Meatpacking plant representatives chose not to appear at the legislative hearing to voice their opposition. Sen. Tony Vargas described that no…
Gov. Pete Ricketts OKs spending for flood damage and Corrections Department raises.Â
The resolution (LR466) has 27 cosponsors, that include Democrats, Republicans and an independent.Â
The bill, proposed by the Legislature's Revenue Committee after months of negotiation, moved ahead with the kind of overwhelming support that …
Lincoln Sen. Suzanne Geist stood up at one point and said she had heard enough about how unimportant people thought her bill was. "You don't s…
The governor said he would support any mask mandate imposed by the University of Nebraska because that would be a decision made by policymaker…
The petition drive seeks to change state law, which allows payday lending companies to offer small loans to borrowers who may not be able to b…
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The package was adopted as an amendment to a pending property tax revision bill and rushed to the floor for debate with five days remaining in…
A reliable group of people frequently get texts from outside the chamber telling them to shut down a bill. "Nobody's exercising judgment in th…
Filling out the FAFSA would be a graduation requirement unless the requirement is waived.
In a letter signed by Doug Peterson and 30 other attorneys general, they say Gilead has been "unable to assure a supply of remdesivir sufficie…
In other action, senators reject a request to remove two sections relating to bail in a Judiciary Committee bill and ultimately pass the measure.Â
Without an incentives program, "a lot don't even consider you," Ricketts said. "It's important that we get this."
Gov. Pete Ricketts and Education Commissioner Matt Blomstedt will discuss back-to-school plans in Nebraska.
Negotiators aim for a deal on substantial property tax relief, enactment of a new business development tax incentives program and a commitment…
About 15% of senators don’t wear masks in the chamber or elsewhere in the Capitol. Some members don't take it seriously, Sen. Megan Hunt said.…
In the wake of a decision by the Nebraska Environmental Trust board to defund five conservation projects and award $1.8 million for installati…
The Legislature's Urban Affairs Committee heard three hours of testimony on a police standards bill Friday afternoon, but the hearing ended ab…
The 2020-21 budget adjustments, part of $4.8 billion in general fund appropriations, include $8.8 million in Regional Center building changes,…
Typical newly eligible recipients would include restaurant employees and retail clerks and a range of people often described as the working poor.Â
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It fell one vote short of a cloture motion to force a vote on first round and no doubt would have faced a filibuster on the remaining two rounds.Â
Meatpacking workers and their advocates will get a legislative hearing to air their workplace concerns related to COVID-19 next week despite t…
The owner of Paycheck Advance has filed a lawsuit seeking to keep a ballot initiative, which would cap the rate cash advance businesses such a…
State senators spent three hours Wednesday afternoon debating Lincoln Sen. Suzanne Geist's "dismemberment abortion" bill to ban the second-tri…
The proposal to suspend legislative rules to allow introduction of a new bill in the fading days of this year's session fell two votes short o…
State senators moved two budget bills to final reading Tuesday, but the conversations surrounding them were long and hard.
Come Saturday, 27 of the state's 93 counties will be clear of most restrictions prompted by the coronavirus.
