LINCOLN — Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen, a former University of Nebraska defensive back, knew about getting hit hard long before he played for Hall of Fame football coach Tom Osborne. He got bruising ...
Gov. Jim Pillen appointed Omaha author and performer Jewel Rodgers as Nebraska's new state poet. Rodgers, 27, is the youngest and first African American person to hold that position. And no one could ...
On Dec. 22, Pillen was in a horse riding accident. He spent several days in the hospital. With five days until the next legislative session, Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen is ready to get back to work.