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A unicameral system is a government with one legislative house or chamber. Armenia, Bulgaria, Denmark, Hungary, Slovenia, Ukraine, Serbia, Turkey, and Sweden have unicameral systems.
Last week, Speaker of the Legislature state Sen. John Arch said many proposals won't even get first round consideration this year. "I've got 11 general file priority bills that are not going to be ...
The Republican nominee is speaking to Nebraska state legislators in a second attempt to usher a bill through the unicameral Legislature that would change the state's electoral vote allocation ...
The 49 senators who make up Nebraska’s Unicameral Legislature have spent close to 90 days tackling everything from SNAP benefits and paid sick leave to medical cannabis and property tax relief ...
It also sets rules on overall state finance, on how old you must be to go boozing, it determines that we elect 148 total legislators and not hundreds more, and that we have a Senate and House and not ...
A rally was held outside the state Capitol Tuesday to preserve the nonpartisan nature of the unicameral Legislature. "We need to make it clear that people are watching and we value our nonpartisan ...
A state senator said he plans to introduce a measure to scrap Nebraska's unicameral legislature, saying a bicameral body would result in better representation for rural areas.
A bicameral legislature is a two-house system, like the U.S. Congress, consisting of the House of Representatives and Senate to ensure checks and balances within the government.
State senators in Nebraska’s unicameral Legislature voted 33-16 to pass the measure, sending the bill to Republican Gov. Jim Pillen, who wrote on social media that he looks forward to signing it.
When the gavel drops at 10 a.m. Wednesday, here's what we will be watching for to get a glimpse at how the Legislature's 90-day session may unfold.
Record numbers of Black, Hispanic, Asian, and Native women serve in state legislatures after the 2024 elections, a study found, but they are still underrepresented compared to the general population.
A unicameral system is a government with one legislative house or chamber. Armenia, Bulgaria, Denmark, Hungary, Slovenia, Ukraine, Serbia, Turkey, and Sweden have unicameral systems.