Jacobson focuses energy on growth
Sen. Mike Jacobson is a self-described “anomaly” — a banker who doesn’t golf. Instead, he spends what free time he can find as a bank president and state senator engaged in his lifelong passion: farming.
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Jacobson appointed to Legislature
Mike Jacobson of North Platte will fill the legislative seat left vacant by the resignation of former Sen. Mike Groene Feb. 21. Jacobson will complete Groene’s term, which ends in January 2023.
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Session Review: Banking, Commerce and Insurance
Measures meant to protect children online, create an HMO assessment program, improve pharmacy benefit manager regulations and provide immunity for certain cyber security breaches were among proposals considered by lawmakers this session.
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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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Session Review: Nebraska Retirement Systems
Senators approved several measures this session that make changes to various retirement systems.
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Session Review: Revenue
The Revenue Committee this session advanced bills to roll back recently enacted tax incentives, add guardrails to a program intended to incentivize retail development and raise the documentary stamp tax to provide housing assistance to sex trafficking and domestic violence survivors.
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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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Feedlot bill scaled back, advanced to final round
A measure originally intended to create uniformity in the feedlot industry under Nebraska law was narrowed before being advanced to final reading May 21.
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Cryptocurrency mining regulations approved
A measure intended to manage the impact of cryptocurrency mining operations on Nebraska’s electrical grid received final approval from lawmakers May 14.
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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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Compromise amendment rejected, paid sick leave restrictions advanced to final round
Lawmakers ultimately rejected a compromise amendment May 13 after initially adopting it during the second-round of debate on a bill that would narrow provisions of a ballot initiative passed by Nebraska voters to guarantee earned paid sick leave.
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Fire marshal fee increases amended, advanced
An array of fees charged by the State Fire Marshal would increase under a bill given second-round approval May 9.
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State budget package clears first round, further adjustments ahead
Lawmakers gave first-round approval this week to six components of the state’s roughly $10.8 billion budget package.
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Pharmacy benefit manager changes advanced
Lawmakers gave first-round approval May 1 to a bill that would update provisions of law related to pharmacy benefit managers.
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Inheritance tax cut clears first round
A proposal to cut county inheritance tax rates while also distributing replacement revenue to counties advanced from general file April 29.
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