Legislature gains energetic spirit in Hughes
For a fitness-minded lawmaker like Sen. Jana Hughes of Seward, serving in the Legislature can present many pitfalls.
Read MoreFor a fitness-minded lawmaker like Sen. Jana Hughes of Seward, serving in the Legislature can present many pitfalls.
Read MoreA bill that seeks to reduce local property taxes by increasing state funding for public schools was considered Feb. 10 by the Education Committee.
Read MoreFollowing three days of debate, lawmakers adopted their permanent rules Jan. 24. The rules of the Legislature govern the lawmaking process and generally are adopted at the beginning of each biennium.
Read MoreSenators reconvened Jan. 15 to continue introduction of new bills.
Read MoreSenators reconvened Jan. 9 to begin introduction of new bills.
Read MoreTwenty-five members were sworn into office Jan. 8 as the 109th Nebraska Legislature convened for its 90-day first session. That number comprises six re-elected members and 19 newly elected senators — including two who had been appointed and one nonincumbent who is returning after previously serving in the Legislature.
Read MoreA scaled-down property tax reduction measure that would limit annual increases in local governments’ property tax asking advanced to final reading Aug. 16 after lawmakers amended it to modify the cap.
Read MoreThe Revenue Committee heard testimony Aug. 7 on two potential additions to their anticipated property tax relief proposal.
Read MoreProposals that would change how real property is valued and taxed in Nebraska were among those considered by the Revenue Committee August 1.
Read MoreThe Revenue Committee heard testimony July 29 on a proposal to reduce the maximum school district property tax levy over the next decade, directing more state aid to public schools.
Read MoreLawmakers introduced 64 measures on the final day of bill introduction July 29.
Read MoreLawmakers convened July 25 to begin the first special session of the 108th Nebraska Legislature.
Read MoreMeasures to update amusement device regulations and address the accessibility of vaping devices and co-branded alcoholic beverages were among those advanced by the General Affairs Committee this session.
Read MoreMeasures to address Medicaid coverage, child care provider shortages and the opioid epidemic were among those considered by the Health and Human Services Committee this session.
Read MoreA proposal to generate state revenue that would be used to provide additional property tax relief advanced to the final round of debate April 10 after senators amended it to strike a proposed sales tax rate increase.
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