Two pieces of artwork that rest atop the radiator in Omaha Sen. Robert Hilkemann’s Capitol office provide insight into the guiding forces in the new senator’s life: a solid grounding in small town life and a determination never to stop learning.
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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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Lawmakers 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.
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The second session of the 107th Legislature adjourned sine die April 20.
Read MoreThe state will provide funding for a new facility to train rural health care providers under a bill given final approval April 13.
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Lawmakers considered a bill on select file April 8 meant to increase professional opportunities for individuals with a criminal history.
Read MoreLawmakers passed a bill April 7 that appropriates the $1.04 billion allocated to Nebraska from federal pandemic relief funds.
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Senators gave first-round approval March 31 to a bill that would fund a new facility to train rural health care providers.
Read MoreA bill intended to streamline the reciprocity process for law enforcement officers to become certified in Nebraska advanced from select file March 23.
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Lawmakers gave first-round approval March 23 to a bill that would appropriate the $1.04 billion allocated to Nebraska from federal pandemic relief funds after approving several amendments that altered individual allocations within the proposal.
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The Appropriations Committee heard several proposals Feb. 17 that would use federal pandemic relief dollars to fund a variety of University of Nebraska projects.
Read MoreThe Health and Human Services Committee heard testimony Feb. 3 on a bill that would create a cancer education program in Nebraska.
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A bill that would require forensic evidence to be collected upon arrest for certain felony charges advanced from select file Jan. 19 following a successful cloture motion.
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Senators reconvened Jan. 12 to continue introduction of new bills.
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Senators reconvened Jan. 6 to continue introduction of new bills.
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