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Trump’s mail voting order won’t affect Nebraska primary election, Evnen says

Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner LINCOLN — Nebraska Secretary of State Bob Evnen said Wednesday that President Donald Trump’s new executive order to restrict voting by mail and create a national voter list would not change how Nebraska handles the state’s May 12 primary election.  This matters because Nebraska’s first wave of mail-in […]

History made: Nebraska Legislature passes first medical cannabis law after decade delay

Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner LINCOLN — The Nebraska Legislature approved its first-ever bill related to a state medical cannabis program Wednesday, which regulators say is key to getting the medicine to Nebraskans. Lawmakers voted 46-2 to pass Legislative Bill 1235, led by the General Affairs Committee. The bill would give the voter-created regulatory […]

Nebraska passes budget bills with work still needed to fill projected deficit

Read the full article on Nebraska Examiner LINCOLN — Lawmakers passed the final adjustments to Nebraska’s two-year budget Wednesday, with several revenue-raising bills passing later that morning that will help fill the state’s projected deficit. The Nebraska Legislature passed Legislative Bills 1071 and 1072 on separate 35-13 votes. For a moment, it appeared that LB […]