Bill would provide resources for rural health systems, fatherhood initiatives, and allow pharmacies to dispense birth control without a prescription.
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Each room will have an adult-size changing table that can be raised and lowered with a remote control so caregivers can safely change a dependent child or adult.
"I hate that it's become a battle with law enforcement on this issue," Sen. Tom Brewer of Gordon said, before police officials testified against his latest "constitutional carry" bill.
Republicans say they plan to amend the bill and eliminate only candy and soda, except for zero-calorie sodas.
A Judiciary Committee hearing on Thursday drew a crowd to the Capitol. Among the bills being heard was LB77, which would remove the requiremen…
Nearly two years after a frozen pipe broke at the AltEn ethanol plant and contaminated Saunders County waterways, a Nebraska lawmaker is trying to give victims more time to sue.
Cash awards for pain, suffering and other non-economic complications from medical malpractice lawsuits would be capped at $1 million under legislation being considered by state lawmakers. Critics say the proposal whittles away patient rights.
DES MOINES — Two former Iowa state party chairs — one Democrat and one Republican — are urging Iowa Democrats to continue their fight for Iowa's first-in-the-nation caucuses.
DES MOINES — A group of 26 Republican lawmakers wants Iowa’s public universities to explain themselves and their teacher training curriculum by defining a long list of terms plucked from course descriptions — like “compulsory heterosexuality,” “critical media literacy” and “equitable science teaching.”
In his first State of the State speech Wednesday, Gov. Jim Pillen unveiled a budget plan heavy on tax cuts and state support for K-12 education.
"We all agree -- we are taxed way too much," the governor said in his speech to the Legislature.
“I would personally wear a helmet and would encourage everyone else to wear one,” Sen. Ben Hansen said. “But this is a risk they are free to take.”
Sen. Danielle Conrad of Lincoln said "there's a lot to like" in Pillen's plan to increase state funding for K-12 schools.
Pillen’s plan would increase Nebraska's K-12 education funding next year by $270 million, or 21%. And it would raise its 49th-in-the-nation ranking in state tax-dollar support for schools.
A team formed by the Douglas County Health Department and backed by local partner Coalition Rx aims to help prevent overdose deaths by digging deeper into the questions surrounding them.
Military veterans could become K-12 teachers without going through teacher training under a legislative proposal that drew pro and con testimony at a public hearing Monday.
Former Gov. Pete Ricketts is formally sworn into the U.S. Senate seat vacated by the resignation of Sen. Ben Sasse.
A bill encouraging a moment of silence in schools spurred debate about religion in public education, despite claims from a state senator that it wasn't the bill's intent.
State inspectors say another resident of the same care facility was evicted when the staff dumped his belongings outside and wheeled him out the exit door with nowhere to go.
A proposal for state-funded savings accounts for Iowa parents to pay for private school would cost the state roughly $345 million annually once fully implemented, an analysis showed.
From the opening day of the 2023 Legislature to Gov. Jim Pillen's inauguration, these photos give a glimpse of governing in the state.
Former Gov. Pete Ricketts is formally sworn into the U.S. Senate seat vacated by the resignation of Sen. Ben Sasse.
“Water certainly is our most precious natural resource in Nebraska and it needs to be preserved and protected for future generations of Nebraskans," Sen. Tom Briese said.
Pritzker has said he plans to sign the bill, which would make Illinois one of more than a dozen states with paid-leave policies.
Sen. Mike McDonnell, a leader in the effort to build a new lake, says he believes "we will get there" after assuring Lincoln has access to an additional water supply.