Sen. Bill Avery didn't set out to lead a filibuster. The Lincoln senator simply planned to talk against a bill he felt was not good policy, maybe improve it, maybe stall it.
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LJS: Prenatal care plan targets victims of domestic violence
Senators plan to set aside $100,000 in state funds to provide prenatal care for a very small group of pregnant women who refuse to provide the names of the fathers of their unborn children because of domestic violence.
LJS: Historic horse-racing machine measure dies by filibuster
A plan to use historic horse-racing machines as a life-support system for Nebraska's failing racing industry is dead for the year.
LJS: Nebraska lawmakers turn down death penalty study
The Legislature split 22-22 Thursday on authorizing a $50,000 study of what it costs to have a death penalty in Nebraska, leaving the question of taxpayer costs unanswered for the time being.
LJS: Bruning uses legal loophole to up campaign spending limit
Nebraska Attorney General Jon Bruning is using a legal loophole that allows him to be counted as a candidate who is honoring the state campaign spending limit while spending far more than the limit.
