Geist to resign from Legislature to focus on mayoral race
Lincoln Sen. Suzanne Geist announced her resignation from the Legislature April 5, effective at the end of day April 6.
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Geist dives into first session
Life has a way of interfering with the best laid plans of even the most meticulous of strategists. Lincoln Sen. Suzanne Geist learned this lesson early. The Arkansas native was two weeks away from earning her undergraduate degree in broadcast journalism from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and eager to take on the world when she was summoned for grand jury duty — jury duty that lasted a year and a half.
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Moser elected committee chair
Lawmakers chose Columbus Sen. Mike Moser in a three-way race to replace former Sen. Suzanne Geist as chairperson of the Legislature’s Transportation and Telecommunications Committee April 20.
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Enhanced penalties for controlled substance death, severe injury advanced
After two days of debate, senators gave first-round approval Feb. 22 to a bill that would enhance penalties for certain charges related to manufacturing or delivering controlled substances when doing so results in death or serious bodily injury.
Read MoreState’s motorcycle helmet law repealed
A Transportation and Telecommunications Committee clean-up bill that includes a provision to remove the state’s helmet law for riders age 21 and older passed the final round of debate May 31.
Read MoreTransportation bill amended to include repeal of state’s motorcycle helmet law
A Transportation and Telecommunications Committee clean-up bill on final reading was amended to repeal the state’s helmet law for riders age 21 and older after lawmakers voted to return it to select file May 24.
Read MoreOmnibus criminal justice reform bill advanced to final round after cloture
A bill that would enact a variety of criminal justice programs and other reforms was amended and advanced from select file May 24 following a successful cloture vote.
Read MoreOmnibus criminal justice reform bill amended, advanced
A bill that would enact a variety of criminal justice programs and other reforms was amended and advanced from general file May 23 on the promise of continued negotiations before the next round of debate.
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Bosn welcomes a challenge
When faced with the perennial question “what do you want to be when you grow up?” children often have big answers: president, actor, astronaut. For Lincoln’s newest state senator, the answer was a little different – ever since she knew what a prosecutor was, Sen. Carolyn Bosn wanted to be one.
Read MoreBroadband office proposal amended, advanced
A bill that would establish a state broadband office in Nebraska was amended to become an omnibus telecommunications measure and advanced from select file April 5.
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Bosn appointed to Legislature
Gov. Jim Pillen held a press conference April 6 to announce the appointment of Carolyn Bosn of Lincoln as the next representative for District 25 in the Nebraska Legislature.
Read MoreTransportation updates expanded, advanced
Lawmakers added several bills to a technical update of the state’s transportation laws before advancing the measure from select file April 5.
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Creation of broadband services office advanced from first round
A bill that would establish a state broadband office in Nebraska advanced from general file March 31 after a successful cloture motion.
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Juvenile treatment center program sought
A bill that seeks to create a pilot program in Lancaster County to provide mental health services, family outreach, education and family reunification services to juveniles was considered Feb. 15 by the Judiciary Committee.
Read MoreArray of criminal justice reform programs proposed
A bill that would establish a variety of criminal justice reform programs was heard by the Judiciary Committee Feb. 1.
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