Constitutional amendment on expanded air service advanced
Lawmakers gave first-round approval March 2 to a proposed constitutional amendment intended to help expand passenger air service at Nebraska airports.
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Sen. Eliot Bostar
Bill would allow lottery ticket vending machines
Lottery tickets could be sold through vending machines under a bill considered Feb. 28 by the General Affairs Committee.
Read MoreBill would pair Arbor Day with Election Day
Nebraskans would celebrate Arbor Day on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of even-numbered years under a bill heard Feb. 24 by the Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee.
Read MoreReclamation requirements for abandoned pipelines proposed
The Natural Resources Committee heard testimony Feb. 16 on a bill to rename and update the Nebraska Oil Pipeline Reclamation Act to apply to abandoned pipelines.
Read MoreInsurance coverage for clinician-administered drugs sought
The Banking, Commerce and Insurance Committee heard testimony Feb. 15 on a bill that would prohibit health insurance coverage restrictions on medication that is administered by a clinician.
Read MoreCounty minimum wage proposed
A bill that would allow a county to raise its minimum wage above the state level was heard by the Business and Labor Committee Feb. 14.Â
Read MoreBill would lower colorectal screening age
The Banking, Commerce and Insurance Committee heard testimony Jan. 25 on a bill that would lower the insurance coverage age for a colorectal cancer screening from 50 to 45.
Read MoreSenators named to special committees
The Executive Board of the Legislature announced appointments to two special committees May 26.
Read MoreClassroom air filter study authorized
The state will install high-quality air filters in certain classrooms to study their effect on student test scores and behavior under a bill passed May 20.
Read MoreClassroom air filter study narrowed, advanced
A bill that would install high-quality air filters in Nebraska classrooms to study their effect on student test scores and behavior was amended and advanced to the final round of debate May 11.
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Classroom air filter study clears first round
The state would install high-quality air filters in 150 classrooms to study their effect on student test scores and behavior under a bill advanced from general file April 27.
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Bostar follows own path to the Capitol
Before Lincoln Sen. Eliot Bostar decided to run for the Nebraska Legislature, he asked for guidance from an old friend: Bill Moyers.
Read MoreElection Day holiday proposed
Statewide general election day would become a state holiday in Nebraska under a bill considered March 3 by the Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee.
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Program would study effects of classroom air filters
The state would install high-quality air filters in 150 classrooms to study their effect on students’ test scores and behavior under a bill heard March 1 by the Education Committee.
Read MoreBill would prohibit short-term rental bans
Nebraska counties would no longer be able to ban property owners from renting their property through Airbnb and other short-term rental companies under a bill considered Feb. 11 by the Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee.
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