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On the next-to-last day of the session, lawmakers passed a bunch of bills, including one repealing a law that allows private contractors to manage child abuse and neglect cases in

One bill would require education about "the Holocaust and other acts of genocide." The other would provide financial incentives for new teachers and ease testing requirements for teachers in training.

As part of the effort to combat Nebraskas teacher shortage, a program proposed in the Legislature would provide first-year educators up to $5,000 a year for as many as five