McKinney ready to grapple with new challenges
So, which is more of a full-contact sport: wrestling or politics?
“Probably politics,” new Omaha Sen. Terrell McKinney said with a chuckle.
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Racial, disability impact statements proposed
Certain bills introduced in the Nebraska Legislature would be required to include a statement of their potential impact on communities of color and disability under two proposals considered by the Executive Board Jan. 27.
Read moreBill would clarify SID requirements
The Urban Affairs Committee heard testimony Jan. 24 on a bill that would update state law relating to sanitary and improvement district regulations when an SID is located just outside the corporate boundaries of a municipality, known as a city’s extraterritorial zoning jurisdiction, or ETJ.
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Day 10 bill introduction
Senators introduced 190 measures on the final day of bill introduction Jan. 18.
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Day five bill introduction
Senators reconvened Jan. 10 to continue introduction of new bills.
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Day four bill introduction
Senators reconvened Jan. 9 to continue introduction of new bills.
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Leadership positions shuffle as Legislature convenes
Twenty-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.
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Session Review: Appropriations
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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Session Review: Business and Labor
Senators passed several measures this session to expand business opportunities and increased compensation provided to the families of first responders who die in the line of duty.
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Session Review: Education
Measures intended to attract and retain teachers, improve student access to mental and behavioral health services and prepare students for technology-related jobs were among those advanced by the Education Committee this session.
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Session Review: Government, Military and Veterans Affairs
Election 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.
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Session Review: Revenue
Among the proposals advanced by the Revenue Committee this session is a package of bills that cut individual and corporate income tax rates, speed up the phaseout of state taxation of Social Security income and expand a program intended to offset property taxes used to fund education.
Read moreSales and use tax measures approved
A bill containing several state sales and use tax proposals, including one that increases the amount businesses receive for collecting and remitting the tax, received final approval from lawmakers April 13.
Read moreInnovation partnerships authorized
Lawmakers passed a bill April 12 meant to facilitate relationships between technology firms and research, banking and nonprofit economic development corporations in historically underserved areas of Nebraska.
Read moreComputer science education requirement approved
Nebraska students will receive computer science and technology education before graduating from high school under a bill passed April 12.
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