A group of young adults from an independent living program brought some perspective to the table, convincing Gov. Jim Pillen to opt into the federal Summer EBT program this week. A handful of ...

Jim Pillen, a former University of Nebraska defensive ... who said he has been doing it since he was “a young man.” Pillen said he got wrapped up in finally having time around the holidays ...

Child and civil rights advocates on Thursday railed against a proposed law, promoted by Gov. Jim Pillen, that would give prosecutors and judges new authority to put ...

Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen focused on trimming spending to address a $432 million shortfall, fixing the state's school funding ...

Jim Pillen and a group of Republican lawmakers ... citing their effects on young people’s lives, similar to those that appear on cigarette boxes. The last federal law aimed at protecting ...

Children as young as 12 years old could face adult criminal charges for certain felony crimes under a bill introduced in the Nebraska Legislature on Wednesday.

"The hardcore reality is there is extraordinarily dangerous crimes and deadly crimes that are being committed by kids that are 11 or 12 years old." ...

The controversial pause the Nebraska governor stands by the president despite which resulted in a freeze on federal grants ...