Middleton’s original bill covered a wide range of snacks including sweetened drinks, cookies, chips and candy. But lawmakers from both chambers negotiated it down to only sodas and candy.

With support from the federal government, Texas’ first step to root out unhealthy foods from the Supplemental Nutrition and Assistance Program, or SNAP, will become reality after Senate Bill 379 ...

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said the Thursday passage of the GOP’s spending bill symbolizes a “dark day for rural America,” ...

The U.S. Senate narrowly passed President Donald Trump's spending bill, which would mark one of the largest tax overhauls in ...

The federal government has approved Nebraska's plan to address low reimbursements for Medicaid, but how it will play out rests on the budget battle in Congress.

The federal government has approved Nebraska's plan to address low reimbursements for Medicaid, but how it will play out ...

This year, 736 bills and resolutions were introduced, with 10 measures withdrawn early on, so we ended up holding 726 hearings.

The letter was signed by 18 Nebraska state senators and addressed to U.S. Sens. Pete Ricketts and Deb Fischer.

The Nebraska Hospital Association has issued a strong condemnation of a proposed amendment by Senator Rick Scott (R-Fla.).

» The Legislature has devised additional ways to offer input on bills remotely in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Click where indicated for a detailed list of options and guidelines.

Several bills in the State Legislature’s session won’t make it into law, despite being projected to clear both houses, including, clockwise from top left, a bill to help children with elevated ...