Posted: 7:05 AM Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman is criticizing Congress and President Barack Obama for across-the-board spending cuts rather than targeted reductions.

Posted: 6:52 AM Nebraska lawmakers have approved a measure that would ban nonprofit groups from participating in a state-run work-camp program if they discriminate based on sexual orientation.

Posted: 6:39 AM Sen. Ernie Chambers of Omaha is promising a full filibuster to protest a bill that would let Nebraska work-camp inmates work for nonprofit groups.

Posted: 5:39 AM Autism Bill will likely make to the Senate Chamber for vote.

Updated: 5:20 AM In a 58-41 vote, the Senate has approved former Sen. Chuck Hagel as defense secretary.

Posted: 8:49 AM The latest Associated Press Economy Survey suggests the biggest drag on the economy is the continued budget impasse in Washington, not the slow pace of consumer spending.

Posted: 7:04 AM A deeply divided Senate is moving toward a vote on President Barack Obama's contentious choice of Chuck Hagel to head the Defense Department.

Updated: 5:18 AM Nebraska lawmakers are set to review a proposal that would prohibit school bus drivers from using cell phones while driving.

Updated: 6:23 AM A plan to limit elected officials from holding city contracts could be decided by voters.

Updated: 5:11 AM Senator Paul Schumacher isn't new to gambling bills. He's proposed a number of them in the past but the one being debated this year would give more power to senators.

Posted: 1:29 PM A bill that would regulate when Nebraska cities and counties can start charging for public records requests has won first-round approval in the Legislature.

Updated: 4:13 PM One out of every 88 children is diagnosed with autism. With that in mind, Lincoln Senator Colby Coash is making a run at helping families cope with the diagnoses.

Posted: 4:51 AM A lawyer for public school districts in Nebraska say some are considering cutting hours for part-time employees who work between 30 and 40 hours per week to avoid offering them health insurance benefits.

Posted: 6:01 PM Roger Dodson would like to announce that he is ending his campaign as a candidate for Lincoln City Council due to recent medical concerns.

Posted: 3:09 PM A key lawmaker in Nebraska's tax debate has released new details about a proposal to create a tax-modernization committee.

Posted: 6:38 AM The Legislature's Revenue Committee has officially killed Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman's two tax reform proposals.

Posted: 6:30 AM Nebraska residents with developmental disabilities are asking lawmakers to remove the term "mental retardation" from state laws.

Posted: 3:23 PM The Nebraska Legislature is postponing its Thursday afternoon committee hearings because of an expected snowstorm.

Posted: 4:00 PM Democrat Bob Kerrey says he has no plans to run for the U.S. Senate seat Mike Johanns will vacate in 2015, and that's extremely unlikely to change.

Posted: 3:16 PM A few days after Gov. Dave Heineman scrapped his tax overhaul plans, Nebraska lawmakers are turning their focus to a bill that would create a state tax modernization commission.

Updated: 4:42 AM Republican Mike Johanns of Nebraska says he's retiring from the U.S. Senate because he and his wife both felt that they've spent enough time in public service.

Updated: 5:07 AM The shake-up in state politics leaves two of Nebraska's most powerful political offices up for grabs.

Updated: 5:17 PM Governor Dave Heineman answers questions about a possible Senate run.

Posted: 4:03 PM Following Senator Mike Johanns announcement Monday afternoon, Congressman Jeff Fortenberry issued a statement saying he will consider running for the United State Senate.

Updated: 5:13 AM Nebraska lawmaker Charlie Janssen says he will run for governor in 2014.