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Nebraska Update

Nebraska Public Media

From the Capitol to your community, Nebraska Public Media’s local journalists bring you top stories and essential context every weekday morning.

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5:37

Senators pass more than 100 bills, pay tribute to...

Nebraska Update ·

2024/04/11

Members of the Nebraska Legislature passed more than 100 bills and paid tribute to departing colleagues on Thursday.

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5:03

Pillen: Progress on taxes, winner-take-all session...

Nebraska Update ·

2024/04/10

Host Intro: Gov. Jim Pillen said today/Wednesday more needs to be done to lower property taxes. And he said he’ll call a special session to change Nebraska to a winner-take-all electoral college system, if 33 senators say they’ll vote for it.

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1:29

Arch: "Wait and see" on winner-take-all special session

Nebraska Update ·

2024/04/10

Nebraska Legislature Speaker John Arch is taking a wait-and-see attitude about a possible special session to change Nebraska's Electoral College voting system.

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22:02

UNL researcher is first Husker to join education academy

Nebraska Update ·

2024/04/09

A University of Nebraska-Lincoln researcher is the first Husker to join the National Academy of Education, which is an organization focused on education research. Susan Sheridan, the director of the Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools, has decades of research leading to her invitation to the academy.

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4:15

Restrictions on trans athletes blocked by filibuster

Nebraska Update ·

2024/04/05

A proposal to restrict trans athletes in Nebraska's K-12 schools was blocked by a filibuster in the Legislature Friday.

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6:05

Senators debate fire pensions; transgender sports...

Nebraska Update ·

2024/04/05

The Nebraska Legislature considered proposals Thursday to improve firefighters' pensions, while a contentious debate on restricting transgender student athletes was set for Friday.

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5:27

Legislature's Executive Board condemns Halloran rape...

Nebraska Update ·

2024/04/03

The Legislature’s Executive board condemned Sen. Steve Halloran today/Wednesday for injecting colleagues’ names when he read a rape scene during a debate on obscenity. But some senators said that wasn’t enough.

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1:13

Rural assisted living facilities receive a small...

Nebraska Update ·

2024/04/03

Assisted living facilities in rural Nebraska will see a small bump in funding for serving Medicaid patients. Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen signed appropriations bill 1412 this week. Included in the budget, $1.5 million of American Rescue Plan funds will aid rural assisted living facilities.

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5:11

Bill to cut property taxes limps ahead without sales...

Nebraska Update ·

2024/04/02

The Nebraska Legislature gave first-round approval to a bill designed to cut property taxes, but without the replacement revenues originally envisioned.

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1:36

Executive Board holds hearing Halloran censure

Nebraska Update ·

2024/03/28

Sens. Michaela Cavanaugh and Julie Slama introduced a resolution to censure Halloran after comments during last week’s debate on a bill regarding obscene materials in schools. While quoting testimony which included a passage from a memoir describing the author’s rape, Halloran inserted the name Senator Cavanaugh after a description of a demand for oral sex.

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4:39

Senators advance tax breaks despite fiscal warnings

Nebraska Update ·

2024/03/28

The Nebraska Legislature gave first-round approval Thursday to tax breaks for a wide range of activities, despite warnings about future budget shortfalls.

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1:12

LB 1087 signed Friday, hospitals could see $1B per year

Nebraska Update ·

2024/03/28

Gov. Jim Pillen will sign LB 1087 Friday. The bill will send a big dose of federal Medicaid money to hospitals in Nebraska. In total, the Nebraska Hospitals Association said its members will receive up to $1 dollars every year through the Medicaid program.

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3:51

Senators begin debate on sales tax hike to lower...

Nebraska Update ·

2024/03/28

The Nebraska Legislature began debate Wednesday on a proposal for significant tax changes, with senators expressing wide ranging opinions.

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1:15

Age verification requirement bill advances in...

Nebraska Update ·

2024/03/27

The bill’s sponsor, Senator Dave Murman says his bill would require pornography websites to verify the age of its users to ensure they are 18 or older before showing obscene material. The bill’s critics say that kids can still access pornography by using other encrypted methods like virtual private networks.

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0:53

Education department announces Teacher Apprenticeship...

Nebraska Update ·

2024/03/27

The Nebraska Department of Education launched the Teacher Apprenticeship Program to help train teachers with more in-classroom experiences. The state Legislature passed the Teacher Apprenticeship Program last year with $1 million slated for the initiative in the first year. The program is starting with three grow-your-own initiatives that were already in effect.

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5:33

Legislature passes budget adjustments in advance of...

Nebraska Update ·

2024/03/26

The Nebraska Legislature approved adjustments to the two-year budget in advance of debating significant tax changes.

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0:59

UNL AD, Troy Dannen, introduced to Husker Nation

Nebraska Update ·

2024/03/26

New University of Nebraska–Lincoln Director of Athletics, Troy Dannen, said NU is a “gold mine,” during his introductory press conference on Tuesday. The former University of Washington AD spoke in front of hundreds of coaches, athletes and stakeholders inside Memorial Stadium.

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0:53

Diverse Boards and Commissions

Nebraska Update ·

2024/03/26

One group in Nebraska is starting a new program to bring more diversity to the state’s boards and commissions. Nebraska Public Media’s Kassidy Arena reports it will train people from diverse backgrounds in how to become board and commission members.

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4:59

Legislature confirms Corsi as head of Health and...

Nebraska Update ·

2024/03/25

The Nebraska Legislature confirmed Gov. Jim Pillen’s appointment of Steve Corsi to head the Department of Health and Human Services Monday, despite opposition from senators who objected to his social media posts and job history.

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