Walz wins race to the Capitol
If not for a fateful phone call from a former state senator, Sen. Lynne Walz of Fremont might have gone down a very different path.
Read moreIf not for a fateful phone call from a former state senator, Sen. Lynne Walz of Fremont might have gone down a very different path.
Read moreOn the final day of bill introduction, senators introduced 57 bills.
These included:
LB1093, sponsored by Fremont Sen. Lynne Walz, which would create the Office of Inspector General of Nebraska Public Health;
Read moreA new loan program would require graduates of the state’s teacher education programs to teach in Nebraska public schools under a bill heard Jan. 30 by the Education Committee.
Read moreThe Education Committee heard testimony Jan. 24 on a bill intended to maximize participation in a federal program that allows school districts with high poverty rates to serve free breakfast and lunch to all of their students.
Read moreSenators reconvened Jan. 17 to continue introduction of new bills.
Read moreSenators reconvened Jan. 13 to continue introduction of new bills.
Read moreSenators reconvened Jan. 11 to continue introduction of new bills.
Read moreTwenty-six members of the Legislature were sworn into office Jan. 4 as the 108th Nebraska Legislature convened for its 90-day first session. That number includes nine re-elected senators, 16 newly elected senators — including two members who have served in the Legislature previously — and one newly appointed senator.
Read moreMeasures intended to attract and retain teachers, improve student access to mental and behavioral health services and prepare students for technology-related jobs were among those advanced by the Education Committee this session.
Read moreChild welfare reform, licensure requirements and vaccine exemptions were among the measures considered by the Health and Human Services Committee this session.
Read moreLawmakers approved measures this session to expand broadband access throughout the state, provide for public-private partnerships and change laws regarding the state Department of Motor Vehicles.
Read moreSenators passed an omnibus child welfare measure April 13.
Read moreMental health screening for women who recently have given birth was expanded under a bill passed April 12.
Read moreSenators passed a bill April 12 to allow for certain public-private partnerships for transportation projects in Nebraska.
Read moreLawmakers gave first-round approval April 7 to a bill intended to address a shortage of teachers in Nebraska schools.
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