Below is video from last Wednesday’s Unicameral floor speeches and the votes to over ride the Governor’s vetoes of LB599 and its funding bill, LB599A. Each video is proceeded by: Senator’s name and district number Re-election status Detailed list of how each Senator voted in each of the four rounds required to pass the bills… more
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, April 19, 2012 Media Inquiries Nebraska Legislature Passes Reckless Medicaid Expansion Providing Benefits to Illegal Immigrants Lincoln, NE Nebraska’s State Legislature voted Wednesday afternoon, the 60th and final day of the 102nd Unicameral, 2nd Session, to override Governor Dave Heineman’s veto of LB599, a bill which creates a separate Nebraska Medicaid… more
How NE State Senators voted on LB599 veto override AND its funding mechanism. We've also provided information on Senators' re-election status. more
Posted by Shellinda: As a couple of Americans who have spent too much time focused on Washington, D.C. and not enough within our state (but making an effort to change this), we wonder whether the maneuvers regarding a certain piece of legislation introduced last session is common practice in the Nebraska Unicameral. We suspect it [...]