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Neb. Committee Advances Bill To Define Male, Female For Sports, Bathrooms, State Agencies

Yankton Daily Press 21 Mar 2025
LINCOLN, Neb. — A Nebraska legislative committee, voting along partisan lines, advanced a proposal Thursday to define “male” and “female” in state law that seeks to restrict student-athlete participation and bathroom use by sex at birth ....
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Neb. Lawmakers Advance Bill To Tax ‘Nicotine-Like’ Products In Nebraska, Such As ‘Zyn’ Pouches

Yankton Daily Press 20 Mar 2025
LINCOLN, Neb.State lawmakers took another step Wednesday toward cracking down on nicotine and “nicotine-like” products in Nebraska, advancing a bill to add a 20% wholesale excise tax on alternative products ....
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Peter Dazeley/Getty Images Nebraska is one of many states where lawmakers are considering caps on ...

Yankton Daily Press 13 Mar 2025
LINCOLN — Lawmakers took a step Wednesday to cap the out-of-pocket cost for epinephrine injectors and ensure Nebraska schools and licensed childcare programs have policies to respond to allergic reactions ....
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Teachers praise bill for 6 weeks paid family, medical leave for all Nebraska educators

Beatrice Daily Sun 11 Mar 2025
LINCOLNSydney Jensen had scarcely taken a single day off of teaching in eight years before having her first child in 2020, often coming in sick to teach Nebraska students. She had saved eight weeks of paid leave, but ... .
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