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4 months, 3 weeks ago

How Nebraska’s special legislative session on taxes came about and what to expect

Nebraska lawmakers have introduced more than 100 proposals aimed at easing residents’ soaring property tax bills -- from a vast expansion of goods and services subject to the state’s sales tax base to legalizing marijuana to reap new tax revenue. Jim Pillen recalled state lawmakers to the State Capitol on July 25 after the Legislature failed to pass a property …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

Some Nebraskans say misleading words led them to sign petitions on abortion they don’t support

Associated Press

— Tea Rohrberg was heading into her county’s treasurer’s office in Omaha, Nebraska, on Monday when she says she was approached by a man and asked if she wanted to sign a “pro-choice petition.” Because she believes access to abortion is a right all women should have, she readily signed. But Rohrberg soon learned from a different volunteer that she …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

Could Nebraska lawmakers seek winner-take-all elections in a special session to address taxes?

Associated Press

Nebraska lawmakers are set to address property tax relief next month in a special session being sought by Gov. But the Republican also has signaled his hope that the session could be used to take Nebraska back to a winner-take-all system of awarding electoral votes ahead of this year’s tight presidential election. Pillen also said in the letter that he’s …

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8 months ago

Nebraska’s governor says he’ll call lawmakers back to address tax relief

Associated Press

Jim Pillen threatened from the beginning of this year’s legislative session that he would call lawmakers back for a special session if they failed to pass a bill to significantly ease soaring property taxes. On the last day of the 60-day session Thursday, some lawmakers who helped torpedo an already anemic tax-shifting bill said they would welcome Pillen’s special session. …

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

Pressure builds from Nebraska Trump loyalists for a winner-take-all system

Associated Press

Follow live: Updates from AP’s coverage of the presidential election. — Far-right conservatives loyal to former President Donald Trump aren’t slowing their push for the Republican-led Nebraska Legislature to adopt a “winner-take-all” system of awarding Electoral College votes, despite having almost no viable avenue to do so with only five days left in this year’s legislative session. The Nebraska Republican …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Reporter wins support after Nebraska governor dismissed story because the journalist is Chinese

Associated Press

Advocates and Nebraska lawmakers are defending a reporter after Gov. Jim Pillen said her story about environmental concerns at his farms wasn’t worth discussing because the reporter was from “communist China.” The Asian American Journalists Association, the chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus and some state lawmakers have condemned Pillen and demanded that he apologize to Flatwater Free …

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1 year, 8 months ago

What is the filibuster, and why does it matter in Nebraska?

Associated Press

— A group of lawmakers is continuing this week to filibuster all bills that come before the Nebraska Legislature — even the ones they support — in protest over a bill that would ban gender-affirming treatments for minors. While filibuster rules vary across the U.S., they bring to mind a lawmaker giving lengthy speeches on the legislative floor to stop …

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1 year, 9 months ago

Nebraska Lawmaker 3 Weeks Into Filibuster Over Trans Bill

Huff Post

LOADING ERROR LOADING LINCOLN, Neb. “Usually, we’re a lot further along the line than we’re seeing now.” State Sen. Machaela Cavanaugh prepares to speak before the Nebraska Legislature Monday, March 13, 2023, at the Nebraska State Capital in Lincoln, Neb. She really is leading this charge.” Both Cavanaugh and the conservative Omaha lawmaker who introduced the trans bill, state Sen. …

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1 year, 9 months ago

Nebraska lawmaker 3 weeks into filibuster over trans bill

Associated Press

— It was a mundane, unanimously supported bill on liquor taxation that saw state Sen. Machaela Cavanaugh take to the mic on the Nebraska Legislature floor last week. She really is leading this charge.” Both Cavanaugh and the conservative Omaha lawmaker who introduced the trans bill, state Sen. Kathleen Kauth, said they’re seeking to protect children. Cavanaugh and other lawmakers …

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1 year, 9 months ago

Public money for private school tuition bill advances

Associated Press

— Nebraska could join 48 other states in offering public money for private school tuition under a bill advanced by the state Legislature on Wednesday, even as some lawmakers expressed concern about taxpayer dollars going to private schools allowed to turn away students based on religious tenets. Rather than appropriating taxpayer dollars directly toward private school vouchers, the bill would …

