Katie Pitts - Nebraska Appleseed

Override the Governor’s vetoes to support Nebraskans

We are in the last week of the 2021 legislative session. This Wednesday is reserved for veto override votes and […]

Last week, Speaker Hilgers announced the legislature will adjourn on Thursday, May 27th. The vast majority of the legislature’s work

There are only 14 days left for this session, so we are nearing the end of floor debate for legislative

Last week was an exciting week at the Legislature! Senators had some late nights with votes on many bills throughout

This week, the Governor signed the state’s biennial budget into law. As we noted last week, that means the remainder

Yesterday morning, the Legislature passed the finalized budget and it’s now with the Governor awaiting his signature. It’s unprecedented for

The budget was the primary focus of floor debate last week. Legislators will continue to move the budget through the

Today marks the second day of our 25 days of action, commemorating the 25th anniversary of Nebraska Appleseed. This week,

The Legislature continues to discuss and advance legislation as all-day floor debate is underway for the rest of session. As

All-day floor debate is underway and, for the rest of session, debate will take place in both the mornings and