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Nebraska lawmakers hit snag on deciding committee assignments
- Chris Dunker | Lincoln Journal Star
- Jan 8, 2025
- Jan 8, 2025
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Nebraska lawmakers responsible for setting committee assignments adjourned Wednesday evening after reaching an impasse over who to place on the committee likely to consider some of the session's most controversial bills.
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Sen. Rita Sanders of Bellevue speaks during the first day of the legislative session Jan. 8 at the Capitol.
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Sen. Jane Raybould of Lincoln (right) tallies committee chair votes on the first day of the legislative session Wednesday at the session.
KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star
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Session begins; new bar in old space; NU looks to future
Photos: Day 1 of the Nebraska Legislature's 2025 session
Nine-year-old Everett Prokop (left) sits in the chair of his father, Sen. Jason Prokop of Lincoln (front right), as he shows family members his desk on the floor of the Legislature on first day of the legislative session Wednesday at the Capitol.
KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star
LuRae Hallstrom (left), wife of Sen. Bob Hallstrom of Syracuse (not pictured), shows off her husband's desk to her great grandniece, Lila Belle Niss, 7, on the first day of the legislative session Wednesday at the Capitol.
KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star
Sen. Paul Strommen of Sidney (from left), Sen. Tony Sorrentino of Elkhorn, and Sen. Robert Clements of Elmwood speak on the floor of the Legislature during the first day of the 2025 session Wednesday at the Capitol.
KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star
Ciara Quick (left) uses a phone to photograph her grandparents, Sen. Dan Quick of Grand Island and his wife Alice during the first day of the legislative session Wednesday at the Capitol.
KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star
State senators, legislative staff and friends and family gather on the floor of the Legislature on the first day of the legislative session Jan. 8 at the Capitol.
KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star file photo
Senators gather on the floor of the Legislature during the first day of the legislative session Wednesday at the Capitol.
KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star
A man walks down a hallway during the first day of the legislative session Wednesday at the Capitol in Lincoln.
KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star
State senators, legislative staff and friends and family gather on the floor of the Legislature on the first day of the legislative session Wednesday at the Capitol.
KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star
Lt. Gov. Joe Kelly oversees the swearing-in ceremony for new senators during the first day of the legislative session Wednesday at the Capitol.
KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star
Sen. Rick Holdcroft of Bellevue joins other senators in prayer during the first day of the legislative session Jan. 8 at the Capitol. Holdcorft proposed a law that would end "no-excuse" mail-in voting in a move that he said is meant to "build up people's confidence" in elections.
KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star file photo
Lt. Gov. Joe Kelly (left) speaks with Brandon Metzler, the clerk of the Legislature, before a vote on the first day of the legislative session Wednesday at the Capitol.
KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star
Speaker John Arch of Papillion speaks during the first day of the legislative session on Jan. 8 at the Capitol.
KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star file photo
Sen. Rita Sanders of Bellevue speaks during the first day of the legislative session Jan. 8 at the Capitol.
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Sen. Barry DeKay of Niobrara speaks during the first day of the legislative session Jan. 8 at the Capitol. He introduced a bill Tuesday that would ban the production, import, distribution, promotion, display, or sale of any "cultivated-protein food" in Nebraska.
KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star
Sen. Bob Andersen of La Vista (left) raises his hand as he is sworn in alongside other senators during the first day of the legislative session Wednesday at the Capitol in Lincoln.
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Sen. Dave Murman of Glenvil speaks during the first day of the legislative session Jan. 8 at the Capitol.
KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star file photo
Sen. Jana Hughes of Seward speaks during the first day of the legislative session on Wednesday at the Capitol.
KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star
Sen. Jared Storm of David City sets up his desk on the first day of the legislative session Wednesday at the Capitol.
KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star
Sen. Rick Holdcroft of Bellevue refills a candy bowl passed down to him by former Sen. John Lowe (not pictured) during the first day of the legislative session Wednesday at the Capitol.
KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star
Sen. Dave Wordekemper of Fremont holds his 2-week-old granddaughter Chloe as he takes her around the floor during the first day of the legislative session Wednesday at the Capitol.
KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star
A Nebraska Honor Guard member presents the colors before the Pledge of Allegiance during the first day of the legislative session Wednesday at the Capitol.
KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star
State senators and their friends and family gather on the floor of the Legislature during the first day of the legislative session Wednesday at the Capitol.
KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star
Zoe, 6, (left) and Betsy, 7, (right) spend time on the floor with their mother, Sen. Carolyn Bosn of Lincoln (center), during the first day of the legislative session Wednesday at the Capitol.
KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star
Speaker John Arch of Papillion is sworn in during the first day of the legislative session at the Capitol in Lincoln.
KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star file photo
Speaker John Arch of Papillion is sworn in during the first day of the legislative session Jan. 8, 2025, at the Capitol.
KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star file photo
Sen. Bob Andersen of La Vista (left) has his legislative pin adjusted by his wife, Julie, during the first day of the legislative session Wednesday at the Capitol.
KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star
Legislative page Heather Lange places an additional chair next to the desk of Sen. Wendy DeBoer of Bennington (not pictured) during the first day of the legislative session Wednesday at the Capitol.
KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star
Mila Sorrentino (left) listens as her grandfather, Sen. Tony Sorrentino of Omaha, shows her how votes are cast from his desk on the first day of the legislative session Wednesday at the Capitol.
KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star
Sen. Dan Quick of Grand Island speaks on the first day of the legislative session Wednesday at the Capitol.
KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star
Kevin Stocker (bottom right)a Nebraska Public Service commissioner, takes a phone call on the first day of the legislative session Wednesday at the Capitol.
KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star
Sen. Dan Lonowski of Hastings casts his vote for the chair of the Revenue Committee during the first day of the legislative session Wednesday at the Capitol.
KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star
Nebraska resident Lia Post wears an embroidered jean jacket during the first day of the Legislature's 2025 session Wednesday at the Capitol.
KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star
Sen. George Dungan of Lincoln speaks on the first day of the legislative session Wednesday at the Capitol.
KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star
Sen. Beau Ballard of Lincoln smiles during the first day of the legislative session on Wednesday at the Capitol.
KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star
Sen. Loren Lippincott of Central City (left) and Sen. Danielle Conrad of Lincoln (center) speak with colleagues on the floor of the Legislature during the first day of the legislative session Wednesday at the Capitol.
KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star
Sen. Jane Raybould of Lincoln (right) tallies committee chair votes on the first day of the legislative session Wednesday at the session.
KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star
Sen. Jana Hughes of Seward speaks during the first day of the legislative session Wednesday at the Capitol.
KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star
Sen. Dunixi Guereca of Omaha shakes hands with other senators on the first day of the legislative session Wednesday at the Capitol.
KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star
Reach the writer at 402-473-7120 or cdunker@journalstar.com.
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Sen. Rita Sanders of Bellevue speaks during the first day of the legislative session Jan. 8 at the Capitol.
- KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star
Sen. Jane Raybould of Lincoln (right) tallies committee chair votes on the first day of the legislative session Wednesday at the session.
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