| Area |
77,358 square miles |
| Population |
1,758,787 |
| Major Cities and their Mayors |
Omaha, 414,52, Mayor, Edward Parsons Smith;
Lincoln, 239,213, Mayor Chris Beutler;
Bellevue, 47,334, Mayor Gary Mixan;
Grand Island, 44,546, Mayor Margaret Hornady; |
| Major Industries |
Nebraska is a leading grain-producer with bumper crops of sorghum, corn, soybeans and wheat. More varieties of grass, valuable for forage, grow in this state than in any other in the nation. The state's sizable cattle and hog industries make Dakota City and Lexington among the nation's largest meat-packing centers.
Manufacturing has become diversified: Firms making electronic components, auto accessories, pharmaceuticals, and mobile homes have joined such older industries as clothing, farm machinery, chemicals, and transportation equipment.
Oil was discovered in 1939 and natural gas in 1949. |
| State Capitol (Seat of government) |
Lincoln |
| Governor |
David Heineman, R |
| U.S. Senators |
Mike Johanns, R
Ben Nelson, D |
| U.S. House of Representatives |
Fortenberry, Jeff, Nebraska
Smith, Adrian, Nebraska
Terry, Lee, Nebraska
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| Secretary of State |
John Gale, R |
| Attorney General |
Jon Bruning, R |
State Assembly
Representatives |
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nebraska_Legislature |
| State Counties |
Adams County
Antelope County
Arthur County
Banner County
Blaine County
Boone County
Box Butte County
Boyd County
Brown County
Buffalo County
Burt County
Butler County
Cass County
Cedar County
Chase County
Cherry County
Cheyenne County
Clay County
Colfax County
Cuming County
Custer County
Dakota County
Dawes County
Dawson County
Deuel County
Dixon County
Dodge County
Douglas County
Dundy County
Fillmore County
Franklin County
Frontier County
Furnas County
Gage County
Garden County
Garfield County
Gosper County
Grant County
Greeley County
Hall County
Hamilton County
Harlan County
Hayes County
Hitchcock County
Holt County
Hooker County
Howard County
Jefferson County
Johnson County
Kearney County
Keith County
Keya Paha County
Kimball County
Knox County
Lancaster County
Lincoln County
Logan County
Loup County
Madison County
McPherson County
Merrick County
Morrill County
Nance County
Nemaha County
Nuckolls County
Otoe County
Pawnee County
Perkins County
Phelps County
Pierce County
Platte County
Polk County
Red Willow County
Richardson County
Rock County
Saline County
Sarpy County
Saunders County
Scotts Bluff County
Seward County
Sheridan County
Sherman County
Sioux County
Stanton County
Thayer County
Thomas County
Thurston County
Valley County
Washington County
Wayne County
Webster County
Wheeler County
York County
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| State Supreme Court |
Michael G. Heavican, Chief Justice
John F. Wright
William M. Connolly
John M. Gerrard
Kenneth C. Stephan
Michael McCormack
Lindsey Miller-Lerman |
| Major Newspapers |
Air Pulse (Sarpy County)
Bellevue Leader (Sarpy County)
Bellevue News (Bellevue)
Bellevue News
Buffalo County News (Kearney)
Cedar) Rapids News (Cedar Rapids)
Columbus Telegram (Columbus)
The Crete News
Daily Nebraskan
Dawson County News
Douglas County News
Douglas News News (Omaha)
Enterprise & Pilot-Tribune (Washington County)
Fremont News (Fremont)
The Grand Island Daily Independent (Grand Island)
The Grand Island Independent
Grand Island News (Grand Island)
Gretna Breeze (Sarpy County)
Gretna Guide & News (Sarpy County)
Hastings News (Hastings)
Hastings Tribune (Hastings)
The Journal (Cass County, Plattsmouth)
Kearney Daily Hub (Kearney)
Kearney News (Kearney)
La Vista Sun (Sarpy County)
Lancaster County News (Lincoln)
Lincoln Business Journal
Lincoln Journal Star (Lincoln)
Lincoln News (Lincoln)
Midlands Business Journal
Nebraska News
News Omaha (Omaha)
The North Platte Bulletin (North Platte)
North Platte News (North Platte)
The North Platte Telegraph (North Platte)
Omaha Metro News
Omaha World-Herald (Omaha)
Otoe County News
Plattsmouth Journal (Cass County, Plattsmouth)
Ralston Recorder (Sarpy County)
The Reader (Omaha)
Sarpy News (Omaha)
Sheridan County News
Southwest Nebraska News
Western Nebraskia Observer |
| Major television networks |
NET, Nebraska Educational Telecommunications,
KHGI-TV, KWNB-TV, KHGI-CA, KPTM-FOX, KNOP-TV,KOLN/KGIN-TV |
| Local issues |
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| Landmarks/images |
Lewis and Clark Trail.
University of Nebraska.
87 state parks.
Among the principal attractions are Agate Fossil Beds, Homestead, and Scotts Bluff National Monuments; Chimney Rock National Historic Site; a recreated pioneer village at Minden; SAC Museum near Ashland; the Stuhr Museum of the Prairie Pioneer Grand Island;
Boys Town; the Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery and the Lied Center for the Performing Arts at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln; the State Capitol in Lincoln; the Joslyn Art Museum in Omaha; the Henry Doorly Zoo in Omaha; Museum of Nebraska Art in Kearney; Museum of Nebraska History in Lincoln; and the University of Nebraska State Museum in Lincoln. |
| 2010 Senate and House races |
[To be posted] |
| Download call sheet |
You can download a call sheet for your praye/spiritual work, when you sign up to adopt a state. (It's free) |
| Download fact sheet |
You can download this fact sheet when you adopt the state. |
| Visualizations |
You can have access to view some visualizations online, when you sign up to adopt a state. There are also two DVDs you can purchase with higher quality video visualizations of all the U.S. States that you can use in your services and prayer work. |
