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- Aaron Sanderford World-Herald Managing Editor
- Sep 9, 2026
- Sep 9, 2026 Updated Oct 15, 2026
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Gov. Jim Pillen, Nebraska mayors, announce census tracts nominated for designation as Federal Opportunity Zones
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Gov. Jim Pillen, after taking three questions Wednesday about people with traumatic brain injuries and developmental disabilities, tried leaving a ceremonial bill signing without addressing reports of his farms hiring undocumented workers.
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Yanqi Xu, a Flatwater Free Press reporter, asks Gov. Jim Pillen for comment on her story about Pillen Family Farms’ hiring practices as he walks to his motorcade following a press conference Wednesday.
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Gov. Jim Pillen speaks during a ceremonial signing of Legislative Bill 1091 in Omaha Wednesday. He was asked after about a story that found his family business had hired undocumented workers.
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Lynne Walz, the Democratic Party's candidate for Nebraska governor.
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Brett Lindstrom, the America First Party's candidate for Nebraska governor. He and Democrat Lynne Walz have criticized Gov. Jim Pillen's handling of the state budget.
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