Latest News from the Governor's Office
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LINCOLN – Today, Governor Pete Ricketts and the Nebraska Department of Labor announced that the over-the-month increase in non-farm employment is the third highest percentage in the nation at 0.6 percent growth.
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LINCOLN – Today, Governor Pete Ricketts, the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), and the Nebraska Department of Labor (DOL) unveiled a new, major employment initiative for participants in Nebraska’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), commonly known as food stamps. The first year of a joint pilot program has connected families who receive SNAP benefits with better-paying jobs. The program is a partnership between DHHS and DOL and utilizes the departments’ existing manpower and resources.
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LINCOLN – Today, Governor Pete Ricketts and the Nebraska Department of Economic Development (DED) helped celebrate Endicott Clay Products Company’s (Endicott Clay) recent expansion. Company executives also looked at other properties in Kansas and Nebraska before making the decision to expand at their current location. Endicott Clay was started near Endicott, Nebraska in 1920.
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LINCOLN – Today, Governor Pete Ricketts issued a statement following news that final state general fund tax receipts for Fiscal Year 2016-17 fell $34 million short of projections. Revenues continue to lag projections, and Nebraska collected less tax revenue this fiscal year than the previous year.
