Highs and Lows: The Wildfire-Flood Cycle
survey the damage caused by the Cottonwood Fire and the subsequent flooding. Obviously my low is the destruction
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Senator Ricketts’ Weekly Column: Traveling Nebraska
traveled to Crawford to tour the South Fork Fire damages. I also met with the Crawford Volunteer Fire … heard about their work combating the South Fork Fire. They saved Fort Robinson State Park and evacuated residents
Highs and Lows: 250 Miles for America’s 250th
hometown of Provo, Utah, at the Stadium of Fire on the Fourth of July. Well, today
Senator Ricketts’ Weekly Column: 250 Years of American Agriculture
requirements for replacing fence posts damaged in the fires. There’s a variety of ways that … ranchers are asking for. The South Fork Fire is a reminder that efforts to combat devastating fires must
Let Me Be Blunt: Ballrooms Can Wait, Americans Can’t
cannot maintain health and safety when you fire the scientists and engineers who do the work
Senator Ricketts’ Weekly Column: Happy Beef Month, Nebraska!
year in response to this spring’s devastating fires across the state. The wildfires across Western Nebraska … global pandemic. As they rebuild from the devastating fires of this past spring, their resilience is on full
Let Me Be Blunt: They’re Making America Smaller
Trump administration has gutted the Department — including the firing half the staff at the Office for Civil Rights
Senator Ricketts’ Weekly Column: Traveling Across Nebraska
like. In Hyannis, I met with the Sandhills Fire Prevention District. These brave first responders saved the town
Let Me Be Blunt: War Is Not A Game
discussed the county’s new mobile headquarters for fire and ambulance service — replacing the decades-old former unit
Let Me Be Blunt: A Shutdown Update
Woman 2.0 We’ve been through fire, but we don’t smell like smoke. That’s the story
Senator Ricketts’ Weekly Column: Recovering from the Nebraska Wildfires
Agriculture. I met with community members who manned fire lines themselves. I spoke with farmers and ranchers … last couple of weeks. Over 100 agencies and fire departments are assisting. Some 500 emergency personnel came from
Let Me Be Blunt: How Can I Help?
service record had been destroyed in a fire in 1973. My team worked with the National Archives
Let Me Be Blunt: This Is Making Us Less Safe
first female president of the Leipsic Volunteer Fire Company. Grimminger is the first woman to serve as company … ever served in that position throughout all the fire companies in Delaware. Grimminger comes from a family
January 16th, 2026Honoring Martin Luther King, Jr.
Mississippi and less than two years since fire hoses and dogs were unleashed on Black children protesting
Let Me Be Blunt: We’ve Been Through a Lot
attacks on their collective bargaining rights to mass firings and the longest shutdown in our nation’s history
November 10th, 2025Thank You For Your Courage
here at home. Honoring that service means rehiring fired workers at the Department of Veterans Affairs. It means
Let Me Be Blunt: You Deserve Better
stay covered. This is a five-alarm fire for the health of our nation, and it will impact … ABOVE: This crisis is a five-alarm fire for the health of our nation. Calling Young Leaders: Spring
Highs and Lows: Bipartisan Legislation to Fix Our Forests
Forests Act . The number of fires in the West and in Utah right now is totally … work together, and the way we predict forest fires. Excited about that. Read Newsletter
Housing Survey Reminder
This bill would ensure timely access to fire retardant by preventing litigation driven efforts to add additional regulatory
May 13th, 2025Firing Red Cards Is A Red Flag
Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency fired thousands of workers certified to fight wildfires right as fire … season begins. These immoral and illegal firings put our communities and the places we love in harm
April 24th, 2025A Slap In The Face
their so-called Department of Government Efficiency— “DOGE”—fired most of AmeriCorps’ staff and hundreds of thousands
April 22nd, 2025In New Mexico, We Honor Our Veterans
Trump and Elon Musk. Veterans illegally and indiscriminately fired by Trump and Musk’s so-called Department … Veterans to Discuss Legislation to Reinstate Veterans Illegally Fired by Trump Administration, April 16, 2025. Last week
Where our focus must be
Trump and Musk to unlock emergency authorities, fire employees wholesale, and shutter agencies, using arcane shutdown tools like
Our failure on climate
already reeling. The brutal damage from the LA fires may actually move California up to the “worst state