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Full Day of Hearings on Monday for Nebraska Senators
Last Updated: 3:05 PM 02/11/12 - A slate of 10 public hearings is set for Monday in the state Legislature in an effort to catch up with work postponed because of winter weather last weekend.
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Legislative Wrap-Up: Insurance Coverage, U.S. Flags, and Pay Raises
Last Updated: 8:56 AM 02/11/12 - Flags in every classroom, specialized insurance and senator pay raises. These are all hot-button topics which have everyone talking in this week's legislative wrap-up.
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Omaha Senator Brings Back Healthy Food Proposal
Last Updated: 2:47 PM 02/10/12 - An Omaha senator is taking another run at a plan to increase access to healthy food in low-income areas in Nebraska.
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NU Regent Hassebrook to Seek U.S. Senate Seat
Last Updated: 5:46 PM 02/10/12 - University of Nebraska Regent Chuck Hassebrook will seek the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Ben Nelson.
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Beutler: Downtown Fiber Project Will Promote Economic Development
Last Updated: 11:03 AM 02/10/12 - Mayor Chris Beutler announced Thursday that the City of Lincoln will place a grid of communication fiber conduits in downtown Lincoln.
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Alcohol Sale Compliance Check Plan Shelved
Last Updated: 1:38 PM 02/09/12 - A bill that would prohibit minors working with police from lying about their age during alcohol sale compliance checks in Nebraska has been put on ice until April.
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Bill Advances To Hike Senators Pay
Last Updated: 4:48 PM 02/09/12 - Some thought it was an astronomical number - give senators a $20,000 pay raise to run the state. A measure would have hiked senators annual salaries from $12,000 to $32,000.
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Nebraska Bill Would Repeal Liquor Sales Ban on Sundays
Last Updated: 5:27 AM 02/09/12 - Local governments may soon be allowed to decide whether stores can sell liquor between 6 a.m. and noon on Sundays.
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US Sen. Nelson Calls for Neb. Road Work Progress
Last Updated: 5:20 AM 02/09/12 - U.S. Sen. Ben Nelson is calling on federal authorities to speed up the repair of nearly two dozen Nebraska roads and bridges -- some that have been on hold since 2008.
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Revenue Committee Hears Tax Cut Bills
Last Updated: 8:07 AM 02/09/12 - Tax cuts. Who should get them and how, really depends on the ideology of the senator.
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New Autism Bill Proposed
Last Updated: 4:35 PM 02/08/12 - If you have a child with an autism spectrum disorder, a new autism bill has been proposed that would demand insurance companies in Nebraska pay for behavioral health treatment, or applied behavior analysis (ABA).
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Neb. AG Planning Lawsuit Against Health Care Law
Last Updated: 7:31 PM 02/08/12 - Nebraska Attorney General Jon Bruning says his office will coordinate a legal challenge against a requirement in the new federal health care law that requires church-affiliated employers to cover birth control for their workers.
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Nebraska Cattle Liability Bill Set for Hearing
Last Updated: 7:13 PM 02/08/12 - Motorists who strike livestock on Nebraska roads could have a tougher time winning negligence lawsuits against farmers and ranchers, under a bill set for a legislative hearing.
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Nebraska Measure Aims at Property Tax Relief
Last Updated: 6:41 AM 02/08/12 - The average Nebraska homeowner would get $160 in property tax relief, under a bill introduced to rival Gov. Dave Heineman's tax cut proposals.
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Nebraska Student Vows to Help Make Patriotism 'Cool'
Last Updated: 10:54 PM 02/07/12 - A 12-year-old student from Lincoln says kids today don't respect the American flag or the Pledge of Allegiance.
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Democrats Trying to Replace Nelson Want Level Playing Field
Last Updated: 7:09 AM 02/08/12 - You've likely heard of the five Republicans fighting for Senator Ben Nelson's Senate seat, but it wouldn't come as a surprise if you haven't heard of the Democrats.
