Arguments for whether Nebraska lawmakers should change the threshold needed to end debate and shut off a filibuster, possibly aiding conservative priorities, appear more centered on rural and urban interests than partisan goals.

As state lawmakers reconvene for the 109th Nebraska Legislature, one of their first tasks will be selecting leadership in at least six contested races to chair legislative committees.

Nebraska lawmakers plan to introduce a group of bills aimed at cutting red tape and modernizing governmental regulations as a way of tightening the belt in the face of a

Nebraska’s electoral votes are once again in the mix of bills before the Unicameral. State Sen. Loren Lippincott of Central City filed LB3 on Thursday proposing to change Nebraska into a “winner-take-all” state.

When the gavel drops at 10 a.m. Wednesday, here's what the Journal Star will be watching for to get a glimpse at how the Legislature's 90-day session may unfold.

The Stand With Women Act would prohibit people from using restrooms at schools and state agencies that do not correspond with the sex they were assigned at birth.

The conservative stronghold on the officially nonpartisan Nebraska Legislature became clearer Wednesday, as state lawmakers chose Republicans for the top leadership spots on all but one of 17 key legislative committees.

Nebraska is one of only two states that divides its electoral votes based on congressional districts during the presidential election.

Nebraska’s new look legislature gets to work with a conservative majority leading the way.Senators opened in prayer and spent time with family.“Opening day is f

The fate of some conservative priorities, such as changing how Nebraska allocates its votes for president or adding a “women’s bill of rights” to state law, could depend on whether Republicans succeed this week in making Democrats a minority on every legislative committee but one.

The Lincoln Village Board was drawing up a pro-posed ordinance to ratify articles of incorporation of the Lincoln Steel Railway Co.

The first day of the Nebraska Legislature's 90-day session did not include the introduction of any bills — that begins Thursday — but it did include the election of legislative