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  • Nebraska passes budget bills with work still needed to fill projected deficit
  • Nebraska lawmakers advance Capitol security bill after tweaks
  • History made: Nebraska Legislature passes first medical cannabis law after decade delay

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nebraskaexaminer.com /1 month ago

Nebraska passes budget bills with work still needed to fill projected deficit

LINCOLN — Lawmakers passed the final adjustments to Nebraska’s two-year budget Wednesday, with several revenue-raising bills passing later that morning that will help fill the stat...

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nebraskaexaminer.com /1 month ago

Nebraska lawmakers advance Capitol security bill after tweaks

LINCOLN — Nebraska lawmakers advanced a slightly tweaked bill to enhance security protocols around the Capitol.  Legislative Bill 1237, from the Legislature’s Executive Board, pass...

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nebraskaexaminer.com /1 month ago

History made: Nebraska Legislature passes first medical cannabis law after decade delay

LINCOLN — The Nebraska Legislature approved its first-ever bill related to a state medical cannabis program Wednesday, which regulators say is key to getting the medicine to Nebras...

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nebraskaexaminer.com /1 month ago

Lawmakers advance compromise to add Tom Osborne, other living people to Nebraska Hall of Fame

LINCOLN — Former Husker legend Tom Osborne could soon be the next member of the Nebraska Hall of Fame after lawmakers Tuesday reached a compromise on a bill designed for him. Gov....

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nebraskaexaminer.com /1 month ago

Nebraska lawmakers delay debate on creating new technology committee

LINCOLN — It’s been 40 years since the Nebraska Legislature last altered its committee structures, and state lawmakers declined an opportunity to revisit the issue this year. Term-...

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brownfieldagnews.com /1 month ago

Brand law reform clears key hurdle in Nebraska Legislature

Nebraska lawmakers have advanced a bill that they say could modernize the state’s long-standing brand law. Senator Mike Jacobsen of North Platte says the legislation is not perfect...

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nebraskaexaminer.com /1 week ago

Nebraska passes version of ‘Raylee’s Law’ inspired by WV, where it still divides lawmakers

A high-profile bill known as Raylee’s Law, which West Virginia lawmakers have struggled with for years, has inspired legislation passed by the Nebraska Legislature.  Nebraska has a...

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nebraskaexaminer.com /1 month ago

Nebraska legislative session ends for 2026; lawmakers sustain five vetoes

LINCOLN — The Nebraska Legislature adjourned for 2026 Friday, deciding on the final day to sustain five gubernatorial vetoes after 30 lawmakers flipped from support to backing obje...

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spreaker.com /1 month ago

April 2 | Nebraska budget bills advance, cannabis bill moves

Your Nebraska Update headlines for today, April 2, include: lawmakers passed key budget bills, wildfires continue to impact cattle herd expansion, federal SNAP changes affect immig...

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nebraskaexaminer.com /1 month ago

Revamped Nebraska brand bill moves closer to law

LINCOLN — A proposal to overhaul the state’s Brand Committee and increase cattle inspection fees moved a step closer Wednesday to becoming law.  Niobrara State Sen. Barry DeKay’s L...

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nebraskaexaminer.com /1 month ago

Nebraska lawmakers forgo proposed protections to Environmental Trust

LINCOLN — State lawmakers skipped an opportunity to let voters consider clarifying protections for the Nebraska Environmental Trust, which has been the target of multiple proposed...

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nebraskaexaminer.com /1 month ago

Nebraska lawmakers say developer Woodsonia ‘tied’ to Grand Island ‘good life district’ 

LINCOLN — Because Woodsonia Real Estate is the state-approved applicant that established the Grand Island good life district, it can’t simply be nudged out of participation in that...

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nebraskaexaminer.com /1 month ago

Inside Nebraska’s budget: How policy proposals impacted state budget bills past and present

LINCOLN — Nebraska’s 60-day legislative session made history this year as the latest lawmakers had ever passed the state’s budget adjustments, on Day 54. The normal deadline to fin...

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nebraskaexaminer.com /1 month ago

How a budget becomes law: Nebraska officials clarify process after 2025 vetoes misstep

LINCOLN — It’s not quite “Schoolhouse Rock,” but after Nebraska’s governor last year missed a step in filing his line-item budget reduction vetoes to the right state office, some o...

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nebraskaexaminer.com /1 month ago

Second of one-two punch by Nebraska lawmaker to boosting youth reentry sees no pushback

LINCOLN — A plan aimed at improving the chances of Nebraska youth successfully reentering their communities after a stint in state custody sailed Thursday to its next lawmaking ste...

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nebraskaexaminer.com /1 month ago

Revamped Nebraska brand bill moves forward after ‘compromise’

LINCOLN — Nebraska lawmakers backed a revamped proposal to overhaul the state’s Brand Committee and raise cattle inspection fees using new language that several senators viewed as...

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nebraskaexaminer.com /1 month ago

Nebraska lawmakers v. lobbyists end-of-session basketball tradition returns; lobbyists win 43-22

LINCOLN — With just one day left in Nebraska’s 2026 legislative session, some state senators took to the basketball court against registered lobbyists in the return of a tradition...

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nebraskaexaminer.com /1 month ago

Bill to expand support for struggling Nebraska K-3 readers falls to filibuster

LINCOLN — A legislative bill to require Nebraska public schools to increase support for struggling young readers and students with dyslexia fell two votes short Wednesday. Legislat...

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spreaker.com /1 month ago

April 21 | Pillen's cabinet meeting, by-mail ballot returns

Your Nebraska Update headlines for today, Apr. 21, include: county election officials urge by-mail voters to return ballots as soon as possible to be counted in May 12 primary elec...

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spreaker.com /1 month ago

April 14 | Student suspension effects, RSV season lingering

Your Nebraska Update headlines for today, April 14, include: Nebraska Legislature this session changed law to allow suspensions of prekindergarten to second graders for violent beh...

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spreaker.com /1 month ago

April 20 | Pillen after-session roundtable, Sandhills lawsuit

Your Nebraska Update headlines for today, April 20, include: Gov. Jim Pillen will host cabinet roundtable as lawmakers wrap the 2026 session, ranchers and Native American tribe sue...

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nebraskaexaminer.com /1 month ago

Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen sells his legislative wins at end of budget-focused, 60-day session

LINCOLN — Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen used his last major speech before the May primary in his reelection bid to sell voters on his state budget and his administration’s legislative w...

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spreaker.com /1 month ago

April 17 | Pillen vetoes bills, inside new Omaha library

Your Nebraska Update headlines for today, April 17, include: Gov. Jim Pillen vetoes multiple bills as lawmakers weigh possible overrides, Nebraska prison officials reverse policy l...

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spreaker.com /1 month ago

April 8 | NE delegation supports Iran plan, budget bills signed

Your Nebraska Update headlines for today, April 8, include: Nebraska's federal delegation largely backs President Trump's pressure on Iran despite concerns about his rhetoric, Gov....

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