The 109th Legislature approved a pair of small changes to its rules Wednesday before launching a debate over a third proposal that generated controversy among senators.

The ACLU is raising privacy concerns since the bill would require minors to provide digitized identification card.

Right now, Nebraska law says a juvenile can be charged as an adult for a violent crime if they are between the ages of 14-18. This new bill, if passed, would lower that age to 12. LB 556 was officially introduced by Sen. Merv Riepe of Ralston on Wednesday at the request of Gov. Jim Pillen.

A new bill introduced in the Nebraska Legislature proposes a legal tool to address neglectful property owners who allow their homes to fall into disrepair.

A legislative committee considering 22 proposed rules changes to how Nebraska lawmakers debate and conduct themselves declined to take a vote Tuesday on advancing key conservative-led measures. The Legislature’s Rules Committee instead advanced two relatively minor changes proposed by two committee members: State Sens.

Nearly one dozen lawmakers unveiled a slate of legislation to help Nebraska’s working families and workforce development.

Children as young as 12 years old could face adult criminal charges for certain felony crimes under a bill introduced in the Nebraska Legislature on Wednesday.

Transgender student-athletes would have a narrow path to participation in a new legislative proposal seeking to codify existing guidelines.

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.

Several Nebraska lawmakers are calling on their colleagues to prioritize bills that affect the pocketbooks of working families. "Tackling solutions, real solutions, bringing forward good ideas for job training,

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.

Gov. Jim Pillen said banning "cultivated-protein food" would protect Nebraska's farmers and ranchers, but agriculture and grocery groups said the measure would go too far.