LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska lawmakers like to ridicule Washington for its gridlock and partisan bickering. They often insist that East Coast politicians should learn the "Nebraska way" of finding pragmatic, common-sense solutions.
But not this year. Despite having a single, nonpartisan chamber, state senators have become so engrossed in an argument about debate rules that they have passed just two bills in a month, and there's no compromise in sight.
The deliberations in Lincoln are part of an effort to make it easier to overcome filibusters. But all the talk has eaten up more than a third of the 90-day legislative session that began in January.
Speaker Jim Scheer implored lawmakers to work together.
If they don't change course, the session could go down as one of the least productive in state history.
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