Nebraska's Ombudsman found the state prison system's process for restoring forfeited good time is unclear and inconsistently applied, with processing delays affecting when people can restore time
Brinker Harding, Republican nominee for U.S. House NE-2, filed his two required candidate financial disclosures in June 2026, after their deadlines; no penalty has been reported
Nebraska State Auditor found the Department of Economic Development's $2.5 million no-bid bioeconomy contract lacked the required emergency justification, January 2026; Gov. Pillen said his office recommended the contractor and has defended the award
Nebraska's state youth center let a culture of staff sexual misconduct with teens take hold, and the state refuses to investigate its own staff for abuse, the inspector general found