LINCOLN — State lawmakers advanced numerous changes to Nebraska’s parole system Wednesday that the introducer said could take the state from imposing punishment to improving lives.

LINCOLN — Gov. Jim Pillen’s property tax plan limped forward Tuesday after its chief sponsor agreed to strip out its most controversial component: a proposed 1-cent increase in state sales taxes.

The bill advanced from first-round debate, 28-12, after lawmakers invoked cloture to shut off a filibuster.

Millions of Americans believe that the 2020 presidential election was stolen. They think Donald Trump won by a landslide in 2020 and lost only because of widespread voter fraud. Some of the people who hold these views are my relatives, neighbors and professional associates. Because I reject these claims, it can be difficult to talk to those who accept them.