Ibach’s love for agriculture runs in the family
Sen. Teresa Ibach has always had a heart for agriculture. Growing up near Sumner on her family’s farm, she learned from a young age how to “roll up [her] sleeves and work hard.”
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Session Review: Agriculture
The Agriculture Committee advanced measures this session to prohibit the distribution and sale of cultivated-protein food products, revise the Nebraska Pure Food Act and update restrictions on foreign land ownership in Nebraska.
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Session Review: Business and Labor
Lawmakers considered several proposals this session relating to paid sick leave, the state’s minimum wage and other employment benefits and hiring practices.
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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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Cloture attempt on medical cannabis regulation fails
A proposal seeking to regulate and tax medical cannabis in Nebraska after approval of two ballot initiatives last November stalled on the first round of debate May 20 following a failed cloture motion.
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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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Feedlot exemption bill scaled back, advanced
A measure originally intended to create uniformity in the feedlot industry under Nebraska law was narrowed significantly before being advanced to the second round of debate April 2.
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Bill would extend unemployment, other benefits to DACA recipients
Members of the Business and Labor Committee considered a bill Feb. 10 that seeks to provide public benefits to work-authorized immigrants in Nebraska.
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Senators change ‘present not voting’ option, adopt permanent session rules
Following three days of debate, lawmakers adopted their permanent rules Jan. 24. The rules of the Legislature govern the lawmaking process and generally are adopted at the beginning of each biennium.
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Proposed legislative rule changes considered
The Rules Committee heard testimony Jan. 16 on nearly two dozen proposed changes to the Legislature’s permanent rules.
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Day six bill introduction
Senators reconvened Jan. 15 to continue introduction of new bills.
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Session Review: Agriculture
The Agriculture Committee advanced measures this session to provide incentives for reducing nitrogen use in Nebraska farming practices, transfer state regulation of hemp cultivation back to the U.S. Department of Agriculture and modernize restrictions on foreign land ownership.
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Session Review: Appropriations Committee
Lawmakers made adjustments to the state’s two-year budget, approved a number of claims against the state and authorized millions in state dollars for private school K-12 scholarships this session.
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Session Review: Business and Labor
Lawmakers considered several measures this session related to unemployment taxes and benefits as well as employee training programs.
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Session Review: Judiciary
Changes to Nebraska’s criminal justice system, additional consumer protections and updates to the state’s safe haven law were among the topics considered by the Judiciary Committee this session.
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