Efforts fail to stop or scale back canal, prison projects
The Legislature Thursday rejected attempts to stop or scale back canal and prison projects.
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The Legislature Thursday rejected attempts to stop or scale back canal and prison projects.
Nebraska lawmakers stuck with plans to set aside $545 million from the cash reserve for a canal-and-reservoir system to draw water from the South Platte River.
LINCOLN — The trauma of living in north Omaha was compared to a “war zone” Wednesday during debate over the state budget, with inner-city children witnessing acts of violence and
Plans to build a new $350 million prison moved forward Wednesday, despite concerns that it won't resolve Nebraska's prison overcrowding issues, as lawmakers advanced the main state budget bill.
The Nebraska Legislature voted 36-4 Wednesday first-round approval of a state budget for the next two years.