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A group of Nebraska lawmakers are filibustering all bills that come before the Nebraska Legislature in protest of a bill that would ban gender-affirming medical treatments for minors.

A group of Nebraska lawmakers are filibustering all bills that come before the Nebraska Legislature in protest of a bill that would ban gender-affirming medical treatments for minors.

Friday marked day 50 of the Nebraska Legislature and after three weeks of filibusters, that trend will likely continue in the coming weeks and months, even as some senators look for ways to work around the legislative blockage.

A day after Nebraska lawmakers voted to advance a ban on gender-affirming care for youth, senators were expressing their frustration with filibusters as they looked ahead to next week’s first full day of floor debate.

Nebraska lawmakers on Thursday voted to advance LB574, which would ban gender-affirming care for youth.

Nebraska lawmakers on Thursday voted to advance LB574, which would ban gender-affirming care for youth.

Debate is finally underway on LB574, the bill that brought the Nebraska Legislature to a halt for weeks.

(LINCOLN, Neb.) -- For the past three weeks, Nebraska State Sen. Machaela Cavanaugh has been on an endless run, speaking on the Senate floor on just about every

LB 574, or the "Let Them Grow" Act, was introduced by Sen. Kathleen Kauth and has already caused plenty of contentious moments at the State Capital this legislative session.

A Nebraska lawmaker has paused her persistent filibuster over a bill banning transgender gender-affirming therapies. Omaha Sen. Machaela Cavanaugh had been staging a filibuster to protest a bill that would