In light of growing concerns regarding the new coronavirus, COVID-19, Speaker Jim Scheer of Norfolk announced March 16 that the Legislature will not meet as scheduled March 17. Session will remain adjourned until reconvened by the speaker’s office.
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School employees who are injured by another person while at work would receive injury leave under a bill advanced by lawmakers March 5.
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School employees who are injured by another person while at work would receive injury leave under a bill heard Feb. 3 by the Education Committee.
Read moreLawmakers approved the appointment of Julie Rogers as public counsel Jan. 14.
Read moreLegislative oversight, additional budget requirements and redistricting concerns topped the list of Executive Board issues considered by lawmakers this session.
Read moreNebraska’s largest counties and cities are allowed to use an alternative design method for transportation projects under a bill passed May 24.
Read moreA bill allowing the immediate appeal of certain legal motions was passed by the Legislature May 13.
Read moreA bill that expedites highway construction projects in Nebraska was given final approval by the Legislature May 2.
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Nebraska’s largest counties and cities would be allowed to use an alternative design method for transportation projects under a bill advanced from general file April 29.
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A bill that would allow the immediate appeal of certain legal motions was advanced from general file April 24.
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A bill that would expedite highway construction projects in Nebraska was advanced from general file April 10.
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Cuts to Nebraska’s top individual and corporate income tax rates would be tied to projected economic growth under a bill heard Feb. 20 by the Revenue Committee.
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The Business and Labor Committee heard testimony Feb. 26 on a bill that would make a number of technical revisions to current statute.
Read moreA bill that expedites road construction projects throughout the state was passed by lawmakers April 24.
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Sen. Mike Hilgers doesn’t take the sometimes contentious nature of legislative floor debate personally. As a practicing litigator for the past 13 years, the Omaha native has learned that those who oppose you one day may be on your side the next.
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