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More than 60 NE entities show unified front to update laws, state ...
WEB4 days ago · LINCOLN — More than 60 Nebraska organizations converged Wednesday at the State Capitol to announce a unified resolve to change state and federal policies in ways that would swing the door open for more immigrants to work and settle in as Cornhuskers. Among the representatives was Bryan Slone ...
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WEBSep 16, 2024 · LINCOLN — Secretary of State Bob Evnen has officially finalized Nebraska’s fall 2024 ballot with six ballot measures advancing to the Nov. 5 general election. Evnen said county election officials faced upwards of 600,000 signatures to verify this summer across six different petitions, each …
Nebraska's new $3M, regional approach to spurring economic …
WEBAug 21, 2024 · OMAH A — Armed with an initial $3 million in public funds, Nebraska has now fully launched a new regional approach to economic development that organizers hope will accelerate growth and sharpen the state’s competitive edge.. On Wednesday in Omaha, the last of six regional teams had an inaugural meeting and started planning a signature project for the largely urban four-county area in and ...
Nebraska Supreme Court hears arguments to block abortion …
WEBSep 9, 2024 · LINCOLN — Supporters of two competing abortion-related ballot initiatives spent Monday at the Nebraska Supreme Court seeking rulings by Friday’s deadline to finalize the ballot. Justices heard oral arguments in three lawsuits: two seeking to block an abortion-rights amendment from the fall ballot and …
NE lawmakers adjourn for weekend, will continue work on …
WEBNebraskans 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.
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WEBSep 13, 2024 · BY: Zach Wendling - September 18, 2024. LINCOLN — Gov. Jim Pillen is praising a trio of new laws that he says enables the State of Nebraska to proactively identify and push back on security threats and foreign land ownership. Pillen, in a news conference last week, on the 23rd anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, praised ...
Nebraska GOP closes ranks, endorses federal delegation
WEBAug 18, 2024 · Most would expect the state GOP’s central committee to endorse the five members of Nebraska’s all-GOP federal congressional delegation, as it did Saturday during a meeting in Hastings. But the Nebraska GOP has spent more than two years sorting out disagreements between some in the party’s grassroots and …
Debate delayed on owner-occupied housing valuations as …
WEBAug 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
Second budget bill advances after another filibuster
WEBAug. 14, 2024. (Zach Wendling/Nebraska Examiner) LINCOLN — The Nebraska Legislature on Thursday advanced the second of two budget bills of the special session intended to offset the costs of a slimmed-down property tax relief plan. But state senators spent most of the day getting there, venting about what they wish they had included in a ...