Tag: Jim Pillen
Nebraska prison reopens as federal immigration center, aims for 200 detainees by Thanksgiving
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A minimum-security state prison in the remote southwest corner of Nebraska reconfigured to serve…
Nebraska Corrections outlines transfers of former McCook Work Ethic Camp inmates
Nebraska State Patrol Superintendent Bryan Waugh, at podium, joins Nebraska Adj. Gen. Craig Strong at left and Nebraska…
Colorado asks U.S. Supreme Court to reject Nebraska lawsuit over South Platte River
Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser, left, stands with Gov. Jared Polis, center, as Colorado officials urge the U.S.…
Nebraska group starts ballot push for winner-take-all, hand-counting votes
Eric Underwood, former chair of the Nebraska Republican Party and leader of the nonprofit Advocates For All Nebraskans,…
Nebraska turns down records requests on McCook-ICE jail
Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen before his press conference at St. Teresa Catholic School in Lincoln on Sept. 29,…
Two Nebraska Liquor Commission members resign at governor’s request
The Nebraska Liquor Control Commission meets for its monthly meeting Aug. 5, 2025. From left: Commissioners Kim Lowe…
Nebraska lawmaker’s unannounced visit to McCook prison morphing into ICE jail sparks more questions
The state's Work Ethic Camp in McCook, Neb., is set to become the "Cornhusker Clink," the federal name…
Funding restored to Nebraska drug disposal program after midsummer cuts
A pharmacy manager retrieves a bottle of antibiotics. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)LINCOLN — State officials will continue to fund…
Nebraska’s governor announces plan for immigration detention center in state’s southwest corner
Nebraska Republican Gov. Jim Pillen announced plans Tuesday for an immigration detention center in a farming area in…
Nebraska’s governor announces plan for immigration detention center
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska Republican Gov. Jim Pillen announced plans Tuesday for an immigration detention center in…
Work begins to review how Nebraska funds its 245 K-12 school districts, with possible tweaks
Superintendent Aaron Plas of Bennington Public Schools, State Sen. Eliot Bostar of Lincoln, former State Sen. Lou Ann…
Will Nebraska be home to the next ‘Alligator Alcatraz?’
David Mourer and his niece Rena Mourer visit the entrance to “Alligator Alcatraz” at the Dade-Collier Training and…