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LINCOLN — An omnibus tax credit bill — an unprecedented amalgamation of nearly 30 proposals — breezed to initial approval Tuesday with only a few questions about whether it provided

One proposal calls for building a new $366 million prison, and the other diverts over $500 million for a canal to draw more water from Colorado.

"I continue to look at this budget and I continue to see that we are not investing in people, but profits over people. And I this is where I draw the line in the sand," state Sen. Justin Wayne said.

LINCOLN — The trauma of living in north Omaha was compared to a “war zone” Wednesday during debate over the state budget, with inner-city children witnessing acts of violence and

LINCOLN — The Nebraska Legislature fell one vote short Thursday of passing a ban on abortions after an ultrasound detects embryonic cardiac activity, at about six weeks into a pregnancy.

LINCOLN — Nebraskans who want to carry concealed handguns in public will soon be able to do so legally without a state permit or state-mandated gun safety training. Once the

The three women standing up for trans rights spoke to LGBTQ Nation about shutting down Nebraskas legislature.

OMAHA — The show will go on and is adding star power, even though the State of Nebraska has pulled a $400,000 grant allocated for the planned historical drama film

LINCOLN — The State of Nebraska is one step closer to embarking on perhaps its most expensive construction project in history. On an 8-0 vote, with one member absent, the

LINCOLN — Debate began Monday on a legislative proposal to restructure Nebraska’s public school funding formula, a promise Gov. Jim Pillen made on the campaign trail. Legislative Bill 583, proposed