Sen. Jason Prokop’s father is 76 years old and still works at the grain mill in Crete, the freshman senator’s hometown. It’s the kind of “nose to the grindstone” work ethic that has shaped Prokop’s own life, he said.
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Lawmakers approved the state’s two-year $11 billion budget package this session. The package closed a more than $600 million projected shortfall and represents a 1% increase in state expenditures over the next two fiscal years.
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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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Measures that increase driver record fees, modify the common carrier licensing process and allow the issuance of one license plate for each registered motor vehicle rather than two were among those considered by the Transportation and Telecommunications Committee this session.
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Lawmakers gave final approval May 15 to six components of the state’s $11 billion, two-year budget package.
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Senators approved a bill May 14 that updates state law regulating telecommunications companies and common carriers.
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A Natural Resources Committee omnibus bill that creates a battery collection and recycling program received final approval from lawmakers May 14.
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Following discussion of several proposed changes, lawmakers gave second-round approval May 12 to the state’s $10.8 billion budget package.
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Lawmakers gave first-round approval this week to six components of the state’s roughly $10.8 billion budget package.
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Senators gave first-round approval April 29 to a Transportation and Telecommunications Committee omnibus bill that would update state law regulating telecommunications companies and common carriers.
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Lawmakers advanced a measure from general file April 14 that would allow Nebraskans to place bets on sports with their mobile devices.
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Lawmakers gave first-round approval April 9 to a Natural Resources Committee omnibus bill after amending it to include a proposed battery collection and recycling program as well as several other measures.
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The Natural Resources Committee heard testimony March 6 on a bill intended to assist a statewide network of weather monitoring stations known as Mesonet and other research efforts.
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Nebraska law enforcement officers could stop motorists for using handheld devices while driving under a bill heard Feb. 24 by the Transportation and Telecommunications Committee.
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Senators reconvened Jan. 15 to continue introduction of new bills.
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