Posted: 11:57 PM The Grand Island Economic Development Corporation supports a bill that would allow cities to annex land that does not border city limits.

Updated: 6:46 PM Former Nebraska U.S. Senator Chuck Hagel is facing questions during his confirmation hearing as president Obama's choice for Secretary of Defense. First at Four caught up with New York Times reporter and Nebraska native Jeff Zeleny to talk more about national politics.

Updated: 5:20 AM Former Republican Sen. Chuck Hagel was put on the spot Thursday by Republican members of the Senate panel considering his nomination to be defense secretary.

Posted: 7:40 AM A Nebraska lawmaker wants to allow foster care youth to receive assistance from the state until they're 21.

Updated: 10:10 AM Nebraska says a law that establishes a review process for a proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline is constitutional.

Posted: 7:24 AM A private, nonprofit agency that manages child welfare cases in the Omaha area is projecting a $2 million annual shortfall in its budget, based on what it currently receives in state aid.

Posted: 7:20 AM Several Nebraska lawmakers have plans to get rid of taxation on Social Security benefits to make Nebraska a more appealing place to retire.

Posted: 10:33 AM The husband of wounded former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords says that while curbing gun violence is a complex problem, it is no excuse for inaction by lawmakers.

Posted: 8:36 AM A Nebraska lawmaker wants to put the Department of Aeronautics and Federal Aviation Administration in charge of handling complaints against crop-dusters, but some in the agriculture industry question whether that's the correct approach.

Posted: 8:31 AM Nebraska lawmakers are set to hear a bill that would let counties establish the fees charged by local sheriffs.

Updated: 6:41 AM The possibility of more gun control and bans of certain kinds of firearms has state and local government in Nebraska talking.

Posted: 4:43 PM Lawmakers are mulling a bill that would let Nebraska cities offer "relocation incentives" at their own expense to attract new residents.

Updated: 1:19 PM Chuck Hagel, the likely next secretary of defense, would be the first to enter the Pentagon as a public advocate for sharply reducing the number of U.S. nuclear weapons, possibly without equivalent cuts by Russia.

Posted: 10:42 AM U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) announced Tuesday that she is cosponsoring legislation to constitutionally require the federal government to rein in spending and pass a balanced budget.

Updated: 7:58 AM The balance between making money and gambling addiction will once again be debated.

Posted: 1:49 PM Buying health insurance in Nebraska will change starting in October as part of Affordable Care Act.

Posted: 6:06 AM Nebraska health clinics serving low-income residents say more women are seeking prenatal care in the first trimester of their pregnancies, when problems are the easiest to treat.

Updated: 4:31 AM Klein testified in front of lawmakers on Thursday in favor of a bill that would require all Nebraska hospitals to screen for heart defects in newborns.

Posted: 8:57 PM A National Rifle Association lobbyist and gun owners are opposing a Nebraska bill designed to keep firearms away from unsupervised juveniles.

Posted: 8:55 PM A state lawmaker who fought for years to abolish the death penalty in Nebraska is trying again.

Updated: 5:40 AM A Nebraska lawmaker has introduced a bill that would prohibit employers from discriminating against potential workers based on their sexual orientation.

Updated: 10:50 PM Four state senators held a press conference Wednesday about a proposed bill that would change the entire juvenile justice system.

Posted: 4:25 PM A Nebraska lawmaker has moved to repeal a law that extends state-funded prenatal care services to illegal immigrants and other low-income women.

Updated: 5:36 PM Nebraska lawmakers are introducing a bill to expand Medicaid coverage as part of the federal health care law, saying it would reduce long-term health care costs for the state, counties and hospitals while giving more residents access to preventative care.

Posted: 6:52 AM A group of Nebraska lawmakers plans to announce a proposal to reorganize the state's juvenile justice system to treat more youths without sending them to detention centers.