The 109th Legislature approved a pair of small changes to its rules Wednesday before launching a debate over a third proposal that generated controversy among senators.

Lawmakers seeking to avoid a “divisive culture war” unveiled a slate of legislation Thursday they said would help Nebraska’s working families and workforce development. A bipartisan group of 10 state ...

Lawmakers can no longer give a “soft no” against ending debate or passing legislation during the Nebraska Legislature’s third and final stage of debate, unless they have a conflict of interest. Most ...

- Nebraska Sens. Jen Day, left, and Danielle Conrad, hug on the floor of the Nebraska Legislature during emotional debate of a bill that would ban gender-affirming care for ...

Children as young as 12 years old could face adult criminal charges for certain felony crimes under a bill introduced in the Nebraska Legislature on Wednesday.

Our hope is that we’re going to work as fast and as hard as possible to make sure that they can get access to the care that they need.” By Zach Wendling, Nebraska Examiner Three similar legislative ...

Nebraska lawmakers will have at least a few bills to consider this year as they work to fix, replace or even eliminate the Good Life Transformational Projects Act, which the state aimed at creating ...

Democrats in the Minnesota House who have boycotted daily sessions are using tactics that lawmakers elsewhere have tried dozens of times in seeking to thwart their opponents.

Dueling press conferences on Thursday offered two visions of juvenile justice in the future. State leaders will mull which path to take in the coming weeks and months.

LINCOLN — No fewer than four state lawmakers are proposing ways to regulate medical cannabis after a pair of ballot initiatives legalizing the drug for medical purposes succeeded in November.

Gov. Jim Pillen and Nebraska law enforcement officials back a proposed law that would allow the state to jail children as young as 11 and file adult charges against 12-year-olds.

While running for U.S. Senate in Nebraska, working class candidate Dan Osborn characterized the Senate as “a country club of millionaires that work for billionaires.” In November, he almost crashed ...