A More Robust Debate Most of the legislation that has made its way onto the floor of the Legislature has thus…
Sometimes there is Crying in Legislating With the Legislature’s quick adoption of permanent rules and all of this session’s bills having been introduced, most of…
A Sprint or Marathon? For legislative staff, the beginning of session always feels like a sprint as you work on last-minute…
The Nonpartisan UnicameralA spirit of collegiality was present as the 106th Nebraska Legislature convened this week and elected several progressive or…
Time to Fly The Capitol is abuzz with intrigue as session begins Wednesday. Your Capitol Fly on the Wall (which is…
The Interim Approaches As the Nebraska Legislature prepares to adjourn Sine Die Wednesday, the pace around the Capitol is already…
Wrapping Up After the Legislature gave final approval to the budget last week, members of the body quickly moved on…
Budget Advanced The Legislature advanced the mainline budget bill, LB944, to Final Reading last week with language stating that “no…
Line in the Sand Drama erupted in the Nebraska Legislature as senators drew a line in the sand to continue…
An Exhausting Week The Nebraska Legislature had its first late night of the session last week as Senators battled over…