Increased highway speeds proposed
The state Department of Transportation could increase highway speed limits under a bill heard by the Transportation and Telecommunications Committee Feb. 6.
Read MoreThe state Department of Transportation could increase highway speed limits under a bill heard by the Transportation and Telecommunications Committee Feb. 6.
Read MoreExpanding high-speed internet access to rural areas of the state was the focus of a hearing of the Transportation and Telecommunications Committee Feb. 5.
Read MoreThe Executive Board considered two proposals Feb. 5 regarding the Legislature’s redistricting process.
Read MoreA half-cent increase in the state sales and use tax would pay for a raft of programs and tax credits meant to improve the quality of the state’s workforce under a bill heard by the Revenue Committee Feb. 1.
Read MoreThe Judiciary Committee heard testimony on a bill Feb. 1 that would create a more transparent parole process.
Read MoreThe Revenue Committee heard testimony Jan. 31 on a proposal to cut the state’s top individual and corporate income tax rates and to provide credits on property taxes paid.
Read MoreContributions to Nebraska’s educational savings plan could be used to pay tuition at private and parochial elementary and secondary schools under a bill heard Jan. 26 by the Revenue Committee.
Read MoreThe Revenue Committee heard testimony Jan. 26 on a bill that would add a fifth individual income tax bracket for Nebraskans earning at least $2.5 million annually.
Read MoreThe Revenue Committee heard testimony Jan. 25 on a bill that would provide Nebraskans with income tax credits against the amount of property taxes they pay to schools.
Read MoreAn entitlement that prioritized services for high school graduates with developmental disabilities would be permanently eliminated by a bill heard Jan. 25 by the Health and Human Services Committee.
Read MoreRoom confinement could be used for juveniles only under limited circumstances under a bill discussed by the Judiciary Committee Jan. 24.
Read MoreNebraska cities would be required to add an early childhood component to their comprehensive plans under a bill heard Jan. 23 by the Urban Affairs Committee. The bill would apply to cities of the metropolitan, primary, first and second class. It would not apply to villages.
Read MoreYounger Nebraskans could hold public office under a constitutional amendment discussed by lawmakers Jan. 17 and 18.
Read MoreA bill that would prohibit the sale and trade of ivory in Nebraska failed to advance from general file Jan. 11.
Read MoreSenators began the session by passing a measure that made cuts to the budget for the current fiscal year. The reductions were a first step to offset a projected revenue shortfall of nearly $1 billion over the biennium.
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