Day 10 bill introduction
Senators introduced 95 new measures on the final day of bill introduction Jan. 20.
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Day six bill introduction
Senators reconvened Jan. 12 to continue introduction of new bills.
Read moreFinancial literacy requirements adopted
Lawmakers gave final approval May 20 to a bill intended to improve the personal finance skills of Nebraska students.
Read moreHair discrimination banned
A bill to extend employment discrimination protections was approved by lawmakers April 29.
Read moreFinancial literacy requirements advanced
Lawmakers gave first-round approval April 28 to a bill intended to improve the personal finance skills of Nebraska students.
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Ban on hair discrimination advanced
A bill that seeks to extend employment discrimination protections was advanced from general file April 6.
Read moreIncreased minimum wage considered
Members of the Business and Labor Committee discussed a proposal March 1 to increase the minimum wage incrementally over 10 years.
Read moreDecriminalization of marijuana proposed
Nebraskans with nonviolent drug convictions could apply for “clean slate” relief under a bill heard by the Judiciary Committee Feb. 19.
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Additional police oversight sought
The state’s two largest police departments would be subject to citizen oversight boards under a bill considered Feb. 2 by the Urban Affairs Committee.
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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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