Industrial hemp research program proposed
The Agriculture Committee heard testimony Feb. 6 on a bill meant to expand research on industrial hemp in Nebraska.
Read MoreThe Agriculture Committee heard testimony Feb. 6 on a bill meant to expand research on industrial hemp in Nebraska.
Read MorePossession of certain controlled substances would incur less severe penalties under a bill heard by the Judiciary Committee Jan. 26.
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 state Department of Health and Human Services could be held liable in certain civil proceedings under a bill discussed by the Judiciary Committee Jan. 25.
Read MoreThe Urban Affairs Committee heard testimony Jan. 16 on a bill that would repeal a law that currently authorizes second-class cities and villages to provide loans to students in consideration for a pledge to practice medicine or dentistry in the municipality following graduation.
Read MoreA bill that would remove one of the caps in state law on an economic development program available to cities advanced from general file Jan. 16.
Read MoreEconomic development, building codes, population thresholds and tax increment financing were among the urban issues taken up by senators this session.
Read MoreFor the past 16 years, Sen. Justin Wayne has coached basketball for a youth sports program in Omaha and serves as its president. In 2008, a few of his players noticed his grousing about Omaha’s public schools, so they encouraged Wayne to follow the same advice he gave them: if you are going to complain, be a part of the solution.
Read MoreAn attempt to override the governor’s veto of a bill to immediately reinstate an individual’s voting rights upon completion of a felony sentence or probation fell short May 8.
Read MoreA bill that restores voting rights upon completion of a felony sentence or probation was given final approval April 24.
Read MoreSenators advanced a bill from general file March 31 that would restore voting rights upon completion of a felony sentence or probation. Current law requires a two-year waiting period.
Read MoreThe Judiciary Committee heard testimony March 23 on a bill related to the termination of parental rights.
Read MoreThe Judiciary Committee held a hearing March 16 on a bill that would prevent cases of mistaken identity from remaining on a person’s criminal record.
Read MoreThe Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee heard testimony March 1 on a bill that would restore voting rights upon completion of a felony sentence or probation. Current law requires a two-year waiting period.
Read MoreThe Urban Affairs Committee heard testimony Feb. 28 on a proposed constitutional amendment to extend certain repayment times related to tax increment financing (TIF).
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