Partisan elections for certain public power districts advanced
An attempt to move public power and irrigation district elections to a partisan format was narrowed and advanced from general file Jan. 26.
Read MoreAn attempt to move public power and irrigation district elections to a partisan format was narrowed and advanced from general file Jan. 26.
Read MoreLaws governing the work of professional land surveyors in Nebraska would be overhauled by a bill advanced from general file Jan. 25.
Read MoreSenators advanced a bill from general file Jan. 22 aimed at alleviating some occupational licensure regulations in Nebraska.
Read MoreRepeal of the state’s concealed handgun permit requirement, continuing efforts to enact criminal justice reforms and an increase in judges’ salaries topped the list of judicial topics considered by senators this session.
Read MoreLawmakers gave first-round approval May 22 to a proposal that would implement the provisions of an initiative petition approved by voters last year establishing a photo ID requirement to vote in Nebraska.
Read MoreA bill that would update a measure passed by the Legislature last year related to federal pandemic funds was expanded to become an omnibus urban affairs measure and given second-round approval May 18.
Read MoreLawmakers gave first-round approval this week to three components of the state’s $12.975 billion budget package. The state budget is structured on a two-year basis, with the budget enacted during legislative sessions held in odd-numbered years.
Read MoreA bill that would make updates to a measure passed by the Legislature last year related to federal pandemic funds was expanded and given first-round approval April 11.
Read MoreThe Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee heard combined testimony on a trio of bills March 22 that would make changes to Nebraska’s election laws.
Read MoreOmaha would gain $100 million in state funds toward its proposed streetcar project and could use development revenue for affordable housing under an amendment considered by the Urban Affairs Committee March 21.
Read MoreState law regulating bed-and-breakfast establishments in Nebraska would be updated under a bill considered March 14 by the Urban Affairs Committee.
Read MoreThe Urban Affairs Committee heard testimony March 14 on a bill that would standardize the registration process for home inspectors in Nebraska.
Read MoreThe Appropriations Committee heard testimony Feb. 28 on a bill that would direct state funds toward completion of a memorial to Nebraskans killed in action in the Vietnam War.
Read MoreThat state would help create a state veterans’ cemetery in central Nebraska under a bill considered by the Appropriations Committee Feb. 28.
Read MoreThe Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee took combined testimony on three bills March 1 that would make a number of changes to the state’s election laws in the wake of a successful 2022 petition drive to establish a photo ID requirement to vote in Nebraska.
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