 93 of Nebraska’s counties and was lit in a special ceremony…

  • The Holiday Tree Arrives

    By Roxanne Smith • December 4, 2012

    At 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday December 4, 2012 the Official Nebraska Holiday Tree arrived at the Capitol. The crew of 20 state staffers took about 1 and 1/2 hours to get the tree off the truck…