The Legislature's Revenue Committee held a public hearing on a proposal to continue an income tax credit for property taxes by one year.Oleh Nebraska Public Media

Nebraska lawmakers debated Wednesday over what the attorney general's role should be in writing rules to implement proposed restrictions on tech companies marketing to youth.Oleh Nebraska Public Media

A 6000-acre fire in central Nebraska is sparking emergency responses from across the state. Beatrice Rural Fire Department sent two volunteers to grapple with the Lilian and East Table Road Fires northwest of Broken Bow.Oleh Nebraska Public Media

The U.S. House of Representatives narrowly voted to approve a Republican-led budget resolution with a goal of large federal spending cuts. One Nebraska representative was on the fence, but ultimately voted along party lines.Oleh Nebraska Public Media

All Nebraska public and private school students could have free lunches under a proposal heard Tuesday evening at the state capitol. Sen. Machaela Cavanaugh’s Hunger-Free Schools Act would require schools to offer free lunches to students regardless of their federal free or reduced lunch eligibility. The state would reimburse schools to offset the …

University of Nebraska officials told the Legislature's Appropriations Committee that proposed budget cuts would hurt their efforts.Oleh Nebraska Public Media

University of Nebraska Board of Regents policies outlining diversity initiatives in hiring, admissions and scholarships are on the chopping block. This comes after the U.S. Department of Education required schools to stop diversity policies or risk losing federal funding.Oleh Nebraska Public Media

Senators in the Nebraska Legislature debated schools' handling of student data, and heard proposals to increase senators' pay.Oleh Nebraska Public Media

Nebraska lawmakers heard a proposal Monday to require the Ten Commandments be displayed in public schools. Sen. Dave Murman’s bill would apply to both public and private schools and mandate the commandments be posted in every elementary school classroom and middle and high school buildings. He said the requirement would educate students on the nati…

UNL researchers surveyed local journalists across the state to see how much local news is being produced statewide.Oleh Nebraska Public Media

The Nebraska Legislature on Thursday debated a proposal aimed at setting policies about schools' use of technology to monitor students.Oleh Nebraska Public Media

Representative Don Bacon, who represents Nebraska’s second congressional district, spoke with Nebraska Public Media on national cybersecurity, federal spending cuts and foreign relations.Oleh Nebraska Public Media

More than 15,000 influenza cases have been reported this flu season, according to the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services.Oleh Nebraska Public Media

Nebraska senators advanced a proposal to treat gig employees as independent contractors, and heard a proposal designed to limit Chinese influence.Oleh Nebraska Public Media

A proposed state budget from Gov. Jim Pillen includes cuts to several water recreation projects in Nebraska. But a bill from Sen. Barry DeKay would give authority to the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission to carry out other, cheaper park enhancements. DeKay, who represents a northeast Nebraska district that includes Lewis and Clark Lake and Niobrar…

Some of Nebraska’s elected officials are weighing in on negotiations in the war between Russia and Ukraine. They are also addressing President Donald Trump’s comments saying that Ukraine “should have never started it.”Oleh Nebraska Public Media

Faith leaders from across the state and across denominations have responded to a recent immigration enforcement policy that would allow arrests in places of worship. Here's how some Nebraska church leaders disagree with the policy and even plan to disregard it.Oleh Nebraska Public Media