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KETV 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 ...

NTV LINCOLN, Neb. — Senator Ricketts has praised the passage of the water resources bill with Major Conservative & Nebraska Wins U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE), a member of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, released the following statement on the Senate’s passage of the biparti...

NTV GRAND ISLAND, Neb. — Senator Pete Ricketts takes Mexico to task for threatening to shut out Nebraska corn, while he slams the EPA for ethanol policy. Those are just two topics scheduled to be discussion as Sen. Ricketts hosts an ag forum at the Nebraska State Fair on August 26. The Federal Issues F...

10/11 Now NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (KNOP) – The United States Senate passed legislation designed to protect children from dangerous online content Tuesday, pushing forward with what would be the first major effort in decades to hold tech companies more accountable. “Over the past 20 years, social media platfor...

NTV LINCOLN, Neb. — Nebraska Senator Pete Ricketts has reacted toPresident Biden’s executive order granting amnesty to up to 550,000 undocumented immigrants. U.S. SenatorPete Ricketts (R-Neb.) issued a statement on Tuesday opposing the order, saying: Instead of addressing the catastrophe at our border...

Fox News Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Neb., blocked a Democratic attempt on Tuesday to force a vote in the Senate on a bump stock ban, which would restore the federal rule recently struck down by the Supreme Court.  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., revealed on Sunday that Democrats wouldattempt to f...

The Hill Sen. Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.) is projected to easily win his Republican primary, according to Decision Desk HQ.  Ricketts, who was tapped to fill former Sen. Ben Sasse’s (R-Neb.) seat last year and is running to finish the rest of Sasse’s term, easily survived a primary challenge by Air Force ...

Nebraska Examiner LINCOLN — U.S. Sen. Pete Ricketts is bankrolling a conservative ballot effort to ban abortions in the Nebraska constitution after the first trimester, or 13 weeks of pregnancy. Ricketts, R-Neb., gave $500,000 to the effort. He was the only donor named in the first campaign finance report of t...