Expanded sustainable aviation fuel tax credit considered
The Revenue Committee heard testimony Jan. 22 on proposed changes to a recently enacted state income tax credit for producers of sustainable aviation fuel.
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Housing assistance for abuse survivors proposed
A tax increase on Nebraska real estate transactions would be used to meet the immediate housing needs of survivors of sex trafficking and domestic violence under a bill heard Jan. 22 by the Revenue Committee.
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Day 10 bill introduction
Senators introduced 194 measures on the final day of bill introduction Jan. 22.
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Day nine bill introduction
Senators reconvened Jan. 21 to continue introduction of new bills.
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Wordekemper answers call to public service
There’s a well-worn cliche about the large volume of information that newly elected senators face, and one that Fremont Sen. Dave Wordekemper has heard often in his first week at the State Capitol.
“Does it feel like you’re drinking from a fire hose?”
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Day eight bill introduction
Senators reconvened Jan. 17 to continue introduction of new bills.
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Proposed legislative rule changes considered
The Rules Committee heard testimony Jan. 16 on nearly two dozen proposed changes to the Legislature’s permanent rules.
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Day seven bill introduction
Senators reconvened Jan. 16 to continue introduction of new bills.
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Government spending, school funding and winner-take-all top governor’s priority list
Gov. Jim Pillen revealed his budgetary and legislative priorities in his State of the State address to lawmakers Jan. 15. Top priorities for the governor include limiting government spending, improving the state’s school funding system and reinstating a winner-take-all system for allocating Nebraska’s Electoral College votes.
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Day six bill introduction
Senators reconvened Jan. 15 to continue introduction of new bills.
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Day five bill introduction
Senators reconvened Jan. 14 to continue introduction of new bills.
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Day four bill introduction
Senators reconvened Jan. 13 to continue introduction of new bills.
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Day three bill introduction
Senators reconvened Jan. 10 to continue introduction of new bills.
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Bill introduction begins
Senators reconvened Jan. 9 to begin introduction of new bills.
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Legislature convenes, welcomes new members
Twenty-five members were sworn into office Jan. 8 as the 109th Nebraska Legislature convened for its 90-day first session. That number comprises six re-elected members and 19 newly elected senators — including two who had been appointed and one nonincumbent who is returning after previously serving in the Legislature.
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