If John Cavanaugh is nominated, the second-biggest winner will be Jim Pillen. If Cavanaugh goes to Congress, Pillen will appoint John's replacement in the Legislature. #NE02 #NEleg
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🎉 The Hunger-Free Schools Act has advanced!
There's still 2 more rounds of debate on this bill that would make more students in families with low incomes eligible for free school meals–let’s keep the pressure on to pass ✅LB966 and ensure students have the food they need to learn and grow! #neleg
Recorded votes on LB 966. 7 Senators voted No: Andersen, Clements, Jacobson, Kauth, Moser, Murman, Storm. Statement of Intent on the bill: "The Hunger Free Schools Act will create a state reimbursement to schools for the cost of meals over the federal reimbursement rate for students that qualify for reduced cost meals, thereby making the meal free for the student. "
Hunger Free Schools Act just advanced #neleg 👍
Just look at the ghouls that voted against this bill.
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This is not a joke--we are in the final days of this #NEleg session and there’s a lot that’s still on the table. Get our latest update on what bills are moving, what's shifting and where you can use your voice to move our collective work forward: www.omahawomensfund.org/legislative-...
a screenshot from a Lincoln Journal-Star article about today's vote on the main budget bills in the Nebraska Legislature. the image is mostly text, but there is a small inset photo at the left of Speaker John Arch reacting in disbelief. the text reads as follows: Without any further debate, Nebraska lawmakers gave final approval to both budget bills Wednesday, but not before playing an April Fools joke on Speaker John Arch of La Vista. On the final reading vote for the main budget bill (LB1071), the vote board turned red with no votes before lawmakers shouted "April Fools" and flipped their votes to green. Both bills passed on final reading in a 35-13 vote, with lawmakers voting the same way on both the main budget bill (LB1071) and the cash funds transfer bill (LB1072). The budget is now on its way to Gov. Jim Pillen's desk. While legislative rules say the budget must be sent to the governor's desk by Wednesday, or Day 50 of this legislative session, Arch told reporters on March 20 it is not a constitutional requirement, which granted lawmakers a little more time to debate, amend and pass a balanced budget. --- the caption for the inset photo reads: "Speaker John Arch of La Vista reacts as the Legislature's vote board lights up red on Wednesday with no votes to pass the budget on final reading" and credits Sen. Jana Hughes for the photo.
lmao got his ass
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✅ LB1032 just advanced to select file! #NELeg
This bill recognizes tribal customary adoptions in Nebraska state law, ensuring Native children can maintain their connections to their families, tribes, communities, and culture, while still finding permanency out of care.
✅ LB958 just advanced to select file! #NELeg
This bill protects Medicaid retroactive coverage, which covers health care bills for low-income Medicaid enrollees for a certain time prior to their month of application if they would have been eligible for Medicaid at the time.
✅ LB304 just advanced to select file! #NELeg
This bill helps parents afford the child care they need by maintaining the child care subsidy’s income eligibility level, which is otherwise set to decrease this year.
LB 304 is on the #NEleg agenda today and needs your support. The bill would help low-income families who rely on assistance for affordable child care. If it doesn't pass, thousands of Nebraska families will lose access to child care.
📱Contact your senator now and ask them to support of LB 304!
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Call a special session if need be ✅
the #neleg already broke its own rules by not having a balanced budget to the gov's desk by day 50, and last night my lobbyist friend told me the current budget bill is "in a ditch" so they're on course to violate the state constitution too if they don't get it done before adjourning on day 60
"Scorched Earth Megan Hunt" is my favorite Megan Hunt. #NELeg
lol called Sen Kauth’s office to tell her it was embarrassing that she has to pay random dudes from Florida to pump her petition bc we don’t want it and they told me “she’s not involved“ hmm… #neleg
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Lord, keep an eye out if you are running around in the 72nd and Dodge area today… just had a 45 minute conversation with a young man from Florida who is trying to pedal the anti-trans constitutional amendment petition #neleg
why does sen ben hansen have no eyebrows????
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Republican legislatures already grappling with budget shortfalls consider further cuts and new taxes to cover funding gaps by the "big, beautiful bill."
Side note: The Nebraska federal delegation including Congressmen Bacon and Flood voted for this to happen. #NEleg
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🎉🎉 ✅ LB1032 advanced from committee!! 🎉🎉 #NELeg
LB1032 recognizes tribal customary adoptions in Nebraska state law, ensuring Native children can maintain their connections to their families, tribes, communities, and culture, while still finding permanency out of care.
I made a fuss directly to my representatives in the #neleg. They want to vote in city elections? They can pay all the city taxes.
Calling the 3:1 no on voucher voting close is quite the spin, Sen Dover. It has been solidly no across this state every time it is on the ballot. This is the one topic this divided state agrees on consistently over generations. #neleg
Every Senator* up using “poor kids” or “poor children” as an excuse for vouchers, but not for free school lunches are seriously disingenuous and ignorant of how children learn best. #neleg
*Yes, it is exactly the ones you are thinking of. #NotMySenator #LD08
Is anyone listening to #NELeg today? I’m a bit confused why Sen Armendariz thinks only public schools can choose to close their school with or without public input.
The supporters of the vouchers are yet again trying to pass a bill that over 70+% voted down.
Dan Quick (R): Large employers don't want to come here because Nebraska doesn't have the workforce.
Why is that, Dan? Please, elaborate...
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Someone, please keep mentioning cancelling the Perkins Co. Canal project. Mainly to save money, but to trigger and piss off Sen. Mike Jacobson. #NELeg
"It makes my skin crawl a little bit to have a bill come into committee that's literally written and created for one person," Hunt said. "Tom Osborne has received these laudations throughout his life and this is one more that we will be changing the law, and ignoring the constitution, to add to the pile."
Senators clash over bill to induct Tom Osborne into Hall of Fame
Senator Hunt is right.
What a monumental waste of #neleg time.
Better to spend time on this than a hate bill, but still.
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🏅 Senator DeKay has been nominated in the following categories:
-Most dull on the mic
-Reading with the least amount of expression
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global oil prices are spiking in response to a stupid and illegal war, which means democrat jane raybould's minimum wage cut and inflexible 1.5% cap on automatic inflation-based increases passed by the #neleg is gonna hurt even more nebraskans
Happy Women's History Month! We will celebrate by:
📣Advocating for gender equity at #NEleg
✨Hosting a dynamic speaker + panel
📊Releasing new research on the economic gender gap
💖Leading our first-ever Feminist Giving Week
🫶Attending Women’s March Events
How will you keep the work moving forward?
Despite what the governor says we are in a budget crisis caused by him and we get to pay it and get worse state services because of his mess #neleg apple.news/Ap7cCsOuWSRm...
Sen Roundtree addresses the truancy tracking countering to the claim that education is a privilege and not a right. If one could through education away with no accountability, then truancy wouldn’t be a thing. #neleg
