Senators gave first-round approval April 29 to a package of revenue-related bills, including a proposal under which Nebraska educational savings plan trust accounts could be used to pay for private K-12 education.
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A measure that would reduce the age at which juveniles in Nebraska may be prosecuted as adults and placed in detention was discussed by the Judiciary Committee March 13.
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The Revenue Committee heard testimony March 5 on proposed updates to a measure passed during last year’s special session that limits increases in city and county property tax request authority.
Read MoreSenators voted March 28 to authorize the payment of claims against the state.
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Payment of certain claims against the state would be approved under a measure expanded and advanced from first-round debate March 25.
Read MoreShort-term housing and supportive medical services will be available for eligible adults experiencing homelessness under a bill approved by lawmakers March 21.
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Senators began first-round debate March 5 on a proposal that seeks to lessen the number of weeks a person can receive unemployment benefits in Nebraska under the Employment Security Act.
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The Judiciary Committee considered a bill Feb. 22 that would provide an exception to the 12-week abortion ban passed by the Legislature last year.
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A bill that would provide short-term housing with supportive medical services for eligible adults experiencing homelessness advanced from general file Feb. 15.
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The Health and Human Services Committee considered a bill Feb. 1 that would provide short-term housing and medical services for
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A bill that would update several provisions of the Nebraska False Medicaid Claims Act was advanced from general file Jan. 23.
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Senators reconvened Jan. 4 to continue introduction of new bills.
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Several additional claims totaling more than $26 million were added during the second round of debate May 8 to a measure that would authorize payment of claims against the state.
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Ralston Sen. Merv Riepe still hasn’t learned how to do retirement. Since leaving his career as a hospital executive in 2008, he took a number of interim positions in the health care field, served one term in the Legislature and won a seat on the Ralston School Board before returning to the Unicameral in 2023.
Read MorePayment of certain claims against the state would be approved by a bill advanced from general file April 11.
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