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A Nebraska lawmaker is suggesting the Legislature amend the state's new 12-week abortion ban to include exceptions for fatal fetal anomalies.

Nebraska's commission responsible for settling labor disputes indicated Wednesday that some state departments violated the commission's prior order to pause return-to-office directives for state union members.

Nebraska Rep. Don Bacon says he "won’t retreat to this behavior" after responding sharply to attacks on social media. Some of his online critics made vulgar insults and referred to sexual acts.

Nebraskans could use deadly force to defend themselves whether at home, at work, in their vehicle or out in public under a bill introduced in the Legislature.

A Nebraska lawmaker introduced a bill to let school employees carry firearms on school grounds, but said the choice would be left to local districts. An opponent called it a bad idea.

Gov. Jim Pillen is expected to focus on cutting property taxes by 40% when he delivers his State of the State speech Thursday. Nebraska lawmakers also are taking aim at property taxes.

A bill that would remove existing barriers to occupational licensure has made it through the first round of debate in the Nebraska Legislature with little pushback.

Nebraska lawmakers took a step toward updating the process that put a troubled Kansas-based nonprofit in charge of Omaha area child welfare cases and led to other major contract failures.

Nebraskans who undergo a colonoscopy shouldn't have to worry that their insurance won't cover removal of potentially cancerous tissue during the process, a state lawmaker says.

After a review by the Board of Health, Nebraska will move forward with controversial proposed regulations to govern access to gender-affirming care for the state’s transgender youth. 

The fate of a bill that would help the City of Omaha establish an inland port authority to revitalize low-income neighborhoods remains unsettled in the Nebraska Legislature. 

Republican Congressman Mike Flood made it official Wednesday that he will seek a second term representing Nebraska’s 1st Congressional District.

Giving sterile needles to drug addicts to reduce the spread of infectious diseases like HIV drew widespread support Friday from Nebraska lawmakers.

The Nebraska Racing and Gaming Commission has grown rapidly with new casinos opening up. Now lawmakers are talking about giving the governor more say in overseeing the agency.

Subsidizing the cost of care for child care providers' own children could be a "game-changer" for Nebraska employers struggling to fill jobs, a legislative committee was told Friday.

Students at private and faith-based schools in Nebraska would be able to get a $1,500 state-funded savings account for educational needs under a bill that prompted a contentious hearing Tuesday.

A new strip club in a shopping plaza near Millard West High School has inspired a city ordinance designed to increase the city's ability to crackdown on business owners whose establishments cause neighborhood problems.

Two proposals to tighten limits on property taxes collected by schools and other local governments drew more opposition than support at a public hearing Wednesday.

Testimony was divided Wednesday on a bill that would allow Nebraska parents to opt out of health screenings for newborns, which are currently mandatory. 

A bill that would require Nebraska participate in a federal summer food assistance program received widespread support at a Thursday hearing. 

A key lawmaker intends to forge ahead with Gov. Jim Pillen's plan for cutting property taxes, despite opposition to most pieces of the proposal.

A state senator wants to let public school students in Nebraska take voluntary religious classes during the school day under a "released time" bill. 

Nebraska lawmakers heard comments Tuesday on a bill that would nullify the November referendum on a law providing tax credits for donating to scholarship funds for private and faith-based schools.

Nebraska lawmakers were told Thursday that the state would save money by offering tax credits to help caregivers cover expenses for looking after disabled family members. 

Sen. Pete Ricketts said he was pleasantly surprised to discover that the U.S. Senate is a civil place where Democrats and Republicans treat each other with respect.