McDonnell suits up for legislative heat
Mike McDonnell was born and raised in Legislative District 5 in South Omaha. The home he shares with wife Amy and son Ryan is just four blocks from the house his parents built in 1957.
Read moreMike McDonnell was born and raised in Legislative District 5 in South Omaha. The home he shares with wife Amy and son Ryan is just four blocks from the house his parents built in 1957.
Read moreAfter considering several changes, lawmakers adopted their permanent rules Jan. 19. The rules of the Legislature govern the legislative process
Read moreSenators reconvened Jan. 17 to continue introduction of new bills.
Read moreThe Rules Committee considered 58 possible changes to the permanent rules that govern legislative proceedings during a marathon public hearing
Read moreSenators reconvened Jan. 11 to continue introduction of new bills.
Read moreSenators reconvened Jan. 6 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 moreLawmakers allocated more than a billion dollars in federal pandemic relief this session and made adjustments to the state’s two-year budget.
Read moreElection law updates, an evaluation of state procurement practices and Nebraska’s participation in a convention of the states were addressed this session by the Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee.
Read moreLawmakers considered an array of measures to expand prison and parole evaluations, provide reimbursement payments to county jails that hold inmates under certain conditions and expand protections to victims of sexual assault and sex trafficking.
Read moreA bill that would increase the penalty for assault on a public transportation driver was discussed on general file April 8.
Read moreLawmakers gave second-round approval March 24 to three bills comprising the Appropriations Committee’s mid-biennium budget adjustment package.
Read moreLawmakers began debate March 15 on the first of several bills comprising the Appropriations Committee’s mid-biennium budget adjustment package.
Read moreA bill to create a new state housing agency was scrapped March 9 and replaced with a proposal to require Nebraska to apply for a second round of federal emergency rental assistance.
Read moreA proposal to increase a one-time death benefit available to families of public safety officers killed in the line of duty was advanced from general file Feb. 25.
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