Dave Heineman News

Governor Dave Heineman says he's more committed than ever to the Heartland Expressway and is bringing state and federal officials to the Panhandle in the near future to try to craft a plan to do that.

Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman has asked the federal government for help repairing storm and tornado damage in 13 counties.

An Omaha man has been named to head Nebraska's Department of Health and Human Services, the state's largest agency.

The gubernatorial primary is still nearly a year away, but Christopher Geary has thrown his black belt into the ring.

Gov. Dave Heineman once argued for putting the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services under a single chief executive officer.

An hour later, he walked into AP's statehouse bureau to show he was alive and well and not, say, in South America for a romantic rendezvous.

Calling Swanson State Recreational Area the "Best Kept Secret in Southwest Nebraska Recreation," five local citizens met with Gov.

Nebraska is losing the adjutant general of its National Guard to the Army National Guard.

Gov. Dave Heineman lashed out at federal highway officials today for delaying the start of local roads projects funded with federal stimulus dollars.

The governor stopped in Grand Island Wednesday afternoon to introduce the new administrator of the Veteran's Home.

A local car dealership fights back against closure by enlisting help from the governor.

I always got the idea that Tom Osborne was always kind of miscast as a politician.

For Nebraska lawmakers, summer came sooner than expected with senators ending the 2009 session three days early.

The Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission may bet on a $90-million casino proposed for Lyon County, Iowa.

A Nebraska official who helps oversee the troubled Beatrice State Developmental Center and has been a frequent target of state lawmakers is resigning.

Governor Dave Heineman says the automotive bailout is unfair to Nebraskans. The statement came during the governor's stop in Grand Island for a post legislative session state tour Monday.

Gov. Dave Heineman announced the distribution of more than $22 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds for upgrades to state highways.

After a year without any way of carrying out a death sentence, lawmakers pass a bill to make lethal injection the means to an end.

State legislators gave final approval Friday to an abortion-related bill before saying adieu to the 2009 session.

Iowa Governor Chet Culver just finished signing the last of the Legislature's bills into law this week.