A legislative committee considering 22 proposed rules changes to how Nebraska lawmakers debate and conduct themselves declined to take a vote Tuesday on advancing key conservative-led measures. The Legislature’s Rules Committee instead advanced two relatively minor changes proposed by two committee members: State Sens.

An analysis commissioned by the Nebraska Chamber Foundation said small changes are needed to ensure officials can meet their communities' needs while preventing steep increases in property taxes.

Arguments for whether Nebraska lawmakers should change the threshold needed to end debate and shut off a filibuster, possibly aiding conservative priorities, appear more centered on rural and urban interests than partisan goals.

The fate of some conservative priorities, such as changing how Nebraska allocates its votes for president or adding a “women’s bill of rights” to state law, could depend on whether Republicans succeed this week in making Democrats a minority on every legislative committee but one.

LINCOLN, Neb. (Nebraska Examiner) - As state lawmakers reconvene for the 109th Nebraska Legislature, one of their first tasks will be selecting leadership in at least six contested races to chair ...

Months after Nebraska voters repealed a law that directed state funds to private school scholarships, a lawmaker revived a similar concept Tuesday.

Nebraska lawmakers plan to introduce a group of bills aimed at cutting red tape and modernizing governmental regulations as a way of tightening the belt in the face of a

Nebraska’s new look legislature gets to work with a conservative majority leading the way.Senators opened in prayer and spent time with family.“Opening day is f

The Legislature's Rules Committee advanced a pair of noncontroversial changes on Tuesday but avoided considering measures that could tie senators down in a lengthy floor debate this session.

The Stand With Women Act would prohibit people from using restrooms at schools and state agencies that do not correspond with the sex they were assigned at birth.

The conservative stronghold on the officially nonpartisan Nebraska Legislature became clearer Wednesday, as state lawmakers chose Republicans for the top leadership spots on all but one of 17 key legislative committees.

The two opposing groups are both known as Nebraskans Against Government Overreach, but have different political agendas.