Omnibus elections bill clears first round
Lawmakers amended a bill Feb. 5 to create an omnibus elections measure and advanced it to select file.
Read MoreLawmakers amended a bill Feb. 5 to create an omnibus elections measure and advanced it to select file.
Read MoreThe Revenue Committee heard testimony Feb. 2 on a pair of proposals intended to provide property tax relief by capping local government revenue growth while also providing state funds to schools, counties and cities.
Read MoreThe Revenue Committee heard testimony Feb. 1 on more than half a dozen proposals to broaden the state sales tax base in an effort to reduce local property tax collections.
Read MoreA bill intended to improve train safety in Nebraska stalled on general file Feb. 2 after a failed cloture motion.
Read MoreThe Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee heard testimony Jan. 31 on a bill intended to simplify the process for removing a voter’s signature from an election petition or referendum.
Read MoreSenators introduced 116 measures on the final day of bill introduction Jan. 17.
Read MoreSenators reconvened Jan. 16 to continue introduction of new bills.
Read MoreSenators reconvened Jan. 3 to begin introduction of new bills.
Read MoreThe state will direct approximately $300 million per year in additional funding to K-12 public schools under a bill advanced by the Education Committee this session.
Read MoreThe Revenue Committee advanced proposals this session to cut Nebraska’s top individual and corporate income tax rates, provide additional property tax relief, create a refundable tax credit for certain parents and provide a tax credit for those who donate to organizations that grant scholarships to students to attend private school.
Read MoreLawmakers passed a bill June 1 that includes more than two dozen revenue-related measures.
Read MoreThe state will collect data on students identified as having dyslexia under a bill approved by lawmakers May 31.
Read MoreA proposal that will cut Nebraska’s top individual and corporate income tax rates to 3.99 percent by tax year 2027 received final approval from lawmakers May 25.
Read MoreA bill on final reading that would require school districts to collect data on students with dyslexia was amended to include a proposal intended to enhance teacher mobility after lawmakers voted to return it to select file May 24.
Read MoreNebraskans may receive a tax credit for contributions to organizations that grant scholarships to students to attend private school under a measure passed by lawmakers May 24.
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