Juan Salinas II (@4nsmiley.bsky.social)

Nebraska Gov Jim Pillen gave a lobbyist he knew and had traveled with a $2.5M no-bid bioeconomy contract, the state auditor says it's smacks of favoritism The Examiner has done months of reporting, interviews and public records before the auditor’s probe nebraskaexaminer.com/2026/01/15/a...

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Auditor flags possible Pillen ‘favoritism’ in $2.5M no-bid bioeconomy contract with lobbyist • Nebraska Examiner LINCOLN — Gov. Jim Pillen, while pressing the Nebraska Department of Economic Development in 2024 to tighten its belt, steered the state agency to award a $2.5 million no-bid emergency contract to a b... https://nebraskaexaminer.com/2026/01/15/auditor-flags-possible-pillen-favoritism-in-2-5m-no-bid-bioeconomy-contract-with-lobbyist/?emci=6cdeb04c-c6f1-f011-8194-000d3a11f903&emdi=677a796b-0af2-f011-8194-000d3a11f903&ceid=621348