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The vote on LB 3 follows a January hearing where the vast majority of testifiers - Nebraskans from across the political spectrum - opposed plans to replace Nebraska’s split electoral vote with a winner-take-all approach.
LB 222 aims to improve road safety and reduce unnecessary law enforcement encounters by having police shift attention away from non-moving violations to prioritize dangerous driving behaviors that contribute to serious traffic crashes.
While the executive order remains temporarily blocked under an order issued by a judge who called it “blatantly unconstitutional” last month, litigation continues with three federal hearings scheduled this week.
Chief Justice Jeffrey Funke delivered his first State of the Judiciary address to Nebraska state senators.
The executive order directs state agencies and departments to “review their rules, policies, and practices and to ensure they support federal immigration laws and directives to the fullest extent permitted by law.”
LB 556 would change the jurisdiction of juvenile and adult criminal courts to allow for criminal charging of 12-year-olds and secure detention for children as young as 11.