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Speaker makes announcement on filibuster and cloture procedures for 2022 session
Last week, Speaker Hilgers announced how he will handle certain procedural motions this session in the Nebraska Legislature. While the Legislature operates according to an outlined set of rules that senators can amend, the speaker has authority to interpret rules and set some guidelines not specified in the rules. For
Executive Appointments
Extended debate in the legislature today on a gubernatorial appointment to the Nebraska State Board of Health. The debate focused on the lack of diversity on the state’s boards and commissions. Nebraska’s nonprofit organizations and service providers can help ensure a wider reach of eligible Nebraskans by forwarding information about
Food Assistance Sign-On
Sen. John McCollister – who is a champion for expanded food assistance – wants to build organization support for his personal priority bill, LB 108 SNAP Cliff Effect Bill. It would increase the income limit for food assistance and enable people to transition off support as their income increases. The
Meatpacking Bill Action
A coalition of individuals and organizations supporting protections for meatpacking workers want to get at least 300 public comments on each of the meatpacking bills ASAP. The bill is LB 241 (Vargas) and is his personal priority bill. ALL Senators and staff can see the public comments, plus comments will
2021 Nebraska Nonprofit Advocacy Study
We are excited to invite you to participate in the 2021 Nebraska Nonprofit Advocacy Survey! This research is being conducted in partnership with the University of Nebraska Omaha (IRB # 413-18-EX). The information collected in this survey will be used by the research team to better understand nonprofit advocacy trends in Nebraska from the perspective of nonprofit leaders like you. The survey will take about 10