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Nebraska has the country's only single-chamber, nonpartisan legislature, and state leaders have long held up the unique system as an example of efficiency that rises above hyperpartisan politics

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LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska lawmakers adjourned for the year on Thursday, wrapping up a particularly contentious session that saw nearly every bill before the body filibustered. The filibuster effort led by Omaha Sen.

After nearly every bill brought before Nebraska lawmakers was filibustered during a particularly contentious session, the state's lawmakers adjourned for the year on June 1, 2023.

From the first few weeks to the very last day, the Nebraska Legislature was stalled for hours during filibusters on contentious issues. The slow down had many wondering how much senators could accomplish.

Nebraska lawmakers adjourned for the year on Thursday, wrapping up a particularly contentious session that saw nearly every bill before the body filibustered. The filibuster effort led by Omaha Sen. Machaela Cavanaugh and a handful of allies was a protest over a bill that began as a measure to ban gender-affirming care for transgender minors

Legislators are still working on a voter ID bill, and they also will consider overriding some of Gov. Jim Pillens budget vetoes.

An amendment prohibiting minors from attending live events featuring “male or female impersonators” failed in the Nebraska Legislature on Wednesday.

Nebraska officials, advocates, activists, and politicians made their stances known after the Legislature passed the session’s most contentious bill on Friday.