While the other members of the 2019 freshman class of state senators were learning the basics at new member orientation, Omaha Sen. Steve Lathrop was becoming reacquainted with the building where he spent eight years serving the people of District 12.
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Being goal oriented, a good strategist and a patient person all are traits that Sen. Steve Lathrop utilizes as a state senator.
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Pharmacy benefit managers, clinician-administered medication and expanded Medicare eligibility topped the list of issues heard by the Banking, Commerce and Insurance Committee and addressed by the Legislature this session.
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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 moreLawmakers gave final approval April 13 to an omnibus judicial bill.
Read moreLawmakers passed a bill April 13 meant to address the mental and physical health needs of incarcerated individuals.
Read moreNebraska’s prison and parole programs will undergo regular evaluation under a bill passed April 13.
Read moreThe reciprocity process for law enforcement officers to become certified in Nebraska was updated under a bill passed April 12.
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A bill that would add a district judge to the state’s fourth judicial district was amended to become an omnibus judicial measure and advanced from general file April 8.
Read moreA bill introduced to require certain felony sentences to be served in a county jail was replaced with provisions to address mental and physical health concerns of incarcerated individuals.
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A bill that would enact a series of measures intended to reduce Nebraska’s inmate population and lower recidivism rates stalled April 6 after a failed cloture motion.
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 second-round approval March 24 to three bills comprising the Appropriations Committee’s mid-biennium budget adjustment package.
Read moreLawmakers gave first-round approval March 22 to the last of three main bills comprising the Appropriations Committee’s mid-biennium budget adjustment package.
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