Nebraska lawmakers advance bill to define Uber drivers as independent contractors
Nebraska lawmakers voted largely along party lines to give first-round approval Tuesday to a bill that would change state law ...
The GOP keeps failing to make Nebraska a winner-take-all state. Now it might ask voters to do it
Republicans in the GOP-dominated state of Nebraska face yet another likely defeat on a bill to reverse the state’s unusual ...
Nebraska lawmakers consider requiring K-12 schools to ban cellphone use on school grounds
The intent of the bill is to implement cellphone restrictions in all of Nebraska's K-12 schools. However, Attorney General ...
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Nebraska's rural, urban counties divided over bid to cut inheritance tax rate
Nebraska lawmakers will consider replacing the state's sliding inheritance tax rate with a 1% across-the-board rate under a ...
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Nebraska lawmakers advance bill to codify Uber drivers as independent contractors
Nebraska lawmakers voted largely along party lines to give first-round approval Tuesday to a bill that would change state law ...
University of Nebraska faces funding cuts with governor’s proposed budget
It continues to be biggest issue for the Nebraska Legislature this year: closing $432 million budget shortfall for the next two years. Doing that could be hard on some state organizations.
Some Nebraska lawmakers seek exemptions in voter-led paid sick leave law, as others protest
After Nebraskans voted to require paid sick leave for eligible employees in November, two dozen state lawmakers are seeking ...
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Nebraskans largely tell lawmakers to scrap winner-take-all plan: 'It's OK to be better'
Nebraskans filled the halls of the state Capitol Thursday afternoon, most of them there to oppose two proposals to restore a ...
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Bill proposes exemptions to Nebraska’s Paid Sick Leave law
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Certain workers in Nebraska could be exempt from earning and using paid sick leave under a bill introduced in the Nebraska Legislature on Jan. 22. Legislative Bill 698 ...
Lawmaker pitches state climate office to better respond to climate change
Nebraska could leverage more federal funds and better coordinate its efforts to combat climate change by creating a dedicated ...
Bill proposes exemptions to Nebraska’s Paid Sick Leave law
Certain workers in Nebraska could be exempt from earning and using paid sick leave under a bill introduced in the Nebraska ...
Governor, students testify in support bill requiring school cell phone policy
A bill that would require K-12 school districts to establish policies to restrict or ban students using cell phones in school hours dials up a lot of support during a public hearing Tuesday afternoon.