The GOP keeps failing to make Nebraska a winner-take-all state. Now it might ask voters to do it
Republicans in the GOP-dominated state of Nebraska face yet another likely defeat on a bill to reverse the state’s unusual ...
Nebraska lawmakers consider requiring K-12 schools to ban cellphone use on school grounds
The intent of the bill is to implement cellphone restrictions in all of Nebraska's K-12 schools. However, Attorney General ...
Nebraska lawmaker's bid to make Uber drivers independent contractors draws opposition
A proposal to change Nebraska law to define ride-sharing and app-based food delivery drivers as independent contractors ran ...
University of Nebraska faces funding cuts with governor’s proposed budget
It continues to be biggest issue for the Nebraska Legislature this year: closing $432 million budget shortfall for the next two years. Doing that could be hard on some state organizations.
Some Nebraska lawmakers seek exemptions in voter-led paid sick leave law, as others protest
After Nebraskans voted to require paid sick leave for eligible employees in November, two dozen state lawmakers are seeking ...
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Nebraska lawmakers consider placing limits on voter-approved paid sick leave law
A committee of Nebraska lawmakers considered a proposal Monday that would place limits on the law nearly 75% of voters ...
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Nebraskans largely tell lawmakers to scrap winner-take-all plan: 'It's OK to be better'
Nebraskans filled the halls of the state Capitol Thursday afternoon, most of them there to oppose two proposals to restore a ...
Bill proposes exemptions to Nebraska’s Paid Sick Leave law
Certain workers in Nebraska could be exempt from earning and using paid sick leave under a bill introduced in the Nebraska Legislature on Jan. 22.
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Nebraska THC retailers ask lawmakers to regulate, not outlaw, substance
As Nebraska's attorney general implored lawmakers Wednesday to outlaw the hemp-derived THC products for sale in shops ...
Governor, students testify in support bill requiring school cell phone policy
A bill that would require K-12 school districts to establish policies to restrict or ban students using cell phones in school hours dials up a lot of support during a public hearing Tuesday afternoon.
Lawmaker pitches state climate office to better respond to climate change
Nebraska could leverage more federal funds and better coordinate its efforts to combat climate change by creating a dedicated ...
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EXPLAINER: How to submit your comments on Nebraska’s ‘winner-take-all’ hearing
LINCOLN, Neb. (WOWT) - The Legislature will have a hearing on LB3, the proposed bill to turn Nebraska into a “winner-take-all” state, on Thursday afternoon — and there’s plenty of ways to ...