Nebraska lawmakers signal support for youth social media ban
A committee of Nebraska lawmakers signaled support Thursday for a proposed law that would bar children younger than 18 from ...
Winner-take-all bills stuck in a 'lull' in Nebraska Legislature as backers search for votes
Two proposals to restore a winner-take-all model for Nebraska's future presidential elections appear to be stuck in limbo as ...
Nebraska Republicans prepare to ask voters to overhaul winner-take-all system
Nebraska‘s electoral system in presidential contests has caught the ire of state Republicans who want it overhauled, but as ...
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 Legislature holds hearing for Stand with Women Act
A committee hearing at the Nebraska State Capitol was held for Legislative Bill 89, known as the “Stand with Women Act.” ...
Nebraska Legislature considering bill that could allow EBTs to be used at certain restaurants
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - In a hearing on Tuesday, Nebraska lawmakers discussed LB 46. The bill would create the Nebraska ...
School cellphone ban advances to full Nebraska Legislature, first of Pillen’s 2025 priorities
The first of Gov. Jim Pillen’s 2025 legislative priorities advanced Thursday to the full Nebraska Legislature: banning most student cellphones in public K-12 schools. The Legislature’s Education ...
Year-round standard time, daylight saving time bills both advance from Nebraska committee
Lawmakers are closer to ending the twice-a-year switching of clocks but still must decide: year-round standard time or ...
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Nebraska's rural, urban counties divided over bid to cut inheritance tax rate
Nebraska lawmakers will consider replacing the state's sliding inheritance tax rate with a 1% across-the-board rate under a ...
Nebraska government system shutdown disrupts the Legislature, DMV and other offices
A systemwide outage of state goverment computers shut down everything from the work of the Legislature to driver’s licensing ...
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Nebraska lawmakers signal support for Gov. Pillen's proposed school cellphone ban
A committee of Nebraska lawmakers signaled support Tuesday for Gov. Jim Pillen's proposal to require every school in the state to ban the use of cellphones.