Bills signed by Gov. Jim Pillen, among other things, will let peacetime veterans receive emergency county aid and require "Medigap" insurers to offer them to many Medicare recipients under 65.
LINCOLN — Gov. Jim Pillen’s much-amended plan to raise sales taxes to decrease local property taxes went down in flames Thursday, the final day of the 2024 state legislative session.
LINCOLN — Nebraska lawmakers gave final approval Thursday to an updated bill that will devote $10 million a year in state funds for scholarships to attend K-12 private or parochial schools. The 32-15 approval of Legislative Bill 1402 on the final day of the 2024 legislative session would end Nebraska’s distinction as one of only […] The post State lawmakers pass updated ‘Opportunity Scholarship’ bill appeared first on Nebraska Examiner.
LINCOLN — Roughly 7,000 Nebraskans today can directly benefit from a newly passed state law that eliminates a two-year waiting period and immediately restores voting rights to felons upon completion of their sentence, advocates of the law said Friday. Members of a coalition that has fought years for the legal change now are preparing to […] The post Advocates plan ‘boots on the ground’ efforts to reach Nebraskans affected by new felon voting law appeared first on Nebraska Examiner.
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