Image via Shutterstock Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen is in the hospital after getting thrown from a horse. The Midwestern politician is expected to spend several days in the hospital following the horsing accident.

Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen’s elective surgery to repair his seven broken ribs with metal plating should speed his recovery and help him better manage the pain. The Christmas Day procedure could help him better handle heading home from the hospital Friday.

Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen tapped a longtime Department of Labor attorney to serve as the agency's interim commissioner Tuesday after the former commissioner's retirement in December.

Gov. Jim Pillen announced Tuesday that he has appointed Katie Thurber as interim commissioner for the Nebraska Department of Labor. She steps into the top labor spot John Albin left when he retired Dec.