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.

A bill that would require K-12 school districts to establish policies to restrict or ban students using cell phones in school hours dials up a lot of support during a public hearing Tuesday afternoon.

Republicans in the GOP-dominated state of Nebraska face yet another likely defeat on a bill to reverse the state’s unusual method of splitting its presidential electoral votes by congressional ...

The intent of the bill is to implement cellphone restrictions in all of Nebraska's K-12 schools. However, Attorney General ...

The sponsor said it's supposed to ensure that seniors and insurance companies aren't being overcharged, but a medical equipment provider said it's actually hurting people more than it's helping.

Public school teachers statewide say they are alarmed at a legislative proposal led by Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen to change how ...

A committee of Nebraska lawmakers considered a proposal Monday that would place limits on the law nearly 75% of voters ...

Jane Kleeb, chair of the Nebraska Democratic Party, has been elected by her national Democratic Party cohorts as president of the Association of State Democratic Committees, essentially making ...

That greases the skids for all kinds of GOP priorities to be advanced from committees to debate by the full Legislature. Now, bills that deal with things like tax policy, water issues and rules of the ...

We have a new year, a new Congress, a new Legislature, and a new president. Within the policy and political world, there is a ...