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Nebraska Conservatives Win Another Legislative Battle, Advance ‘Opportunity Scholarship' Bill
The vote to end a filibuster against the scholarship bill squeaked by a 33-12 vote.
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DMV, Polling Places Would Be Audited For ADA Compliance Under Nebraska Bill
The audits would begin in 2025 and be conducted every five years after.
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Housing Measures Have Nebraska Legislature Hopping
One bill would make it unlawful to deny an apartment to someone based on source of income.
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Omaha Man Agrees To Surrender Sports Car, Pay $5 Million In Restitution For Money Laundering
Jeffrey Stenstrom, 42, faces up to 20 years in federal prison; his sentencing is set for June 2.
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Protector Of Historic Nebraska State Capitol On Paid Leave Pending Probe Into Pre-Banquet Altercation
Bob Ripley has worked for more than 40 years in preserving the Capitol.
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Nebraska Board Of Ed Roles Targeted By Four Legislative Proposals
The proposals are aimed at curbing the powers of an increasingly conservative State Board and handing them to the governor.
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American Indian College Fund Announces 2022-23 Honorees, Including Three Nebraskans
Two of the three Cornhusker State honorees are students, while the third is the president of Nebraska Indian Community College.
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Freight Train Personnel Encourage Two-Person Crew Mandate For Public Safety
Supporters say the requirement would enhance safety, while opponents view talks as collective bargaining.
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Nebraska Lawmaker Pitches Return To Midwest Interstate Passenger Rail Commission
Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota and Wisconsin are current members of the commission.
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Debate Begins On Legislation Granting $25 Million In Tax Credits For Nebraska Private School Scholarships
Advocates say it helps low-income families, foes maintain that it will hurt public schools.
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Nebraska Should Seek Its $91 Million Share Of Federal Energy Conservation Funds, Committee Is Told
State Sen. Carol Blood said Nebraska can’t afford to let its portion of the $700 billion act go to another state.
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Lawmakers To Hear Public Views On How To Disburse Millions Of Dollars In North And South Omaha
Public hearings are scheduled Tuesday and Thursday before two different legislative committees and are expected to set off more debate.
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Proposal To Increase Nebraska Legislative Term Limits To Three Terms Gains Momentum
If approved, the resolution would let voters decide whether state legislators should serve three four-year terms, instead of two.
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Pillen Signs Order Banning Use Of Technologies From Firms Linked To Chinese Communist Party
He said the order will keep the party from “using technology to infiltrate and influence our state’s infrastructure.”
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Gun Rights Advocates Flex Muscles, Advance Nebraska Constitutional Carry Bill
The bill overcame opposition from leaders of the state’s two largest cities, Omaha and Lincoln.
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NU Asks For More Funding To Avoid Deeper Cuts, Higher Tuition
Proponents say the university should receive 1 percentage point more in state funding than currently proposed.
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Supporters Of Child Labor Resolution Say It Could Make Nebraska ‘New Champion'
If passed, Nebraska would be the 29th state to ratify the amendment, and the first state since 1937 to do so.
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Three More Nebraska Law Enforcement Officials Fined For Appearing In Campaign Ads In Uniform
They are Seward County Sheriff Michael Vance, Lincoln County Sheriff Jerome Kramer and York County Sheriff’s Capt. Joshua Gillespie.
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Conrad Bill Pushes To Ensure Nebraskans Have The ‘Greatest Possible Access' To Public Records
“These are the people’s records, not the government’s,” she said.
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Nebraska Lawmaker Proposes Expanding NEST 529 Plans To K-12 Private Education
State Sen. Suzanne Geist of Lincoln calls the bill a ‘common sense request’ that would match the federal standard.
