LINCOLN- Nebraska's newly-elected Gov. Jim Pillen is breaking more than 30 years of gubernatorial practice by not releasing information about his public schedule. During the ten weeks since Gov. Pillen and Lt. Gov. Kelly took their oaths of office, the administration has not yet provided schedules for either official. Inquiries about the lack of schedules have, allegedly, yielded silence or incomplete information from both offices.

Previously, and for the past 30 years, the governor of Nebraska has released a schedule and provided advance notice of press conferences, speaking engagements, participation on public boards, and appearances at ribbon cuttings and Husker football games. The schedules also indicated when the governor expected to be out of town, leaving the lieutenant governor in charge.

Pillen's spokeswoman Laura Strimple said that the change in practice is just a way the governor's administration is doing business differently, saying that, when Pillen does appear at events, his questions and comments are covered broadly. "Every governor determines the way they wish to communicate information and availability to the public and the media," said Strimple, "There is no requirement or formula for how it is done."

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