Lincoln – Members of the Judiciary Committee heard testimony Feb. 12 on a bill that seeks to keep infants with their incarcerated mothers whenever possible.
Lincoln – Election observers would have more oversight under a bill considered Feb. 12 by the Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee.
LB 1086, introduced by Lincoln Sen. Matt Hansen, would require poll watchers to be either a registered Nebraska voter or a member of a state, national or international election monitoring organization.
Oakland, Iowa – A western Iowa school district will pay $4.8 million to settle a lawsuit brought by the family of 16-year-old girl who died in a 2017 school bus fire that also killed the bus driver.
Lincoln – Members of the Health and Human Services Committee heard testimony Feb. 13 on a bill that would create a mechanism to fund treatment and prevention of opioid addiction.
Lincoln – A proposed state constitutional amendment that would give the courts more flexibility in sentencing was heard by the Judiciary Committee Feb. 13.
LR 281CA, sponsored by Omaha Sen. John McCollister, would amend the Nebraska Constitution to allow lawmakers to enact legislation permitting courts to reduce final sentences.
Lincoln – Cities and counties could establish special diversion programs for certain nonviolent offenders under a bill discussed by the Judiciary Committee Feb. 13.
Lincoln – Local governments could not ban single-use plastics and certain other materials under a bill heard Feb. 12 by the Natural Resources Committee.
Lincoln – Certain occupational licenses would be easier to obtain under a bill considered Feb. 13 by the Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee.
Des Moines, Iowa – An investigation found no animal abuse at an Iowa state senator’s hog farm despite video posted by an animal rights group appearing to show pigs suffering, authorities said.
Two people with Direct Action Everywhere, a Berkeley, California-based group, entered a hog farm owned by Republican state Sen. Ken Rozenboom, whose family farms near Oskaloosa.