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Nebraska swore in its new governor Thursday.

New leadership took hold in the Nebraska Legislature on Wednesday morning.

The first day of the session was expected to center on a proposal to change the Legislatures method of choosing committee leaders, but the fight has reportedly been delayed.

The Nebraska Legislature began its new session Wednesday with several new members, a new incoming governor and nearly $1 billion in cash. But it faces some of the same perpetual issues over the next five months, including a likely fight over proposed abortion restrictions and what to do with that surplus money.

The Nebraska Legislature began its new session Wednesday with several new members, a new incoming governor and nearly $1 billion in cash. But it faces

When Gov. Kay Orr appointed a U.S senator following the sudden death of Sen. Ed Zorinsky in 1987, there were big name Republican officeholders on the list of potential appointees.

Republicans appear to have gained a supermajority in the Nebraska Legislature, enough to overcome a filibuster.

LINCOLN — It appears that if vote totals hold in a couple of close races, Republicans captured a filibuster-proof majority in the officially nonpartisan Nebraska Legislature in Tuesday’s election. Unofficial

While one seat changed from Democrat to Republican, another appeared to have flipped the other way as of late Tuesday night.

It appears that if vote totals hold in a couple of close races, Republicans captured a filibuster-proof majority in the officially nonpartisan Nebraska Legislature in Tuesday’s election.