Happy Arbor Day from the Capitol

By Roxanne Smith | April 25, 2013

While the Capitol is closed on Arbor Day for a planned maintenance power outage, the Office of the Capitol Commission will hold an Arbor Day tree planting ceremony on the … Continued

14th Floor and Observation Decks CLOSED

By Roxanne Smith | April 16, 2013

Due to work associated with the tower elevator renovation project, the 14th floor and observation decks will not be accessible until the end of April or early May. Please contact … Continued

Custodial Spotlight

By Roxanne Smith | April 2, 2013

The Office of the Capitol Commission custodial program was featured in a segment on Lincoln’s CBS Channel 10/11. The segment presents an after hours look at the custodians and some … Continued

Capitol Volunteer Recognized

By Roxanne Smith | March 28, 2013

Capitol Volunteer Norma Cochran received a special thank you from Governor Dave Heineman on March 8, 2011. Norma, seen here at the information desk she has staffed for 13 years … Continued

Arts in the Capitol

By Roxanne Smith | March 4, 2013

March brings much celebration to the Nebraska State Capitol. Not only does Nebraska have a birthday to celebrate on March 1st, but March is the month when the Capitol hosts … Continued

Centennial Mall Update

By Roxanne Smith | February 28, 2013

The Nebraska Centennial Mall Cabinet will have a program in the Capitol’s 2nd floor rotunda at 8:30 a.m. on Statehood Day March 1, 2013 to provide an update on the … Continued

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 … Continued

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 … Continued

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 … Continued

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 … Continued