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Small changes to the rules under which the Legislature operates were approved on Wednesday, but senators delayed taking up a measure that would change how committee chairs are selected.

"Comments from two state senators from Omaha have pretty much diminished hopes for a normal session of the Nebraska Legislature this year," J.L. Schmidt writes.

LINCOLN — A panel of state lawmakers were told last week that the fate of a proposed $1 billion, 4,000-acre recreation lake between Omaha and Lincoln should be clear by

LINCOLN, Neb. — A panel of state lawmakers were told last week that the fate of a proposed $1 billion, 4,000-acre recreation lake between Omaha and Lincoln should be clear

Heavy snow was falling Friday morning across much of the Midwest and the Great Plains, including in major cities like Chicago.

The warmer the planet becomes, the more moisture the atmosphere can take up and then release as precipitation.

What forecasters described as “life-threatening winter weather” closed schools and disrupted commerce. Intense cold was expected to spread across the country, and to freeze football fans.

A variety of changes aimed at streamlining floor debate and other legislative processes are under consideration in Nebraska.

Speaker John Arch said the Legislature will start debating technical and noncontroversial rules changes before moving onto items likely to draw heavy opposition in the chamber.

Speaker of the Nebraska Legislature John Arch called for a "deliberative pace" as debate over rules got underway Thursday.“This is our challenge: it's to struct