Capitol Update
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2016 Capitol Ornament
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 Chamber doors. The 2016 Office of…
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It Happens Once a Year
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 Capitol was oriented to face the…
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Capitol Arbor Day
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 during the official Capitol Arbor Day…
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Spring Brings Falcon Cam Back
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 an eye on the Peregrine Falcon…
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Capitol Celebration
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 the arts. The Music Educators are…
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Legislature Begins Public Hearings
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 will conclude the hearing schedule on…
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Governor Rickett’s State of the State Address
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 part of the second session of…
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Legislature Returns to Capitol
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 meets for 60 legislative days and…
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Capitol Holiday Hours
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 24th and other offices of government…
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Decorated and Shining Brightly…..
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 to light the Official State Tree…