I was very happy to see and I offer a hearty congratulations to the Blue River Arts Council and the Friend Historical Society for being awarded ARPA funds to resurrect the Isis Theater and for the Warren Opera House, respectively. Several Nebraska organizations received millions of dollars in grants to help them fund capital projects as part of the Shovel-Ready Capital Recovery and Investment Act. The Nebraska Department of Economic Development allocated $115 million in funds to 76 recipients. $100 million came from the federal ARPA funds while the other $15 million came from the state’s general fund. I am thrilled to see these funds go to economic development in LD32 and look forward to attending the theater and opera house soon!

Along with farming full time, I am keeping busy this summer walking in parades, nine so far, including five over the Fourth of July weekend, including Hebron and Dorchester as you can see in the photos. I made time to tour the Department of Corrections Treatment Center in west Lincoln with other senators along with DOC officials as well as tour the Beatrice State Developmental Center. I also participated in a Zoom workshop educating nonprofit organizations about how to engage with the Legislature during the interim.

As always, my staff and I are available to help in any way we can if you have questions or concerns. Thank you for choosing me to represent you in your Nebraska Legislature.