Any candidate that comes here will find what they are going to hear is nebraskans want to be left alone and let us manage our own business. You mentioned government at the local level. The nebraska State Government is set up unlike any other state in the country. Can you explain that . Governor ricketts we are a very different state. Nebraskans are very independent and one thing we have is a one house legislature, put in place in the 1930s. It is also a nonpartisan legislature. One of the benefits as i talk to colleagues around the country is it tends to be less partisan and other statehouses around the country. Nebraskans have a great history of coming together to solve their common problems and cooperate. Probably part of that pioneer spirit is you have to Work Together to survive. That culture has really carried down through the statehood to get us to a point where we can figure out how to Work Together. We continue the citys tour on lincoln, nebraska. Nebraskaith the capitols archi
And so forth. The title of the gallery is the first people. And they were if you want to view it this way a great experiment. The americas were unoccupied after either during this or the last ice age. 20,000 years ago. So, we wanted to reflect problemsolving on the part of these earliest americans and native People Living on the land. They were living on the food that was being produced day by day by what was produced in the ecosystem. Traditional knowledge can be a very rich source of clues and information that perhaps we could use currently to solve problems and we do not want to lose track of that. Nebraskas State Capitol was the first state house to turn from the dome design based on the u. S. Capitol in washington. Capitol was constructed from 19221932. Up next, a conversation on the design of the building. Mr. Ripley we are currently on the 14th floor of the tower, which is about two thirds of the height of the tower. The tower is 400 feet from the ground to the top of the solars
Order your copy today. It is 13. 95 through the cspan online store at cspan. Org. Welcome to lincoln, nebraska on American History tv. This state capital of about 268,000 people is also home to the university of nebraska. With the help of our Time Warner Cable partners, and the next hour, we will explore the history of this city named for our nations 16th president. Coming up, a visit to the home of Thomas Kinard, one of the men responsible for moving the capital from omaha to lincoln following the civil war. The Capital Commissioners were having to make a statement because they had to rationalize moving the capital of nebraska from omaha, a city of several thousand people, to a village of 13 to 30, so they would put their money into something substantial to show their confidence in the city of lincoln existing. Later, explore the nebraska state capital archives and learn how the states third Capital Building broke the mold for legislative structures. His winning design was unique. It
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Discover the efforts to restore the fifth-floor gallery of the Nebraska Capitol, allowing visitors to experience breathtaking views and preserve the building s architectural masterpiece. The restoration project hinges on the appropriation of $1.5 million from the state budget.