Session Review: Appropriations
Lawmakers allocated more than a billion dollars in federal pandemic relief this session and made adjustments to the state’s two-year budget.
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Appropriations
Rural health training facility funding approved
The state will provide funding for a new facility to train rural health care providers under a bill given final approval April 13.
Read moreElectrical system grant program approved
Lawmakers passed a bill April 12 aimed at helping a Nebraska community address its electrical system challenges.
Read morePandemic funding bill approved
Lawmakers passed a bill April 7 that appropriates the $1.04 billion allocated to Nebraska from federal pandemic relief funds.
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Lawmakers override line-item vetos; budget adjustments stand
Senators approved all the motions offered by the Appropriations Committee to override line-item vetoes of the state’s budget adjustment package April 7.
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Funding for rural health care workforce project advanced
Senators gave first-round approval March 31 to a bill that would fund a new facility to train rural health care providers.
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Electrical system grant program advanced
A proposal aimed at helping a Nebraska community address its electrical system challenges advanced from general file March 31.
Read moreBudget adjustment package passed
Lawmakers gave final approval March 29 to the Appropriations Committee’s mid-biennium budget adjustment package.
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Pandemic funding bill clears second round
Lawmakers amended and advanced a bill March 28 that would appropriate the $1.04 billion allocated to Nebraska from federal pandemic relief funds after approving several amendments that made minor modifications to individual allocations within the proposal.
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Budget package clears second round
Lawmakers gave second-round approval March 24 to three bills comprising the Appropriations Committee’s mid-biennium budget adjustment package.
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Pandemic funding bill amended, advanced
Lawmakers gave first-round approval March 23 to a bill that would appropriate the $1.04 billion allocated to Nebraska from federal pandemic relief funds after approving several amendments that altered individual allocations within the proposal.
Read moreCash reserve budget bill advanced after cloture vote
Lawmakers gave first-round approval March 22 to the last of three main bills comprising the Appropriations Committee’s mid-biennium budget adjustment package.
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Budget debate begins, two bills advance after successful cloture votes
Lawmakers began debate March 15 on the first of several bills comprising the Appropriations Committee’s mid-biennium budget adjustment package.
Read moreUpdated climate report, recommendations proposed
The University of Nebraska would use federal coronavirus relief funds to update a nearly decade-old climate change report under a bill heard March 3 by the Appropriations Committee.
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Tribal water system improvements discussed
The state would allocate federal pandemic relief funds to improve municipal water systems owned and operated by Native American tribes headquartered in Nebraska under a bill considered March 3 by the Appropriations Committee.
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