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On the 63rd day of its first session, the 108th Legislature has passed its first bill.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A bill that would ban gender-affirming care for minors in Nebraska is one final step from passing after lawmakers advanced it Thu

LINCOLN — Chaos erupted on the floor of the Nebraska Legislature on Thursday after a last-minute effort to consider an “olive branch” amendment on a bill to restrict some gender-affirming

Nebraska lawmakers have advanced a bill that would ban gender-affirming care for minors, taking it to a final debate before it can be passed. But the advancement came on a

A day after a bill to ban gender-affirming care for minors passed the second of three rounds in the Unicameral, the Nebraska Legislature was supposed to move to other items but did not.

Another win for conservatives at the Unicameral made for an emotional day on the legislative floor as Nebraska state senators voted to move LB574 to its final reading.

Lawmakers promised behind closed doors to hammer out a compromise between supporters and opponents of the bill before its passed.

The Nebraska Legislature's Appropriations Committee on Thursday endorsed building a new, $350 million prison.

Instead of considering bills one-by-one, senators have instead begun to combine multiple bills — and in some cases, dozens — into larger packages to avoid a filibuster.

A controversial bill is causing the Nebraska Legislature to consider changes.