Abortion ban fails to advance in Nebraska Legislature
Thirty-one senators voted for a cloture motion to advance the bill, short of the 33 needed.
Source: klkntv.com
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Thirty-one senators voted for a cloture motion to advance the bill, short of the 33 needed.
Criminal justice reform measure stalls
For the second time in seven years, state lawmakers have rejected the advice of national authorities on how to reduce spending on prisons.
A proposed ban on abortion if Roe v. Wade is overturned was blocked in the Legislature, as was a proposed criminal justice reform.
Efforts to slow Nebraska’s nation-leading prison growth and overcrowding collapsed in the Legislature Wednesday.