Peter Ricketts

LINCOLN - Gov. Pete Ricketts on Monday signed into law a two-year state budget package that will fund core needs of the University of Nebraska and keep tuition affordable for NU’s 52,000 students. The budget – approved by a strong majority of the Legislature last week after being advanced by the Appropriations Committee – funds NU’s request for state dollar increases of 3% in 2019-20 and 3.7% in 2020-21. Those increases will cover core needs including operations, … [Read more...] about Gov. Ricketts approves state budget package, including NU funding