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1 year, 9 months ago

Nebraska bill would fund training on Holocaust education

Associated Press

— With reports of antisemitic incidents on the rise across the U.S., Nebraska lawmakers considered a bill Monday that would fund teaching the history of the Holocaust and other genocides to the state’s students. The bill by Omaha Democratic Sen. Jen Day would provide $4 million in funding over the next two years for instruction and training to schools on …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Lawmakers in GOP states target medical care for trans kids

Associated Press

OKLAHOMA CITY — Republican attacks on gender affirming medical care for young people continued Wednesday in several conservative states that are among more than two dozen considering similar bans nationwide. Lawmakers in Nebraska, Oklahoma and South Dakota considered bills Wednesday that would prohibit gender affirming treatments, like the use of puberty-blocking drugs and hormones, despite the endorsement of such treatments …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Lawmakers in GOP states target medical care for trans kids

LA Times

State Sen. John Fredrickson, the first openly gay man elected to the Nebraska Legislature, speaks before a crowd on Feb. 8, 2023, at the state Capitol in Lincoln, Neb. Lawmakers in Nebraska, Oklahoma and South Dakota considered bills Wednesday that would prohibit gender affirming treatments, such as the use of puberty-blocking drugs and hormones, despite the endorsement of such treatments …

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2 years, 1 month ago

Nebraska struggling to OK ban despite anti-abortion history

Associated Press

— Nebraska Republicans are expected to dominate as usual at the polls in November and retain control of the officially nonpartisan Legislature. “Whether we like it or not, Nebraska is now a destination state for abortion,” said David Zebolsky, chairman of Nebraskans Embracing Life. “We’re supporting strong pro-life legislative candidates in the November election to change that.” Even with Republicans …

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2 years, 6 months ago

With new senator, Nebraska abortion opponents gain ground

Associated Press

— Abortion-rights opponents inched closer to a filibuster-proof super-majority in the Nebraska Legislature on Tuesday that would let them outlaw the procedure if the U.S. Supreme Court overturns its landmark legalization ruling, as it appears poised to do. Kauth, a Republican and owner of a mediation business, said she would “consider it an honor” to vote for a bill similar …

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3 years, 2 months ago

New Nebraska congressional map advances to final vote

Associated Press

— Nebraska moved one step closer to getting new congressional and legislative boundaries on Tuesday after lawmakers advanced redrawn district maps to a final vote in the Legislature. The congressional map drew criticism from some Democratic lawmakers, who argued that it was designed to help Republicans in the Omaha-focused 2nd Congressional District, one of the few places in Nebraska where …

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3 years, 2 months ago

Nebraska advances new congressional map that could help GOP

Associated Press

— Nebraska lawmakers advanced new congressional boundaries Friday that could make it harder for Democratic presidential hopefuls to pick up one of the state’s five Electoral College votes, as they’ve done twice since 2008. The new map advanced by lawmakers would keep all of Omaha within the 2nd Congressional District, as Democrats had wanted, but also add neighboring, Republican-heavy Saunders …

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How Nebraska’s special legislative session on taxes came about and what to expect

Some Nebraskans say misleading words led them to sign petitions on abortion they don’t support

Could Nebraska lawmakers seek winner-take-all elections in a special session to address taxes?

Nebraska’s governor says he’ll call lawmakers back to address tax relief

Pressure builds from Nebraska Trump loyalists for a winner-take-all system

Reporter wins support after Nebraska governor dismissed story because the journalist is Chinese

What is the filibuster, and why does it matter in Nebraska?

Nebraska Lawmaker 3 Weeks Into Filibuster Over Trans Bill

Nebraska lawmaker 3 weeks into filibuster over trans bill

Public money for private school tuition bill advances

Nebraska bill would fund training on Holocaust education

Lawmakers in GOP states target medical care for trans kids

Lawmakers in GOP states target medical care for trans kids

Nebraska struggling to OK ban despite anti-abortion history

With new senator, Nebraska abortion opponents gain ground

New Nebraska congressional map advances to final vote

Nebraska advances new congressional map that could help GOP