LINCOLN, NEB. Dec. 1, 2022 - Nebraska Governor-elect Jim Pillen announced the initial members of a new School Finance Reform Committee, which will provide recommendations on how to update and
Speaker Mike Hilgers said he plans to resign from the Legislature at midnight on January 3, 2023. The Legislature will convene hours later on the morning of January 4.
Now that the election is over, it is apparent that the outcome landed squarely in favor of the state's Republican Party. Nebraska Public Media News reporter William Padmore and University of Nebraska Political Science Professor Dr. Kevin Smith break down the results and what they could mean for Nebraska’s future.