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Nebraska Advocates Push Prenatal Care Bill
Last Updated: 4:22 PM 02/07/12 - Advocates who want to restore prenatal care coverage for low-income women say a bill in the Legislature would save the state money by reducing long-term health care costs after their children are born.
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Nebraska Senator says Lawmaker Raises are Long Overdue
Last Updated: 6:34 AM 02/08/12 - A Nebraska state senator says lawmakers need to be paid more because everyday people are being discouraged from serving in the Unicameral.
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Bill Could Bring Entertainment Districts to Nebraska
Last Updated: 4:24 PM 02/07/12 - A new arena could mean a new Entertainment District.
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Nebraska Jail Contraband Bill Gains Final Approval
Last Updated: 4:23 PM 02/07/12 - People convicted of smuggling smokes, money or cell phones to Nebraska inmates would find themselves behind bars for up to a year, under a bill approved by the state Legislature.
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Ex-Sen. Bob Kerrey Not Running Again for Nebraska Seat
Last Updated: 10:43 PM 02/07/12 - Former Sen. Bob Kerrey says he won't seek the Democratic nomination to replace retiring Sen. Ben Nelson of Nebraska.
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Advocates Prepare to Push Nebraska Prenatal Care Bill
Last Updated: 5:28 AM 02/07/12 - Health care providers say more low-income women in Nebraska are waiting longer for prenatal care that helps protect their unborn children from health risks and complications at birth.
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Nebraska Measure Would Give Lawmakers a $20,000 Raise
Last Updated: 4:20 PM 02/07/12 - Potential raises for Nebraska lawmakers would be put in the hands of the voters, under a resolution up for debate in the state Legislature.
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Nebraska Lawmaker Seeks to Study Countywide Schools
Last Updated: 4:54 AM 02/07/12 - A state lawmaker wants to study the potential cost and impact of switching to single, countywide school districts throughout Nebraska.
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Nebraska Wineries Could Get Tax Break
Last Updated: 4:21 PM 02/05/12 - Grape growers and winemakers in Nebraska would be eligible for an income tax credit under a bill scheduled for debate in the Legislature's Revenue Committee.
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Bills Extend Training to Low-Income Nebraskans
Last Updated: 12:56 PM 02/04/12 - Nebraskans without a job, an education or the skills to advance professionally could get training under two measures in the Legislature that seek to help people amid a slowly growing economy.
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Kerrey Continues Waiting Game on Senate Decision
Last Updated: 10:15 PM 02/03/12 - Former Democratic presidential candidate and U.S. Sen. Bob Kerrey is heading into another week with no decision on whether he'll seek Nebraska's open Senate seat.
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Nebraska Bill Would Let References Say Nice Things
Last Updated: 4:40 AM 02/03/12 - Employers would be able to loosen their tongues a bit when they get calls about former workers, under a bill set for debate next week in the Legislature.
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Nebraska Mountain Lion Season Could Be Coming Soon
Last Updated: 6:14 AM 02/03/12 - The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission would have the authority to control the mountain lion population, under a measure before the state Legislature.
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Bill Would Create Deer Donation Program
Last Updated: 5:02 PM 02/02/12 - A Nebraska lawmaker says the state should join surrounding states in offering a large-scale program that allows hunters to donate deer meat to feed needy Nebraskans and prisoners.
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4th Dodge School Board Member Recalled
Last Updated: 5:00 PM 02/02/12 - Voters upset about the pending merger of the Dodge and Howells school districts in northeast Nebraska have recalled another Dodge school board member.
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Friday Legislative Hearings Cancelled Due to Winter Storm Warning
Last Updated: 3:36 PM 02/02/12 - Speaker of the Legislature Mike Flood announced the legislative hearings scheduled for Friday afternoon have been cancelled due to numerous blizzard warnings and winter storm watches across the state of Nebraska.
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Committee Advances Nebraska Film Incentive Bill
Last Updated: 6:00 PM 02/02/12 - A measure designed to help Nebraska cities attract film, television and commercial productions has advanced out of a legislative committee.
