Jun 5, 2023 | Advocacy, General News, PP Updates & Alerts
And in the end . . . The Legislature adjourned at 4:31:20 on Thursday after a session that was at times trying but, in the end, successful. Though we have counseled that senators always get it done, there were days when ever hopeful Chamber Public Policy had moments...
May 24, 2023 | Advocacy, General News, PP Updates & Alerts
Kind of a tough week in the Legislature wrapped last Friday with tense discussions among senators and visitors alike. This was something of a culmination of the session-long debate on transgender youth medical treatment (LB 574) and reproductive rights/restrictions...
May 2, 2023 | Advocacy, PP Updates & Alerts
Today is day 70 of the Legislature’s session. That leaves 21 meeting days to complete an ambitious agenda. Though proceedings have been slowed by filibustering, progress has been made. In the last two weeks, five bills have received final approval, and 14 are in line...
Apr 5, 2022 | PP Updates & Alerts
The final stretch, the light at the end of the tunnel, the end is in sight . . . pick your metaphor. Tuesday is the 53rd day of the Legislature’s 2022 session. Much has been accomplished; much remains. Senators have been putting in the hours. Over the last two weeks,...
Mar 22, 2022 | PP Updates & Alerts
Tuesday marks the 45th day of the Legislature’s session. That leaves 16 meeting days to complete the budget adjustments, distribute federal ARPA funds, address tax reduction proposals, and fit in as many designated priority bills as time allows. To get through the...
Feb 28, 2022 | PP Updates & Alerts
Friday was the 32nd day of the Legislature’s session—just past halfway. Mornings bring three hours of floor debate, and afternoons have followed with continued often lengthy committee hearings. Both have included discussion on various tax relief measures, school...
