PRESS RELEASES
OMAHA – U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) made the following statement regarding the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) recent announcement to award federal funding for two Nebraska safety projects.
As part of USDOT’s Safe Streets and Roads for All Grant Program, Nebraska will receive over $20 mil...
The following op-ed by U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) was originally published by the Omaha World Herald on October 22, 2026.
October is Manufacturing Month. Manufacturing is Nebraska’s second-largest economic sector. It contributes over $20 billion to our annual gross domestic product. One in ten Nebras...
OMAHA – On Wednesday, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) participated in a fireside chat at Tech Nebraska’s 2026 Summit. Ricketts joined Tech Nebraska Executive Director Emily Allen for a conversation focused on the growing role of technology in Nebraska’s economy and beyond.
Local leaders in business, health...
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OMAHA, Neb. —
Senator Pete Ricketts sits down with FirstNews for ‘Coffee with the Candidates’ to discuss his last 20 months in office since replacing Ben Sasse and his vision for the future.
Click here to watch Preston Love Jr., Ricketts’ opponent, in his interview for ‘Coff...
Norfolk Radio
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Tuesday, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) joined Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) to introduce the Better Enforcement of Grievous Offenses by unNaturalized Emigrants (BE GONE) Act.
The bill, led by Ernst, would allow the U.S. to deport sexual offenders currently in the count...
WOWT
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) – JD Vance is coming to Omaha.
Nebraska GOP Chairman Eric Underwood confirmed to 6 News on Wednesday that the Republican vice presidential hopeful plans to make an appearance in the Cornhusker State next week.
Vance — a U.S. Senator from Ohio who was chosen last ...
WEEKLY
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President John F. Kennedy once said, “A nation reveals itself not only by the men it produces but also by the men it honors, the men it remembers.” On Veterans Day, that is what we do. We honor the women and men who have protected our freedom and secured our way of
life. Nebraska is home to nearly 120,000 veteran...
Agriculture is the heart and soul of what we do in Nebraska. Family farms and ranches are passed down through generations. Our farmers and ranchers put in long hours to feed and fuel the world. We see this around the state, with harvest season in full swing.
For Nebraskans, agriculture is a cher...
October is Manufacturing Month. Manufacturing is our second-largest industry. It contributes $20 billion a year to our economy. Every day, over 97,000 Nebraskans don their hard hats, lace up their steel-toed boots, and get to work. It’s not just about a paycheck. Manufacturing builds th...
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