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Nebraska Lawmakers Take Up Hunting Issues on Thursday
Last Updated: 5:30 AM 02/02/12 - Nebraska lawmakers are setting their sights on three proposals that would expand hunting.
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Nebraska Bill Would Make Youth Sports Fees Tax Exempt
Last Updated: 5:15 PM 02/01/12 - The loss of sales tax revenue is a small price to pay for healthier children in Nebraska.
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Senator Deb Fischer Files for U.S. Senate
Last Updated: 3:16 PM 02/01/12 - Senator Deb Fischer filed to become an official candidate for the Republican nomination to the U.S. Senate.
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Nebraska Lawmakers Advance Government Merger Plan
Last Updated: 11:19 AM 02/01/12 - The city of Omaha and Douglas County may have to supply a government merger plan to state lawmakers by July 2013.
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Nebraska Bill Would Enhance State's Dog Breeding Rules
Last Updated: 10:47 AM 02/01/12 - A measure to tighten the rules that dog breeders in Nebraska must follow is advancing through the state Legislature.
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Nebraska Measure Would Expand Lawmaker Term Limits
Last Updated: 5:45 AM 02/01/12 - Nebraska lawmakers could serve three back-to-back terms in office under a proposed constitutional amendment that would give voters the opportunity to expand the time they can serve.
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Nebraska Film Incentive Bill Wins High-Profile Support
Last Updated: 10:51 PM 01/31/12 - A bill that would let Nebraska cities entice filmmakers with state economic development dollars has won support from a prominent, native-born filmmaker.
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Nebraska Lawmakers Advance Proposed Hunting Amendment
Last Updated: 11:27 AM 01/31/12 - A proposal that could place hunting, fishing and trapping rights in the Nebraska constitution has advanced to a final vote in the Legislature.
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Nebraska Measure Would Let Lawmakers Legalize Gambling
Last Updated: 6:05 AM 01/31/12 - A state lawmaker says a gambling proposal he introduced would generate millions in Nebraska tax revenue that is currently going to Iowa.
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Nebraska Bill Would Halt Planned Cuts to Medicaid
Last Updated: 6:10 AM 01/31/12 - The State of Nebraska should reinstate planned cuts to the Medicaid program to better serve children and low income families, several health care advocates say.
Nebraska Bills Would Increase Burial Pay for Workers
Last Updated: 6:43 PM 01/29/12 - Families of workers killed on the job in Nebraska could receive more for burial expenses under two bills in the Legislature.
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Nebraska Bill Seek Changes for Foster Care Watchdog
Last Updated: 6:31 PM 01/29/12 - Senators are working together to rid the foster care system of what they say are conflicts of interest.
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Bill in Legislature Would Start Agriculture Literacy Panel
Last Updated: 10:43 PM 01/28/12 - A Nebraska lawmaker wants to make sure that schools are teaching children about agriculture and how food gets to their plates.
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Nebraska Bill Would Extend Time for Sex Abuse Lawsuits
Last Updated: 3:26 PM 01/27/12 - Victims of childhood sexual abuse in Nebraska would have more time to sue their assailants, under a bill that advanced in the Legislature.
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Nebraska Lawmaker Pulls Death Penalty Bill
Last Updated: 9:50 PM 01/27/12 - A measure to abolish the death penalty in Nebraska has been pulled from debate in the Legislature, but could return later in the session.
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Nebraska Bill Would Promote Use of Electronic Reports
Last Updated: 8:06 AM 01/27/12 - The Nebraska Legislature may soon become a little more environmentally friendly.
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Nebraska Child Welfare Debate Rages in Hearing
Last Updated: 7:41 AM 01/27/12 - The head of Nebraska's child welfare services says a proposal to reclaim case management duties from private contractors would destabilize the system that serves abused and neglected children.
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The Oglala Sioux Tribe of South Dakota filed a federal lawsuit Thursday demanding $500 million from five international beer manufacturers for the cost of health care, social services and child rehabilitation caused by chronic alcoholism on the reservation. To leave your comment, click here.