'Rare' statewide tech outage disrupted Nebraska Legislature, state agencies
The Nebraska Legislature didn't get to any floor debate Thursday due to internet outages that are impacting state agencies.
Statewide tech outage leads Nebraska Legislature to end debate early
The Nebraska Legislature didn't get to any floor debate Thursday due to internet outages that are impacting state agencies.
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 Government System Shutdown Disrupts the Legislature, DMV and Other Offices
A systemwide outage of state government computers shut down everything from the work of the Legislature to driver’s licensing offices for several hours ...
School cellphone ban advances to full Nebraska Legislature, first of Pillen’s 2025 priorities
The first of Gov. Jim Pillen’s 2025 legislative priorities advanced Thursday to the full Nebraska Legislature: banning most student cellphones in public K-12 schools. The Legislature’s Education ...
Nebraska Legislature considering bill that could allow EBTs to be used at certain restaurants
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - In a hearing on Tuesday, Nebraska lawmakers discussed LB 46. The bill would create the Nebraska Restaurant Program, which could allow those who use EBT cards to buy grab-and-go ...
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Nebraska lawmakers signal support for youth social media ban: 'We're doing this'
A committee of Nebraska lawmakers signaled support Thursday for a proposed law that would bar children younger than 18 from joining social media apps without parental consent.
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Nebraska lawmakers advance remedy to prescription drug donation program
Sen. Jana Hughes of Seward said Nebraska needed an exemption from a federal rule to get its prescription drug donation ...
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 ...
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.
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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 ...