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State Senator Steve Erdman talks with State Senator Ben Hansen on the floor of the Legislature. Erdman wears a navy suit, a white button-up shirt and a tie with stripes resembling the American flag. His official senator pin is pinned to his left shoulder.

With only weeks left in session, constitutional amendment to take Nebraska from a one-house legislature to two still in...

Caitlyn Thomas - April 30, 2023

State senators work on the floor of the Nebraska Legislature. Speaker John Arch stands at his desk addressing his colleagues, some who turn in their seats to listen and others who continue working on their phones, laptops or papers in front of them.

Who’s who in the Nebraska Legislature: 2023-24 state senators

Zach Wendling - April 17, 2023

Nebraska Legislative Study Group co-founders Cindy Maxwell-Ostdiek, Brooklynne Rosado, Angie Philips and Christi Bradley join for a photo in a brown gazebo on a spring day. Trees are bright green with lush green grass in the background while pink foliage peaks out behind Bradley’s shoulder.

Nebraska Legislative Study Group prioritizes action, community in fifth year

Zach Wendling - February 27, 2023

State Senators John Fredrickson, Tom Brewer and George Dungan are dressed in black suits, white button-ups and colored ties in the legislative chamber.

Guns in Nebraska: Three hearings cover proposed future of firearm laws

Owen Reimer - January 27, 2023

An illustration of six state senators in the Nebraska Legislature divided into six equal sqares.

Social issues defining first weeks of Legislature likely to dominate session

Zach Wendling - January 25, 2023

Speaker John Arch addresses the legislative chamber from his seat on the legislative floor.

Keeping Up With the Legislature: Days 9-12 (Jan. 16-20)

Zach Wendling - January 25, 2023

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Nebraskans crowd around a drag queen for Drag Story Hour in Omaha's Urban Abbey.

State senators propose age restrictions, penalties for drag show performances

Zach Wendling - January 25, 2023 0

A proposed bill in the Nebraska Legislature would add an age limit to drag shows in the state and prohibit state agencies from using...

Pillen highlights funding increases for education, law enforcement tax decreases in State of the...

Owen Reimer - January 25, 2023 0

Gov. Jim Pillen outlined his proposed budget Wednesday, prioritizing an increase in education and law enforcement funding while highlighting income and property tax relief...

Nebraska state senators listen to Speaker of the Legislature John Arch as he gives an announcement from the legislative floor.

Keeping Up With the Legislature: Days Four-Eight (Jan. 9-13)

Zach Wendling - January 16, 2023 0

In the second week of the Nebraska Legislature’s 2023 session, state senators approved committee assignments, began considering dozens of procedural changes and previewed how...

State Sen. Joni Albrecht prepares to speak during a news conference.

Near-total abortion ban, pregnancy center tax credit could be in Nebraska’s future

Zach Wendling - January 16, 2023 0

State Sen. Joni Albrecht of Thurston and 28 of her colleagues joined for a news conference in the Nebraska State Capitol on Wednesday, Jan....

Clerk of the Nebraska Legislature Brandon Metzler flips through the chamber's current rules.

Preview of Thursday hearing for Nebraska Legislature Rules Committee

Zach Wendling - January 12, 2023 0

State Sen. Steve Erdman of Bayard will lead Thursday’s Rules Committee hearing for the Nebraska Legislature regarding dozens of proposed rules changes for the...

Gov.-elect Jim Pillen shakes hands with state senators in the Nebraska State Capitol while walking to be sworn in as governor.

Keeping Up With the Legislature: Days One-Three (Jan. 4-6)

Zach Wendling - January 9, 2023 0

State senators have already completed three of the 90 days in the 2023 session, though not without complications and allegations of some senators advancing...

State Sen. Machaela Cavanaugh and her three daughters play at her desk in the Nebraska State Capitol.

Views from the Legislature: Day One, 2023

Zach Wendling - January 9, 2023 0

A new crop of state senators looked ahead and celebrated the future on Wednesday as they embark on day one of what is set...

Speaker of the Legislature John Arch speaks to colleagues from his seat in the Nebraska State Capitol

Who’s who in the Nebraska Legislature: 2023-24 leadership

Zach Wendling - January 9, 2023 0

Nebraska state senators chose more than 20 leaders among their ranks and a new clerk of the Legislature to lead the chamber for the...

Newly elected state senators raise their right hands in the Nebraska State Capitol to take their oaths of office.

Legislature swears in new members, selects leadership for 2023-24

Zach Wendling - January 5, 2023 0

Twenty-six Nebraska state senators took their oaths of office on Wednesday, Jan. 4, and selected more than a dozen leaders who will fill out...

The Nebraska State Capitol pictured at sunset on Feb. 17, 2022.

This Week in Nebraska Politics (Nov. 21-27): State, local regulators lack ability to control...

Zach Wendling - November 28, 2022 0

Almost one month after a Flatwater Free Press investigation revealed the state’s nitrate problem is worsening, a new article has found state and local...

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