The Urban Affairs Committee advanced bills this session intended to coordinate anti-poverty initiatives, address concerns about Omaha’s public housing agency and give community members greater say in the development of a proposed inland port district in Omaha.
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Establishing a legal framework for the state’s new photo ID voting requirement, earlier restoration of felon voting rights and a state holiday honoring Malcolm X were among the measures considered by the Legislature this session.
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Grant funding for pandemic recovery projects, changes to community development law and two museum proposals were among the measures bundled into an omnibus Urban Affairs Committee bill this session.
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The Urban Affairs Committee heard testimony March 7 on a bill that would update the Economic Recovery Act passed by the Legislature in 2022 to fund pandemic recovery projects, mainly in North and South Omaha.
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Funding for pandemic recovery projects across Nebraska, municipal law updates and expedited review changes for tax increment financing were among the topics taken up by lawmakers this session.
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Lawmakers established inland port authorities, implemented provisions of an economic development-related constitutional amendment, updated annexation law and created a registry for home inspectors.
Read MoreAn omnibus municipal governance measure passed May 20.
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A bill intended to resolve a technical conflict in state law was amended to become an omnibus municipal governance measure and advanced from general file May 5.
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Proposals to address blighted property, affordable housing needs and municipal law were among the topics taken up by the Legislature this session.
Read MoreSenators authorized creation of a new regional transit authority, addressed blighted properties, updated building codes and approved a constitutional amendment ballot question this session.
Read MoreEconomic development, tax-increment financing, vacant property concerns and updates to laws regarding the governing of municipalities were among the Urban Affairs topics taken up by lawmakers this session.
Read MoreGov. Pete Ricketts vetoed an omnibus Urban Affairs measure April 23.
Read MoreAn omnibus Urban Affairs measure was given final approval April 18.
Read MoreA bill that was amended on general file to become an omnibus Urban Affairs measure was given first-round approval April 3.
Read MoreA bill intended to clean up language in state law related to the governing of cities was amended on general file March 20.
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