Statewide tech outage leads Nebraska Legislature to end debate early
The Nebraska Legislature didn't get to any floor debate Thursday due to internet outages that are impacting state agencies.
The GOP keeps failing to make Nebraska a winner-take-all state. Now it might ask voters to do it
Republicans in the GOP-dominated state of Nebraska face yet another likely defeat on a bill to reverse the state’s unusual ...
Nebraska lawmakers consider requiring K-12 schools to ban cellphone use on school grounds
The intent of the bill is to implement cellphone restrictions in all of Nebraska's K-12 schools. However, Attorney General ...
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Nebraska lawmakers advance bill to codify Uber drivers as independent contractors
Nebraska lawmakers voted largely along party lines to give first-round approval Tuesday to a bill that would change state law ...
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Nebraskans largely tell lawmakers to scrap winner-take-all plan: 'It's OK to be better'
Nebraskans filled the halls of the state Capitol Thursday afternoon, most of them there to oppose two proposals to restore a ...
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Nebraska lawmakers consider placing limits on voter-approved paid sick leave law
A committee of Nebraska lawmakers considered a proposal Monday that would place limits on the law nearly 75% of voters ...
Bill proposes exemptions to Nebraska’s Paid Sick Leave law
Certain workers in Nebraska could be exempt from earning and using paid sick leave under a bill introduced in the Nebraska Legislature on Jan. 22.
University of Nebraska faces funding cuts with governor’s proposed budget
It continues to be biggest issue for the Nebraska Legislature this year: closing $432 million budget shortfall for the next two years. Doing that could be hard on some state organizations.
Lawmaker pitches state climate office to better respond to climate change
Nebraska could leverage more federal funds and better coordinate its efforts to combat climate change by creating a dedicated ...
Governor, students testify in support bill requiring school cell phone policy
A bill that would require K-12 school districts to establish policies to restrict or ban students using cell phones in school hours dials up a lot of support during a public hearing Tuesday afternoon.
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Nebraska lawmakers hear proposal to end sales tax on utilities, including gas, electricity
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