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Health and Human ServicesSession Review 2023

Session Review: Health and Human Services

Measures intended to restrict abortion and gender affirming care for minors, address the state’s health care workforce shortage and increase access to behavioral health services were among the proposals considered by the Health and Human Services Committee.

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Session Review 2023Transportation and Telecommunications

Session Review: Transportation and Telecommunications

Lawmakers approved two omnibus transportation and telecommunications packages this session that, among other provisions, create a broadband office in Nebraska and repeal the state’s motorcycle helmet requirement for riders age 21 and older.

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Government Military and Veterans Affairs

Bill would ban racial, gender ‘scapegoating’ in education and training

Nebraska public schools, public postsecondary institutions and government entities would be prohibited from teaching, advocating, encouraging, promoting or acting upon race or sex “scapegoating” or stereotyping and from discriminating against students because of their political ideology under a bill heard Feb. 24 by the Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee.

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