Tag: politics
Nebraska Legislative Study Group prioritizes action, community in fifth year
Two years after Donald Trump won the 2016 president election, four Nebraska women joined to form a progressive political group in the state dedicated...
Human breast milk bank proposed in Nebraska for mothers and hospitals...
A bill to bring a human breast milk bank to Nebraska would help give mothers and hospitals easier access to donated breast milk for...
Keeping Up With the Legislature: Days 9-12 (Jan. 16-20)
In the third week of the Nebraska Legislature’s 2023 session, state senators approved the session’s permanent rules and considered a motion that could have...
Keeping Up With the Legislature: Days Four-Eight (Jan. 9-13)
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...
Near-total abortion ban, pregnancy center tax credit could be in Nebraska’s...
State Sen. Joni Albrecht of Thurston and 28 of her colleagues joined for a news conference in the Nebraska State Capitol on Wednesday, Jan....
Preview of Thursday hearing for Nebraska Legislature Rules Committee
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...
Views from the Legislature: Day One, 2023
A new crop of state senators looked ahead and celebrated the future on Wednesday as they embark on day one of what is set...
Who’s who in the Nebraska Legislature: 2023-24 leadership
Nebraska state senators chose more than 20 leaders among their ranks and a new clerk of the Legislature to lead the chamber for the...
Legislature swears in new members, selects leadership for 2023-24
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...
This Week in Nebraska Politics (Nov. 21-27): State, local regulators lack...
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...