Latest News from the Governor's Office
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LINCOLN – Today, Governor Pete Ricketts announced the selection of Theresa Thibodeau, a small business owner from Omaha, to fill the Legislative District 6 vacancy. The Governor announced his appointment at a ceremony this afternoon where Thibodeau was sworn in by Nebraska Supreme Court Chief Justice Mike Heavican.
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Prisons play a key role in Nebraska’s criminal justice system by protecting public safety and preparing inmates for return to our society. Under the leadership of Director Scott Frakes over the past two years, the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services (NDCS) has been making great strides and working to better achieve their mission. From expanding facility capacity to automating sentence calculation processes and expanding programming, the agency has been adopting data-driven practices to modernize its operations and facilities.
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LINCOLN – Today, Governor Pete Ricketts issued a statement following news that state general fund tax receipts for September fell $2 million short, or 0.4 percent, short of projections.
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LINCOLN – Today, the Governor’s Office and the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) CEO Courtney Phillips said they have engaged Ford Webb Associates, Inc., a national search firm, to augment their efforts to hire a permanent director for the agency’s Division of Medicaid and Long-Term Care.
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LINCOLN – Today, Governor Pete Ricketts is deploying a 58-person National Guard headquarters unit to provide assistance to the ongoing hurricane recovery operations in the U.S. Virgin Islands. The organization has also deployed a Nebraska Army National Guard communications specialist to Puerto Rico to assist with the ongoing Hurricane Maria recovery operations there.
