Sen. Mike Hilgers doesn’t take the sometimes contentious nature of legislative floor debate personally. As a practicing litigator for the past 13 years, the Omaha native has learned that those who oppose you one day may be on your side the next.
Read MoreA proposal to create a fund that Nebraska’s governor could use to attract and retain “high-impact” business projects or facilities stalled on select file April 11 after Speaker Mike Hilgers of Lincoln requested that lawmakers pass over it.
Read MoreFormer North Platte Sen. Mike Groene resigned from the Legislature this week amid news reports that he took inappropriate photographs of a female legislative staffer. In a letter to Speaker Mike Hilgers of Lincoln, Groene stated that his resignation was effective at 11:59 p.m. on Feb. 21.
Read MoreLawmakers added provisions of three bills to an omnibus elections measure March 15 before advancing the proposal to final reading.
Read MoreThe General Affairs Committee heard testimony Feb. 5 on a bill that seeks to reduce access to vaping devices by minors in Nebraska.
Read MoreDelta-8 and similar hemp-derived products would be prohibited in Nebraska under a proposal considered by the Judiciary Committee Feb.1.
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It’s not often that someone as young as Sen. Beau Ballard can say they’ve spent half their lives in politics. The recently appointed senator began knocking doors and talking to constituents at age 12 while helping with his grandfather’s 2008 campaign for the legislative seat Ballard now holds.
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A bill that would legalize certain forms of cannabis for medical use was considered by the Judiciary Committee Feb. 9.
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With members of the Legislature, family and friends observing, Jim Pillen was sworn in Jan. 5 as the 41st governor of Nebraska.
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Twenty-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.
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Gov. Pete Ricketts held a press conference Dec. 22 to announce the appointment of Beau Ballard of Lincoln as the next representative for District 21 in the Nebraska Legislature.
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Lawmakers allocated more than a billion dollars in federal pandemic relief this session and made adjustments to the state’s two-year budget.
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Measures 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.
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The Natural Resources committee advanced bills this session authorizing construction of a South Platte River canal and several water recreation and tourism projects across the state, including a proposed lake between Omaha and Lincoln.
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Among the proposals advanced by the Revenue Committee this session is a package of bills that cut individual and corporate income tax rates, speed up the phaseout of state taxation of Social Security income and expand a program intended to offset property taxes used to fund education.
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