Dungan seeks new way to serve
Lincoln Sen. George Dungan has spent his professional life striving to bridge the gap between the voiceless and the powerful. Now he’s ready to bring that spirit to the Nebraska Legislature.
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Session Review: Government, Military and Veterans Affairs
Lawmakers considered efforts this session to define male and female in state law for access to school sports, update election laws and reinstate a winner-take-all system for allocating Nebraska’s presidential electoral votes.
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Session Review: Health and Human Services
The Health and Human Services Committee advanced measures this session to improve access to health care, broaden public benefit eligibility and reduce licensure burdens for health professionals.
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Session Review: Judiciary
The Judiciary Committee considered a wide range of topics this session, including enhanced criminal penalties, reforms to Nebraska’s court system and stronger consumer protections.
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Session Review: Natural Resources
The Natural Resources Committee this session advanced measures that created a battery recycling program, raised the cap on state park entry fees and merged two state agencies tasked with managing Nebraska’s water resources.
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Judicial omnibus measure passed
Lawmakers passed a measure May 30 containing a number of bills addressing sentencing and the courts.
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Education package narrowed, advanced
An omnibus education proposal cleared the first round of debate May 27 after senators amended it to remove several elements of the package. The proposal was further amended on select file May 29 before advancing to final reading.
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Judiciary omnibus measure amended, advanced to final round
A bill containing a number of bills addressing sentencing and the courts was amended and advanced to final reading May 28.
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Judicial package amended, advanced to final round
Lawmakers amended a package of judicial measures before advancing it from select file May 22.
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Judiciary omnibus measure amended, advanced
A bill aimed at clarifying mandatory minimum sentences for “habitual criminals” convicted of specific crimes received first-round approval May 20 after being amended to incorporate several additional bills heard by the Judiciary Committee.
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Measure to tax services, fund property tax relief falls to filibuster
A proposal to impose the state sales and use tax on certain services to fund additional property tax relief stalled on general file May 19 after a failed cloture motion.
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Innovative tourism grant changes clear final round
Lawmakers passed a bill May 14 that makes changes to tourism marketing grants.
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Foreign adversary registration bill amended, advanced
A measure that would establish registration and reporting requirements for certain foreign entities in Nebraska was amended and advanced from select file May 14.
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Elimination of SNAP eligibility sunset date amended, returned to final reading
A bill on final reading that would eliminate a scheduled sunset date on expanded eligibility for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program was returned to select file May 14 and amended to include a measure that seeks to strengthen work requirements for the program.
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Bill narrowed to define male and female for sports access, advanced after cloture vote
A measure that would define male and female in state law was narrowed to apply only to access to interscholastic sports before being advanced to the final round of consideration May 14.
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