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Nebraska auditor oversight bill for no-bid contracts pulled back to committee

Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner LINCOLN — A proposal to give the state auditor more oversight of no-bid state contracts is back in committee as lawmakers seek to reconsider whether to attach an unrelated bill that would let people outside city limits vote in city elections. The Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee voted […]

Appropriations chair removes $3.5M Nebraska private school vouchers program from budget

Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner LINCOLN — A new amendment to the Nebraska state budget eliminates a $3.5 million “bridge” program to use state dollars to offset attendance costs at private K-12 schools, possibly ending the fight for the year. The latest amendment filed Wednesday to Legislative Bill 1071 by State Sen. Rob Clements […]