Nebraskans with multiple medication prescriptions would be able to coordinate and collect all their medication on the same day under a bill considered by the Banking, Commerce and Insurance Committee Feb. 4.
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Members of the Business and Labor Committee heard testimony Feb. 4 on a bill that would guarantee paid leave to Nebraskans.
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More money would be directed to the Compulsive Gamblers Assistance Fund under a bill considered Feb. 4 by the General Affairs Committee.
Read MoreSchool districts in rural areas would need supermajority voter approval before issuing bonds under a bill heard Feb. 4 by the Education Committee.
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A bill that would require cities to incorporate early childhood development in their comprehensive development plans failed to advance from general file Feb. 4.
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In November, Sen. John Arch of La Vista stepped down as director of the Boys Town National Research Hospital in Omaha after 25 years there.
Read MoreThe Revenue Committee heard testimony Feb. 1 on two bills intended to improve the quality of Nebraska’s workforce.
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The Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee heard testimony Feb. 1 on a resolution to call for a convention of the states, authorized under Article V of the U.S. Constitution.
Read MoreA bill heard by the Judiciary Committee Feb. 1 would expand protections to student journalists.
Read MoreThe Legislature advanced a bill to select file Feb. 1 that would allow Nebraska lenders to charge higher interest rates on installment loans.
Read MoreThe Legislature gave first-round approval Feb. 1 to a bill that would prevent a municipality from banning Airbnb or other short-term rental companies from operating in Nebraska.
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The Revenue Committee heard testimony on three bills Jan. 31 that would require out-of-state internet retailers to collect and remit state sales tax on purchases made by Nebraska residents.
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Any Nebraska county wanting to host a wind energy facility would be required to develop zoning ordinances to regulate its construction under a bill considered Jan. 31 by the Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee.
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Members of the Judiciary Committee heard testimony Jan. 31 on a bill meant to tighten the process of sealing juvenile adjudication records in Nebraska.
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A task force would develop a plan to improve soil health in Nebraska under a bill heard Jan. 29 by the Agriculture Committee.
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