Nebraska lawmakers advance bill to define 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 ...
Nebraska Republicans prepare to ask voters to overhaul winner-take-all system
Nebraska‘s electoral system in presidential contests has caught the ire of state Republicans who want it overhauled, but as ...
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 ...
Should Nebraska schools be required notify parents when their child checks out a library book?
The chair of the Nebraska Legislature's Education Committee is continuing his push to increase parental oversight in public ...
Next steps for Nebraska’s future
We have a new year, a new Congress, a new Legislature, and a new president. Within the policy and political world, there is a ...
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Nebraska's rural, urban counties divided over bid to cut inheritance tax rate
Nebraska lawmakers will consider replacing the state's sliding inheritance tax rate with a 1% across-the-board rate under a ...
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Nebraska lawmakers advance remedy to prescription drug donation program
Sen. Jana Hughes of Seward said Nebraska needed an exemption from a federal rule to get its prescription drug donation program off the ground this year.
Some Nebraska lawmakers seek exemptions in voter-led paid sick leave law, as others protest
After Nebraskans voted to require paid sick leave for eligible employees in November, two dozen state lawmakers are seeking ...
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.
Nebraska school test scores mostly on track, some slightly below national average
Nebraska students match up with other states on the most recent national math and reading tests, but the report card changes ...
Nebraska lawmakers hear debate over bill addressing children social media use, personal data
It would prohibit social media platforms from using the personal data they gather on users younger than 18 for targeted ...
Senators hold ‘winner-take-all’ hearing in Nebraska legislature
The Legislature will have a hearing on LB3, the proposed bill to turn Nebraska into a “winner-take-all” state, at 1:30 p.m. Thursday.