Omnibus child welfare bill advanced
A bill that would establish a work group to transform Nebraska’s child welfare system was amended to become an omnibus child welfare measure and advanced from general file Feb. 25.
Read MoreA bill that would establish a work group to transform Nebraska’s child welfare system was amended to become an omnibus child welfare measure and advanced from general file Feb. 25.
Read MoreFormer North Platte Sen. Mike Groene resigned from the Legislature this week amid news reports that he took inappropriate photographs of a female legislative staffer. In a letter to Speaker Mike Hilgers of Lincoln, Groene stated that his resignation was effective at 11:59 p.m. on Feb. 21.
Read MoreA proposal to modify Nebraska’s school funding formula and direct additional state aid to public schools was held on general file Feb. 11.
Read MoreA proposal to limit annual increases in the amount of property taxes collected by public school districts stalled Feb. 8 after a failed cloture motion.
Read MoreTeaching candidates no longer would be required to pass a standardized test to demonstrate proficiency in basic reading, writing and math under three bills heard Jan. 31 by the Education Committee.
Read MoreThe Transportation and Telecommunications Committee heard testimony Jan. 31 on a proposal to allow certain public-private partnerships for transportation projects in Nebraska.
Read MoreNebraska would set aside a portion of its sales tax revenue to fund a new form of state aid to public schools under a pair of proposals heard by lawmakers this week.
Read MoreA bill to expand mental health screening for women who have recently given birth was heard Jan. 19 by the Health and Human Services Committee.
Read MoreSenators reconvened Jan. 13 to continue introduction of new bills.
Read MoreSenators reconvened Jan. 7 to continue introduction of new bills.
Read MoreMeasures to create a school safety reporting system, establish a statewide farm-to-school program and require schools to create health plans for students with seizure disorders were among the proposals advanced by the Education Committee this session.
Read MoreLawmakers established inland port authorities, implemented provisions of an economic development-related constitutional amendment, updated annexation law and created a registry for home inspectors.
Read MoreThe Revenue Committee advanced bills this session that cut Nebraska’s top corporate income tax rate and will exempt military retirement pay and a percentage of Social Security income from state income tax.
Read MoreLawmakers passed a bill May 20 that makes several technical changes to education law and extends current allocations of lottery funds to education-related programs.
Read MoreAn omnibus municipal governance measure passed May 20.
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