LINCOLN — Gov. Pete Ricketts on Friday ordered a review of “policies, procedures and leadership” at the Nebraska State Patrol in response to recent allegations of impropriety and mismanagement at the agency. At a hurriedly called press conference outside patrol headquarters, Ricketts said that Col. Brad Rice will remain as the agency’s superintendent as a …

Gov. Pete Ricketts said Tuesday a hiring freeze he instituted has cut the size of state government and reduced the number of state workers. Ricketts imposed the hiring freeze in October, targeting unnecessary positions, after a report from the Nebraska Department of Revenue showed net September tax collections fell about 5 percent below projections. At …

Not everyone who goes to law school has the intention on entering the legal profession. Jason Jackson ’14 was one of them. “I started my studies at Thomas Jefferson School of Law without any intention of going into legal practice and I may never do so, yet I still use the analytical skills that I …

The state of Nebraska’s former chief human resources officer has taken a lower position and been replaced. Responding to questions from the Journal Star, a spokesman for Gov. Pete Ricketts said Sharon Pettid made a personal decision to take a role with less responsibility at the state Department of Administrative Services. Her successor, Jason Jackson, …