The hidden costs of legalized gambling

Legalizing gambling is often sold as an easy win for governments, but it usually turns out to be a losing bet for society as a whole.

Supporting Nebraska families at every stage

In Nebraska, we know family is defined by more than the name we share, but by the commitment we make to one another.

Protecting Nebraskans, encouraging innovation

When meeting with Nebraskans, I often receive questions about artificial intelligence, or AI, and data centers.

Thanking unsung heroes: America’s truck drivers

This week, we celebrated the millions of workers who move the food, fuel, supplies, and goods that keep our country running: our truck drivers.

Keeping Nebraskans connected

There is something special about the place we are blessed to call home. Whether it is having the ability to see for miles across the Sandhills, hearing gravel beneath your feet on an evening walk, or looking up to see a sky filled with stars every night.

The costs a farmer faces

Farming irrigated corn on a thousand-acre farm in Nebraska is a big business with big bills that are getting bigger. Every year the University of Nebraska publishes detailed crop budgets that show typical costs.

Why Nebraska is facing a budget crisis

Nebraska is staring down a serious money problem. State lawmakers now expect a $208 million shortfall in the current budget that runs through June 2027, and an even bigger $864 million gap in the two-year budget that follows, covering July 2027 through June 2029.

Remembering 9/11, 25 years later

25 years ago the United States was attacked.  Radical Islamic terrorists murdered nearly 3,000 Americans.  We lost mothers and fathers, wives and husbands, daughters and sons.  Many were heroes who risked their lives to save others.  Each year on Patriot Day we recommit to honoring their memories.

25 years later, we must never forget

Twenty-five years ago, our nation was attacked, and the world as we knew it changed forever. On September 11, 2001, nearly 3,000 innocent people lost their lives during the deadliest terrorist attacks on American soil.

Is Islam compatible with our Constitution?

Is Islam compatible with our Constitution?While serving in the Air Force I spent time in the middle of Turkey, far away from western influence. There I saw first-hand the full expression of oppressive Islamic rule and absence of individual freedoms.