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2 days ago · Nebraskans want accountability from their elected officials and government. They want to know whether their tax dollars are being well-spent, whether state agencies and local governments are responsive to the people and whether officials, programs and policies are working for the common good.
Breaking down contested committee chair races in the Nebraska ...
14 hours ago · LINCOLN — As state lawmakers reconvene for the 109th Nebraska Legislature, one of their first tasks will be selecting leadership in at least six contested races to chair legislative committees. The start of the two-year legislative session comes as one-third of the 49-member Legislature is brand new to the body.
Speaker Arch: Nebraska budget ‘without a doubt’ biggest issue of …
1 day ago · The Legislature will also vote on slates of senators to serve on the Committee on Committees, which doles out committee assignments to all 49 lawmakers, and the Executive Board, which monitors the hiring of legislative employees and the day-to-day operations of the legislative branch.. The 2025 legislative session will see 16 newly elected lawmakers and one former state senator from Grand ...
Medical cannabis prevails at Nebraska’s ballot box, but fate …
Nov 6, 2024 · Supporters of medical cannabis joined together in support of two related ballot measures for the 2024 general election at a public hearing for Initiative Measures 437 and 438 at the University of Nebraska at Omaha on Friday, Oct. 25, 2024.
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6 days ago · Biden awards Lincoln Police Officer Tu Anh Tran the Medal of Valor BY: Aaron Sanderford - January 3, 2025 LINCOLN — President Joe Biden awarded a Medal of Valor on Friday to the Lincoln Police Department sergeant who jumped into a frigid pond in February 2023 to save a woman from drowning in her car. Sgt. Tu Anh Tran responded to a winter weather-related wreck at Wilderness Ridge Golf Course ...
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Dec 23, 2024 · Nebraskans want accountability from their elected officials and government. They want to know whether their tax dollars are being well-spent, whether state agencies and local governments are responsive to the people and whether officials, programs and policies are working for the common good.
Lawmakers look at what works, what doesn’t among NE housing …
Dec 18, 2024 · How Nebraska stacks up A “Framing the Future, Altering the Affordable Housing Blueprint in Nebraska,” issued in September by the Nebraska Legislative Research Office, used Census Bureau data to look at how the state stacks up nationally: Nebraska ranked at the bottom of the pack when looking at how much state government spent on “housing and community development” projects, according ...
Nebraska Examiner launches 2024 general election voter guide
Oct 14, 2024 · Formally launched Monday, the guide includes answers on issues from dozens of candidates statewide and information on each of six statewide ballot measures that appear on the Nebraska 2024 general election ballot.It includes information on how Nebraskans can check their voter registration status, ballot status and other general information about the election.
Breaking down petition signatures for Nebraska 2024 ballot …
Oct 23, 2024 · In summer 2023, officials also validated more than 90,000 signatures in a referendum against a $25 million tax credit program for “opportunity scholarships” to offset attendance costs for K-12 nonpublic schools. Legislation passed in 2024 repeals that legislation on Oct. 31, and Evnen decided not to place the earlier measure on the ballot.. The advocates returned and successfully ...
Debate delayed on owner-occupied housing valuations as …
Aug 17, 2024 · Government & Politics; Housing; Labor & Growth; Debate delayed on owner-occupied housing valuations as tensions flare in Nebraska Legislature A short-lived, emotional fight Saturday flipped on its head halfway through, with key lawmakers regrouping to help save a proposed constitutional amendment on housing valuations