A bill that would require suicide awareness and prevention training for staff who provide direct services within the state’s child welfare system was given first-round approval May 9.
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Lawmakers passed a measure May 9 allowing first class cities to use general funds to pay for street improvements rather than levy a special assessment on adjacent properties.
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Lawmakers advanced a proposal from general file May 8 that would provide support services to at-risk Omaha youth and their families.
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A measure that updates eligibility for admission to Nebraska veterans’ homes passed May 9.
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Senators narrowed the Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee’s annual election cleanup bill before advancing the measure to the final round of debate May 8.
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A measure intended to address a budget deficit within agencies that support aging Nebraskans was amended May 8 to remove a separate proposal that was added on general file.
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Lawmakers gave first-round approval this week to six components of the state’s roughly $10.8 billion budget package.
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You may wonder how someone who grew up near the ocean in Los Angeles and once intended to spend his days as a merchant marine ended up in landlocked middle America.
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A proposal to increase penalties for certain traffic violations and crimes was given first-round approval May 1 after lawmakers amended it to include several other bills heard by the Judiciary Committee.
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Lawmakers gave first-round approval May 1 to a bill that would change disclaimer requirements for political advertisements.
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Lawmakers gave first-round approval May 1 to a bill that would update provisions of law related to pharmacy benefit managers.
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Lawmakers gave first-round approval May 1 to a proposal intended to correct an unintended consequence of a recent change in the way community colleges are funded.
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Senators advanced the Government, Military and Veterans Affairs annual election cleanup bill from the first round of debate May 1.
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Lawmakers gave general file approval May 1 to a bill that would change meeting requirements and duties for the state’s African American Commission.
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A bill that would eliminate the state’s lifetime ban on Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program eligibility for individuals with certain drug-related convictions was advanced from select file April 30 after being amended to include a substance abuse treatment requirement.
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