Claims against the state would be approved by a bill advanced from general file May 1.<\/p>\n
If a person sues the state of Nebraska, he or she files a claim with the state claims board. Approved claims exceeding $50,000 must be reviewed by the Legislature.<\/p>\n
LB554, introduced by the Business and Labor Committee and modified by a committee amendment adopted 35-0, would approve such claims to the tune of $1.2 million for tort claims. Included in the approved tort claims are settlements for three of the six Nebraskans wrongly convicted for the 1985 murder of Helen Wilson in Beatrice.<\/p>\n
The bill also includes $1.2 million for miscellaneous claims and $974,000 in write-offs for fiscal year 2014-15.<\/p>\n
Following the adoption of a technical amendment, senators advanced LB554 to select file 38-0.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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