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WEBSep 13, 2024 · Nebraskans want accountability from their elected officials and government. They want to know whether their tax dollars are being well-spent, whether state agencies and local governments are responsive to the people and whether officials, programs and policies are working for the common good.
Sen. Mike McDonnell says he’s a no on winner-take-all ’as of today’
WEB1 day ago · McDonnell spokesman Barry Rubin described the proposal to have Nebraska award all five of its Electoral College votes to the statewide winner as “a passionate issue for all Nebraskans.”. “Senator McDonnell has heard compelling arguments from both sides,” Rubin said Thursday. “And, as of today, (he) is still a no.”.
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WEB4 days ago · LINCOLN — Secretary of State Bob Evnen has officially finalized Nebraska’s fall 2024 ballot with six ballot measures advancing to the Nov. 5 general election. Evnen said county election officials faced upwards of 600,000 signatures to verify this summer across six different petitions, each garnering enough valid signatures by Friday’s ...
Lawmakers again probe possible AI regulation in Nebraska but …
WEB16 hours ago · LINCOLN — An interim study ahead of possible 2025 legislation to regulate artificial intelligence when it comes to Nebraska elections could depend on the fate of legislation in at least 19 other states. State Sen. Tom Brewer of Gordon, chair of the Government, Military and Veterans Affairs ...
Omaha board peppers developers with questions about project in …
WEB18 hours ago · OMAHA — A $90 million plan to launch a business park near Omaha’s airport faced continued scrutiny Thursday from a board that must provide a letter of support for the publicly funded project in order for it to proceed. The questions from Omaha’s Inland Port Authority board also raised ...
Medical marijuana legalization and regulation are certified for ...
WEBSep 13, 2024 · Election 2024; Government & Politics; Health; Medical marijuana legalization and regulation are certified for Nebraska’s November ballot Secretary of state says the campaign’s two petitions “appear” to have enough valid signatures but that continued investigations could lead a court to throw election results out later
Debate delayed on owner-occupied housing valuations as …
WEBAug 17, 2024 · Government & Politics; Housing; Labor & Growth; Debate delayed on owner-occupied housing valuations as tensions flare in Nebraska Legislature A short-lived, emotional fight Saturday flipped on its head halfway through, with key lawmakers regrouping to help save a proposed constitutional amendment on housing valuations
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WEBSep 13, 2024 · BY: Aaron Sanderford - September 13, 2024. LINCOLN — Four Nebraska judges have applied to be considered the replacement for retiring Chief Justice Mike Heavican, the Nebraska Supreme Court announced on Friday. Heavican announced in late August that he is retiring by the end of October, closing out his …
Nebraska GOP closes ranks, endorses federal delegation
WEBAug 18, 2024 · Most would expect the state GOP’s central committee to endorse the five members of Nebraska’s all-GOP federal congressional delegation, as it did Saturday during a meeting in Hastings. But the Nebraska GOP has spent more than two years sorting out disagreements between some in the party’s grassroots and …
Nebraska property tax relief plan is pared back more, advances to …
WEBApr 10, 2024 · LINCOLN — Nebraska lawmakers further slimmed down a property tax relief plan sought by Gov. Jim Pillen before advancing it to final reading Wednesday evening. The 28-14 passage of Legislative Bill 388 came after a long debate over the idea of raising some taxes to reduce others, namely property taxes, and whether a portion of the bill was ...
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