Session Review: Appropriations Committee
Lawmakers made adjustments to the state’s two-year budget, approved a number of claims against the state and authorized millions in state dollars for private school K-12 scholarships this session.
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Committee hears updates on Omaha pandemic funding
The Urban Affairs Committee heard testimony March 7 on a bill that would update the Economic Recovery Act passed by the Legislature in 2022 to fund pandemic recovery projects, mainly in North and South Omaha.
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Session Review: Appropriations
Lawmakers allocated more than a billion dollars in federal pandemic relief this session and made adjustments to the state’s two-year budget.
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AltEn investigative committee proposed
The Legislature would appoint a special committee to study and investigate operations at the AltEn ethanol plant in Mead under a measure considered Feb. 24 by the Executive Board.
Read MoreInvestigative committee sought for child welfare contract
The Legislature would establish a committee to investigate the quality of care and related staffing issues in one of the state’s child welfare service areas under a proposal considered Feb. 10 by the Executive Board.
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Appropriations
Following the temporary suspension of the legislative session March 16, senators met briefly to provide emergency funding to combat the coronavirus pandemic in Nebraska.
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Lawmakers approved the state’s $9.3 billion, two-year budget package this session.
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Lawmakers made adjustments to the state’s two-year budget with four bills passed this session.
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Senators began the session by passing a measure that made cuts to the budget for the current fiscal year. The reductions were a first step to offset a projected revenue shortfall of nearly $1 billion over the biennium.
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Special committee approved to oversee Corrections
The Legislature will establish another committee to oversee the state Department of Correctional Services under a resolution adopted by the Legislature May 18.
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Special investigative committee proposed for corrections
The Legislature would establish another committee to oversee the state Department of Correctional Services under a resolution heard by the Executive Board May 16.
Read MoreMedicaid oversight committee proposed
A bill that would establish legislative oversight of the state’s new Medicaid integrated managed care system was considered Feb. 1 by the Executive Board.
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Lawmakers made adjustments to the state’s two-year budget with three bills passed this session. LB956, introduced by Kearney Sen. Galen Hadley at the request of the governor, adjusts appropriations for state operations, aid and construction programs.
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Senators passed several bills this session comprising the state’s $8.6 billion budget package. Budget growth in the Appropriations Committee’s proposal
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Lawmakers made adjustments to the state’s two-year budget with four bills passed this session. LB905, introduced by York Sen. Greg
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