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May 3, 2024
LINCOLN — Top Nebraska state senators say they feel comfortable with the level of state reserves they left behind in 2024 and beyond after carefully considering spending requests during this year’s legislative session. Nebraska lawmakers are statutorily required to have a balanced budget and are projected to end the next fiscal year, on June 30, 2025, […] The post Legislative leaders optimistic about Nebraska’s fiscal health after careful spending appeared first on Ne...
April 25, 2024
LINCOLN — Gov. Jim Pillen vetoed legislation Wednesday that would have allowed new lawsuits against school districts or other political subdivisions if they failed to act on suspected claims of child sexual assault or abuse. Pillen on Wednesday night announced his signatures of 10 other bills, including the state’s replacement “school choice” law, and the veto […] The post Pillen vetoes Nebraska child sexual assault and abuse proposal appeared first on Nebraska...
April 25, 2024
State, city and community leaders are scheduled to join SUNY Oneonta President Alberto Cardelle to open a new downtown location of the universitys Extended and Community Learning Center next week.
April 20, 2024
LINCOLN — Officials in public schools or other Nebraska political subdivisions could be held liable if they fail to protect children in their care through a proposal inching forward in the Legislature. Legislative Bill 25, introduced by State Sen. Justin Wayne of Omaha, was the subject of multiple days of debate and negotiations that ultimately resulted […]
February 27, 2024
In Wyoming Democrats vote for Democrats and Republicans do likewise. For three terms (1917-35) Wyoming's beloved beef-raising Democrat John Benjamin Kendrick was elected to theโฆ
February 8, 2024
Missouri Republicans were unable to push a bill to bar Planned Parenthood from receiving Medicaid reimbursements to a vote.
February 7, 2024
Nebraska Senators bill to expand colonoscopy coverage advances in legislature, potentially eliminating extra fees for insured patients.
January 18, 2024
The DOJ report on the Uvalde shooting found "cascading failures" in the law enforcement response and concluded that police "demonstrated no urgency".
January 5, 2024
State Sen.-elect Dave Vinzant, D-Hobart, is ready and willing to work with anyone at the Statehouse if it has the potential to improve lives and communities in Northwest Indiana.
December 29, 2023
Chick-fil-A could soon be forced to open some New York locations on Sundays, overturning a policy that dates back nearly eight decades.State lawmakers are considering a bill that would require the chicken chain โ and any other food serviceโฆ