Senators rejected a second attempt to advance a bill from general file that would create a tax credit scholarship program for Nebraska private school students after a failed cloture motion Jan. 12.
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Lawmakers gave first-round approval Sept. 24 to proposals that would modify Nebraska’s congressional and legislative districts to reflect population changes.
Read moreProposed changes to district boundaries pertaining to the University of Nebraska Board of Regents and State Board of Education received first-round approval in the Legislature Sept. 24.
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A proposal to redraw Nebraska’s 49 legislative districts to reflect changes in the state’s population fell six votes short on a motion to end general file debate Sept. 20.
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A proposed congressional redistricting plan that would split Douglas County between the 1st and 2nd Congressional districts did not advance from general file Sept. 17 after a failed cloture motion.
Read moreNebraska’s 2nd Congressional District boundaries were the focus of a Redistricting Committee hearing in Omaha Sept. 16.
Read moreThe Redistricting Committee heard testimony Sept. 14 on proposed plans to set new state political district boundaries.
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Lawmakers gathered at the State Capitol Sept. 13 to begin a three-week special session with the goal of adopting new political district boundaries to reflect population changes.
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The Revenue Committee advanced bills this session that cut Nebraska’s top corporate income tax rate and will exempt military retirement pay and a percentage of Social Security income from state income tax.
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Lawmakers approved criteria May 26 that will guide the Legislature in the 2021 redistricting process.
Read moreLawmakers approved a bill May 21 that cuts Nebraska’s top corporate income tax rate by approximately one-half of 1 percent over the next two years.
Read moreAdditional Nebraska service members are eligible to receive a military grave marker under a bill passed May 19.
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The Redistricting Committee heard testimony May 18 on proposed criteria that would guide lawmakers in the 2021 redistricting process.
Read moreLawmakers gave second-round approval May 11 to a bill that would reduce Nebraska’s top corporate income tax rate after amending it to phase in a smaller cut over two years.
Read moreLawmakers gave final approval April 29 to a bill that changes the way in which passthrough entities claim a refundable income tax credit under the Property Tax Incentive Act.
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