Election administration clarifications advanced
The Legislature advanced a bill from general file April 25 that would change how legislative vacancies are filled.
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Transportation-related changes approved
A bill enabling car dealers to electronically provide titling and registration services was passed April 24.
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Senators discuss workplace protections for LGBT
Lawmakers discussed a bill April 6 that would protect employees who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) from discrimination from employers.
Read MoreCar title and registration updates amended, advanced
A bill enabling car dealers to electronically provide titling and registration services was amended March 28 to include provisions of several transportation-related bills.
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Streamlined road construction process advanced
Lawmakers gave first-round approval March 21 to a bill that would expedite road construction projects throughout the state.
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Geist dives into first session
Life has a way of interfering with the best laid plans of even the most meticulous of strategists. Lincoln Sen. Suzanne Geist learned this lesson early. The Arkansas native was two weeks away from earning her undergraduate degree in broadcast journalism from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and eager to take on the world when she was summoned for grand jury duty — jury duty that lasted a year and a half.
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Elimination of school bus permits proposed
A bill that would streamline the licensing process for school bus operators was heard by the Transportation and Telecommunications Committee Jan. 31.
Read MoreDay seven bill introduction
Senators reconvened Jan. 12 to introduce new bills.
Among the 57 bills introduced were:
LB300, sponsored by Omaha Sen. Bob Krist, which would eliminate the statute of limitations on civil actions for sexual assault of a child;
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