Session Review: Appropriations
Lawmakers approved the state’s $10.7 billion budget package this session.
Read MoreLawmakers approved the state’s $10.7 billion budget package this session.
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 first session of the 108th Legislature adjourned sine die June 1, the 88th day of the scheduled 90-day session.
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 distributing state lottery funds to education programs received first-round approval May 2 after lawmakers amended it to include nearly two dozen other education-related proposals.
Read MoreSeveral years ago, Sen. Rick Holdcroft of Bellevue noticed that certain trees on his property weren’t bearing fruit. So he brought in some help: honeybees.
Read MoreLawmakers gave first-round approval April 11 to two bills that are part of the state’s two-year budget package.
Read MoreLawmakers approved a change to the Legislature’s rules March 28 that limits the options available to senators to extend debate for the remainder of the legislative session.
Read MoreLawmakers advanced a bill to select file March 28 that would implement a statewide delivery model for behavioral health service provision in Nebraska.
Read MoreAfter considering several changes, lawmakers adopted their permanent rules Jan. 19. The rules of the Legislature govern the legislative process
Read MoreSenators reconvened Jan. 13 to continue introduction of new bills.
Read MoreTwenty-six members of the Legislature were sworn into office Jan. 4 as the 108th Nebraska Legislature convened for its 90-day first session. That number includes nine re-elected senators, 16 newly elected senators — including two members who have served in the Legislature previously — and one newly appointed senator.
Read MoreElection law updates, an evaluation of state procurement practices and Nebraska’s participation in a convention of the states were addressed this session by the Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee.
Read MoreChild welfare reform, licensure requirements and vaccine exemptions were among the measures considered by the Health and Human Services Committee this session.
Read MoreSenators passed an omnibus child welfare measure April 13.
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