Dyslexia reporting requirement clears first round
The state would collect data on students with dyslexia under a bill advanced by lawmakers Feb. 22.
Read MoreThe state would collect data on students with dyslexia under a bill advanced by lawmakers Feb. 22.
Read MoreThe Revenue Committee heard testimony Feb. 3 on a bill that would create a tax credit scholarship program for Nebraska private school students.
Read MoreNebraska’s top individual and corporate income tax rates would fall to just under 4 percent over the next several years under a bill heard Feb. 2 by the Revenue Committee.
Read MoreNebraska would offer $5,000 grants to recruit and retain new teachers under a bill heard Jan. 30 by the Education Committee.
Read MoreThe Education Committee heard testimony Jan. 24 on a bill intended to ensure that voters must approve certain bonds issued to pay for the construction of school buildings.
Read MoreSenators introduced 190 measures on the final day of bill introduction Jan. 18.
Read MoreSenators reconvened Jan. 13 to continue introduction of new bills.
Read MoreSenators reconvened Jan. 12 to continue introduction of new bills.
Read MoreSenators reconvened Jan. 11 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 MoreMeasures intended to attract and retain teachers, improve student access to mental and behavioral health services and prepare students for technology-related jobs were among those advanced by the Education Committee this session.
Read MoreAmong the proposals advanced by the Revenue Committee this session is a package of bills that cut individual and corporate income tax rates, speed up the phaseout of state taxation of Social Security income and expand a program intended to offset property taxes used to fund education.
Read MoreLawmakers approved a bill April 13 intended to address a shortage of teachers in Nebraska schools.
Read MoreLawmakers approved a measure April 13 that modifies Nebraska’s main business tax incentive program.
Read MoreParking facilities for convention centers and arenas qualify for state turnback tax assistance under a bill passed by senators April 13.
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