Child welfare agency accreditation bill stalls
A motion was offered April 12 to bracket a bill designed to provide oversight of certain aspects of Nebraska’s child
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Proposal to permit cities to ask for additional half-cent of sales tax advances
Cities could ask voters for an additional 0.5 percent in local option sales tax under a bill that narrowly advanced
Read MoreProposal to eliminate state energy conservation program scaled back
A bill intended to eliminate the Energy Conservation Improvement Fund was amended on select file April 12 to retain the
Read MoreExemption from PSC regulation for HHS service contractors amended, advanced
Contractors providing transportation services for the state Department of Health and Human Services would be exempt from PSC motor carrier
Read MoreJuvenile truancy provisions revised, CASA grants advance
Senators advanced a bill April 11 that would revise the juvenile truancy and excessive absenteeism policies and practices. LB463, introduced
Read MorePenalty reduction proposed for obstruction of a driver’s view
Placing or hanging objects in a vehicle that obstruct or interfere with the view of the operator would become a
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A student of law, Harr turns to lawmaking
After receiving his undergraduate degree from the University of St. Thomas in Minnesota, Sen. Burke Harr had a decision to make: he could enter law school directly or take a year off to obtain some real world experience before beginning his legal studies. Harr chose the latter.
Read MorePostsecondary institutions’ minimum standard requirements advanced
Senators advanced a bill April 7 that would create minimum operation standards for private and out-of-state postsecondary institutions. York Sen.
Read MoreRedistricting resolution approved
Lawmakers approved a resolution April 8 that will guide the Legislature’s 2011 redistricting efforts. LR102, introduced by the Redistricting Committee,
Read MoreCommutation bill for juveniles serving life sentences stalls
A bill that would allow juveniles serving life imprisonment sentences to petition for a sentence commutation failed to advance from
Read MoreBill reducing TERC members and authorizing single-commissioner hearings advances
Changes to the Tax Equalization and Review Commission (TERC) are proposed by a bill advanced from general file April 7.
Read MoreOmnibus retirement bill approved
Senators passed the Nebraska Retirement Systems Committee’s omnibus bill April 8. Introduced by the committee on behalf of the Nebraska
Read MorePrescription drug monitoring bill passes
Lawmakers gave final approval to a bill April 8 that requires the state Department of Health and Human Services to
Read MoreConcussion awareness measure approved
Lawmakers passed a bill April 8 that establishes a state policy on concussions for child athletes. LB260, introduced by Omaha
Read MoreBill promotes SNAP, increases asset limit
Senators passed a bill April 8 to promote the state’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). LB543, introduced by Omaha Sen.
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